Alexandra McGowan

Sargent’s Daughters is pleased to present Fervor, the New York solo debut of Richmond, VA-based painter Alexandra McGowan. Using fluid and improvisational techniques, McGowan creates radiant fields of color on cotton bedsheets rather than canvas. These works express the safety and joy of queer domestic intimacy, which the artist contrasts with experiences of uncertainty and fear. McGowan's approach to abstraction is affective rather than analytical, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in an emotive visual field.

Alexandra McGowan (b. 2001, Providence) received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking, with a Minor in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has had work featured in New American Paintings Issue 178, and Flat Rate Contemporary's FRC19. Her work has been exhibited at the Megan Mulrooney Gallery (West Hollywood, CA) and Bond Millen Gallery (Richmond, VA). Fervor at Sargent’s Daughters is her New York solo gallery debut.