Rowdy Warren

‘I first knew I was fascinated with drawing and art when I was about 3 or 4 and mum gave me my first pencil. It was like finding the key to a whole new world.’ R. Warren.

Rowdy is as Rowdy does – he is unto himself and creates art and vision like none other. His influences are varied but always true, strong and derivative of his vision and soulfulness.

Rowdy Warren was born and raised in South Australia – calling Adelaide home since the 1970’s. He was an interesting and interested child, always imagining ‘what if…’ Conventional schooling was not a good match for Rowdy’s original and spirited imagination and he found he was better challenged outside of its restrictions.

He first came to be noticed around Adelaide as a member of a punk band and to promote their own gigs he began to design the band’s logos and posters. He discovered he had a real love of creating a visual statement and began then to design logos for others.

Soon after Rowdy established his own street-wear brand and was totally immersed in a world of creativity, presentation, design and expression. The brand is still commercially available, though not as part of Rowdy’s portfolio.

His creative energies were vibrant, thirsty and always wanting more. He ye...

Selected Curatorial Experience
2008-10 Director, Dreaming art centre of Utopoa (Dacou), Adelaide
2009 Barbara Weir solo exhibition, Janet Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth
Barbara Weir solo exhibition ‘My Country’  Dacou, Melbourne
'Utopia, Colours of the Desert’, Gongpyeong Art Space/DACOU, Australian Embassy/Crossbay Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Emily Kame Kngwarreye: The person and her paintings retrospective, Melbourne
2008 Engineers Without Borders ‘Elements’, DACOU in collaboration with Dreamtime Art, (travelling exhibition of Australia)
‘Walking Together to Aid Aboriginal Health’, Shalom Gamarada Aboriginal Art Exhibition, University of NSW, Kensington, NSW
2007 ‘UTOPIA’ Featuring Emily kgwareye, Minnie pwerle, Barbara Weir, Gloria Petyarre, Emily Pwerle, Galya Pwerle, Rowdy Warren, Kartel Gallery, Adelaide
‘Standing on Ceremony’ Tandanya Cultural Institute, Adelaide 
‘UTOPIA’ Robert Steel gallery, New York, USA
‘My endless world’ Featuring William King Jungala and Rowdy Warren, Kartel Gallery, Adelaide
‘The Underground: Graffiti and Tattoo Artists on Canvas’ Kartel Gallery, Adelaide

Selected Exhibitions
2007‘UTOPIA’ Kartel Gallery, Adelaide
‘My endless world’ Featuring William King Jungala and Rowdy Warren, Kartel...