I was lucky enough to be featured in Manhattan Arts International‘s “HerStory 2017” exhibition, which featured 63 Award of Excellence winners and ran from April 27 – June 27, 2017.

I am honored to relay that my painting “Erinyes” won the Special Recognition Award at this year’s festival. “Erinyes” was chosen by Manhattan Arts International award-winning artist Jill Pankey and I can’t thank her enough!

Here’s Jill’s reasoning her her choice (thanks Jill!): “Marie Hines Cowan’s oil painting, ‘Erinyes’ resonated with me because of her playful female figurative forms, dancing with abandon and running amuck in her studio. After viewing her body of work, I was drawn to the notion of allowing the ‘muse’ she describes as her inspiration, to guide her colorful, skilled and confident compositions. Botticelli’s ‘Primavera’ may have been inspired by the muse, but Cowan’s contemporary colorful series is a reminder that the artist is responsible to bring forth a message of enlightenment during good and bad times. There is a warmth in her color palette that draws the viewer into her canvas. Her work motivates us to wear that confidence that she portrays with each stroke.”