Andy Ewen

“(Andy Ewen’s) imaginative drawings… writhe with unknown torments and secret glee, wry humor and mysterious energy. If the images are alien to our experience, the feelings they arouse are not: anxiety, entrapment, frustration, mad joy, mysterious ecstasy…

‘My work is eccentric but not elitist. I know my particular approach to art is a bit bent, but that’s just who I am—it’s not like I’m trying to be obtuse or anything like that. I mean, everybody has dreams. Everyone has weird things that go on in their heads.’ “

(From an article and interview by Rod Clark in the literary and arts journal, Rosebud)

Andy Ewen’s illustrations have appeared in The Progressive, Isthmus, and The New York Times Book Review. His drawings have also been featured in Graphic Classics, Rosebud, on album and CD covers, and in a variety of other contexts. Andy’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows and resides in numerous personal art collections.

Andy is also a respected local musician. He has been the guitar player, singer and principal songwriter for Madison’s Honor Among Thieves band for almost four decades. He’s also performed and recorded with other musicians such as Jim Schwall, Tani Diakite, Kicksville, and a host of others.