Art Cowie

Art Cowie (September 17, 1934 – November 21, 2009) was an urban planner, landscape architect and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Quilchena in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1993 as a Liberal. He was born in 1934 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also served on Vancouver City Council from 1974 to 1976 as a member of The Electors' Action Movement.

Cowie was educated at the University of New Brunswick, at University College London and at the University of British Columbia. Cowie lobbied for the introduction of fee simple row housing in Vancouver and built a demonstration project. He died from respiratory failure at the age of 75.