Art Gallery Exhibit

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Thursday, June 12, 2025, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Join us for an evening celebrating the healing power of art, supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking.  

Thursday, June 12, 2025, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM


RJD gallery

📍227 North Main Street, Romeo, MI 48065

Doors open at 6:00 PM


This in-person art gallery event will include music, wine, and at 7:00 PM, a Survivor Speaker will share their journey of healing.   


This special gallery exhibition features the work of renowned American artist and Michigan native Andrea Kowch. Andrea's talent is celebrated worldwide and is the focal point of this special exhibition supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking.  Join us and experience the powerful connection of art and its ability to connect and save people.


If you are unable to join us in person at the event and would still like to support: 

  • Bid on the auction featuring three hand-signed, limited edition, framed prints by Andrea Kowch.
  • Visit RJD gallery to make a purchase at the button above.  
  • 10% of all event day sales will benefit survivors.
  • Make a donation to Turning Point using the button above.





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Turning Point's Mission

Turning Point empowers survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking through comprehensive services and resources while advocating for community action to end oppression and violence.


Turning Point is honored to partner with RJD gallery in this powerful art exhibit and auction to help save survivors.  

Auction Items

Bidding Opens May 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM -                                        Bidding Closes June 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM (3)

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#101

Two Rural Sister, Diptych

Value: $5,800 Silent Auction
$500 Starting Bid
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#102

Gust

Value: $5,000 Silent Auction
$500 Starting Bid
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#103

Steadfast

Value: $3,500 Silent Auction
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Artist Statement

Andrea Kowch

Inspired by memories, inner emotions, history, and my fascination with nature and the human psyche, the stories behind my paintings stem from life’s emotions and experiences, resulting in narrative, allegorical imagery that illustrates the parallels between human experience and the mysteries of the natural world. 

 

The lonely, desolate American landscape encompassing the paintings’ subjects serves as an exploration of nature’s sacredness and a reflection of the human soul, symbolizing all things powerful, fragile, and eternal. These real, yet dreamlike, scenarios serve as metaphors for the human condition, all retaining a sense of vagueness because I wish to involve and motivate the viewer in uncovering the various layers of mood and meaning to form conclusions from their own perspective, despite that my main idea will always be present.

 

We all share a common thread, and as active participants in an ever-changing modern world, the purpose of my work is to remind viewers of these places that we sometimes perceive no longer exist, and to recognize and honor them as a part of our history that is worth preserving. 

 

In juxtaposing the human form with animals and a bygone uninhibited American landscape, I provide glimpses into “rooms,” those oftentimes chaotic places we possess internally. The rural, Midwestern landscape of my home state serves as backdrop for the stage of human emotions. The animals present are vehicles for expressing the feelings and underlying tensions suppressed behind the human mask. Symbolic explorations of the soul and events concerning our environment are expressed through the combination of these elements to transform personal ideas into timeless, universal metaphors.