Korey Rowswell creates biomorphic textile sculptures and installations that explore environmental themes. His recent works examine botanical mutations and textiles as invasive species in the natural environment. Korey received a BA in Art History from Hastings College in 2009. He has also lived and exhibited in Japan. In 2014, Korey became a fifth-level instructor of the Ohara school of ikebana. He is passionate about bringing the tradition of Japanese flower arranging to American students through teaching workshops at the Kemper Contemporary Museum of Art and Powell Gardens. Korey has received various awards including ArtsKC Inspiration Grant, Artist Inc fellowship, and residency fellowships at Art Farm Nebraska and Jentel Artist Residency.
Contact at KoreyRowswellArt@gmail.com
Education
2014 Instructors Degree 5th Level, Ohara school of Ikebana, Misawa-shi, Japan
2009 BA in Art History, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
2004 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Selected Grants/Awards
2022 Best in Show, 56th Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibit, Montgomery, AL
Best Miniature, 42nd Western Spirit Juried Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne, WY
2021 Best in Show, 55th Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibit, Montgomery, AL
2017 Interpretive Grant, Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, Weaving the River
Inspiration Grant, ArtsKC, Weaving the River
Rocket Grant Finalist, Charlotte Street Foundation, Weaving the River
Fellowship, Artist Inc Advanced Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
2016 Fellowship, Artist Inc Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Residencies
2019 Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY
2018 Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
2015 Art Farm, Marquette, NE
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Landscapes of Desire, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2020 Transmutation, Stephens Gallery, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR
2019 Spaces in Between, Liberty Center, Sedalia, MO
Omnia, Vernon Nester Gallery, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO
2018 Fondle Friendly, Snap Space, Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
Selected Exhibitions
2022 56th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition, Regions Bank, Montgomery, AL
Metro Montage, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Fourth LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
2021 Little Things Matter Sculpture Show, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Rome 2021 Surface and Depth, Palazzo Velli Expo, Rome, Italy
2018 Ekphrasis, The Box Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Signal to Noise, Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, MO
4x4 : Midwest Invitational, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Tangled Roots: Visual, Performing and Literary Art Addressing Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
Weaving the River, Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, KS
Weaving the River, Quindaro Symposium, Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
Spooky Action at a Distance, Casper College, Casper, WY with Maria Rose Wimmer
2017 ArtsKC 10 x10 Small Works Showcase, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
12 x 12, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS
SOLAR, Potter Art Gallery, St. Joseph, MO
Envelop, Eight One Five Gallery, Kansas City, MO (with photographer Doug Boucher and painter Adriana Luna)
2016 Faded Leavings, Gallery Eight One Five, Kansas City, MO (with photographer Kyle Smith)
Missouri Top 50, Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
Mid-Missouri Artists Spring Show, Warrensburg Community Center, Warrensburg, MO
Kansas City Ikebana Spring Show, Loose Park Garden Center, Kansas City, MO
2014 Journey Stories: Life Rings Public Art Project, Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, WY
2013 Hananowa Hitonowa Minnano Katen, Towada Civic Center, Towada-shi, Japan
Selected Print Media
Andra Stanton, “Dimensional Clothe: Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists,” Schiffer Publishing, June 2018
Alan J. Bartels, "Art Farm: From New York City to his Hamilton County Island, Marquette 'Farmer' Cultivates Crop of Inspired Artists," Nebraska Life, September/October. 32-38.
Laramie County Library, "Life Rings Public Art Project at the Laramie County Library", Cheyenne, WY, Jun 8, 2015. 46-7.
Selected Workshop/Lecture
2022 Soft Sculpture Workshop, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL, October 15th
2018 Soft Sculpture Workshop, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL, November 9th
Soft Sculpture Workshop, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO November 3rd
Secrets of Ikebana, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper Wyoming, February 3rd.
2017 Floral Sculpture Workshop, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
2015-2016 Ikebana Instructor, Powell Gardens, Bates City, MO