Colin Rowe

Born in Hampshire, England, Colin arrived in Australia in 1971 and found work making chandeliers and later delivering rental televisions. Studying for matriculation over two years at night school he enrolled in Art College at the Preston Institute of Technology in 1975. A number of leading artists taught at PIT and Colin had the opportunity to work in audio with David Tolley, conceptualism with Dom De Clario, with the hard edge painting of Dale Hickey and the large, expressionistic work of Peter Booth, all of who have subtly influenced his own art. Majoring in Sound and Painting Colin left to drive taxis and to teach Art. Failing to heed the advice of a gallery director who told him to consider concentrating on one genre and sticking to it Colin continues to produce figurative paintings and drawings; large, ambient, colourwork and the occasional sculpture, installation and audio work.

1977 Graduated from Preston Institute of Technology, Dip. Art. Painting under Peter Booth, Dom De Clario and Dale Hicky. Sound under David Tolley.

1980 Graduated from Melbourne Teachers College, B.Ed Art

1991. Time & Motion, drawings from the Big Desert. Mildura Art Gallery and Chaffey Theatre.

1996. Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide.

1997. Gallery 445, Northcote, Melbourne.

1998. Palimpsest exhibition. Mildura Art Gallery

1998. This Curious World. Mildura Art Gallery

1999. Palimpsest exhibition. Mildura Art Gallery

1999. Art Masters exhibition. Mildura Art Gallery

2000. Palimpsest exhibition. Mildura Art Gallery

2000. Works On Paper. Swan Hill Art Gallery

2002. Palimpsest exhibition. Mildura Art Gallery

2006. Started online Colin Rowe gallery

2009. Alexandra Art Coop.

2013. Art and Science Show, St Vincent’s Hospital Gallery

2013. The Rick Amor Drawing Prize. Ballarat Art Gallery.

2013. Rob McNamara Exhibition, Collingwood.

Started my online gallery colinrowe.com.au.