Andrea Kantrowitz: Unbound: Drawings from the book, Drawing Thought

Exhibition Dates: September 6 - October 1, 2022

Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5pM - 8pm

Drawing Workshop for Art Educators: Saturday, September 17, 2PM - 4PM

Closing Symposium Making is Thinking: Saturday, October 1, 3PM - 5PM

The Painting Center is pleased to present Unbound: Drawings from the book, Drawing Thought by Andrea Kantrowtiz, which will be on view from September 6 to October 1, 2023. Unbound is an exhibition of original drawings from the book, Drawing Thought: How drawing helps us observe, discover, and invent, published by MIT Press in 2022. A broad range of drawings, from observation, imagination, and everything in between, are represented in the book and in this exhibition. The varied and lively works demonstrate how drawing is a way of constructing ideas and observations as much as it is a means of expressing them. In the book, Drawing Thought, Andrea Kantrowitz interweaves drawings and text, integrating recent findings in cognitive psychology and neuroscience with accounts of her own artistic and teaching practices. Through her examples, she aims to inspire others to use drawing to extend and reflect on their own thought processes. This exhibition provides an opportunity to look behind the scenes, to view some of the original lush artwork that became the book. Andrea Kantrowitz, an artist and educator, is Associate Professor and Director of the Art Education Program at SUNY New Paltz. She leads workshops and symposia on art and cognition around the world.

Praise for the book Drawing Thought:

“Brilliant, playful, and bursting with wonderfully imaginative drawings, Drawing Thought is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to incorporate drawing into their classroom or spark their own creative excursions. I plan to do both.” - Nick Sousanis, Associate Professor in Comics Studies at San Francisco State University, author of Unflattening

“Drawing isn't about making pretty pictures. It's about feeling and learning and engaging with the world. It's about thinking more deeply and living more richly. This gorgeous, erudite book will show you how.” - Danny Gregory, author of The Creative License and Art Before Breakfast

“A delight for the mind and the eyes. It will change how you look at art, how you understand art, how you do art, and how art education can be done.” - Barbara Tversky, Emerita Professor of Psychology at Stanford and Columbia Teachers College; author of Mind in Motion

For more information on the artist, please visit www.andreakantrowitz.com.

Drawing Thought: How drawing helps us observe, discover, and invent. MIT Press October 2022

Catalogue: Unbound & Making is Thinking.pdf

Interview: museumofnonvisibleart.com/interviews/andrea-kantrowitz/