Ron Rowe

Born in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia

I trained as an art teacher at the South Australian School of Art from 1962-64 and then spent three years developing a specialisation in ceramics under lecturer Ben Kypradikis before teaching in secondary schools.

I attended 3 years of night classes under Bill Gregory, who taught a non-functional, conceptual approach to ceramics that I found appealing. I started to throw and assemble geometric forms into complex sculptures and had my first one-man show at Bonython Galleries at North Adelaide

After 3 years of teaching I resigned and travelled overseas. I got teaching jobs and worked as a studio potter in London for two years, visiting Europe, North Africa, and Scandinavia.

I had a lecturing position in ceramics and sculpture in New York at Columbia University Teacher College for a year. On my return to Australia in 1971 I started lecturing in sculpture at the Torrens CAE School of Art and later at the South Australian Schhol of Art in Stanley Street , North Adelaide and later at the School of Art at Underdale and then UNISA at City West Campus as a Senior lecturer in Digital Studies

During 1977 I produced a book of 21 Australian artists that worked with clay an other media called '...

1962-64 South Australian School of Art.

Ongoing development and investigation into monolithic forms in a variety of media.
Developing aspects of Sculpture and Digital Media using processes related to my work in three dimensional installations.

Numerous exhibitions in Australia and the following collections.
Heysen Estate Collection, Hahndorf, South Australia
University of SA Art Museum, Adelaide
Art Gallery of South Australia
Australia Council, Sydney
Mildura Art Gallery, Victoria
La Trobe Valley Arts Centre, Morwell, Victoria
Devonport Gallery, Tasmania
McClelland Gallery, Frankston ,Victoria
Mitchell Regional Gallery, Bathurst, NSW
Melbourne State College, Victoria