15 Facts About Ed McGowin

Ed McGowin was born on 1938 and is an American painter and sculptor based in New York City.

Ed McGowin has taught at institutions such as the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the State University of New York system.

William Edward Ed McGowin was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1938.

In 1962, Ed McGowin moved to Washington DC where he served as an aid to Mississippi Democratic Rep.

That same year, Ed McGowin established the Ed McGowin-Bright Art School in Alexandria, Virginia, which served as both an art school and supply shop.

Shortly after, Ed McGowin returned to the South to carry out a teaching fellowship and complete a master's degree in painting at University of Alabama.

In 1976, Ed McGowin moved to New York City where he continues to live and work.

Ed McGowin is married to artist, curator and educator Claudia DeMonte.

Ed McGowin has two children, Leah McGowin Thomas and Jill McGowin who both reside in San Antonio.

Consistent with his university training, Ed McGowin's work began with an abstract focus.

Ed McGowin pioneered the used of vacuum-forming to create distinct abstract forms in a variety of new materials.

From 1970 to 1972, Ed McGowin changed his name twelve times and created art under each name before returning to his own.

In 1998, Ed McGowin donated his papers, which include professional correspondence, project files relating to outdoor sculpture commissions, sketchbooks, photographs and printed materials including exhibition catalogs, art periodicals, and clippings, to the Archives of American Art.

Ed McGowin has designed permanent works using materials such as cast stone, bronze and terra cotta.

Ed McGowin's commissions include sculptures for University of Northern Iowa, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Mexico Department of Transportation, City of Rockville, Maryland, among others.