Mark Rowden (born in 1979) is an
Australian
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printmaker
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.
Training
Rowden was born in
Margate
Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and Westbrook, Kent, ...
, England and received a Bachelor of Arts at the
National Art School
The National Art School (NAS) is a tertiary level art school, located in , an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is an independent accredited higher education provider offering specialised study in studio arts p ...
, Sydney. He trained and worked under Master Printer Diana Davidson at Whaling Road studios, one of Sydney oldest fine art editioning studios. He printed the first ever prints of
Adam Cullen
Adam Frederick Cullen (9 October 1965 – 28 July 2012) was an Australian artist, most known for winning the Archibald Prize in 2000 with a portrait of actor David Wenham. He was also known for his controversial subjects and his distincti ...
and
Mclean Edwards
MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Gaelic surname Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain" ...
,
[Mclean Edwards]
"Mark Rowden, Master Printer"
Winged Lion Press. he worked with some notable artist
Charles Blackman
Charles Raymond Blackman (12 August 1928 – 20 August 2018) was an Australian painter, noted for the ''Schoolgirl, Avonsleigh'' and ''Alice in Wonderland'' series of the 1950s. He was a member of the Antipodeans, a group of Melbourne painter ...
, Martin Sharp &
Peter Kingston Peter Kingston may refer to:
* Peter Kingston (soccer), American soccer player
* Peter Kingston (artist), Australian artist
* Peter Kingston (rugby union), English rugby union player
See also
* Peter Kingston-Davey, English cricket umpire
...
Exhibitions
He has shown throughout sydney and Melbourne, and is represented by
PG gallery, Melbourne.
External links
* Australian Prints + Printmakin
* Contemporary Notables of the name Rowde
* Something you said: Revie
* 2SER Radi
* Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery Print Collectio
* Bon á Tirer : Diana Davidson and the Whaling Road Print Studio, 1978–2005. State Librar
* Mark's websit
* PG Galler
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Living people
1979 births
Australian printmakers