Godfrey Blow

Godfrey Blow was born in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England in 1948. He gained a BA Hons Degree in Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University in 1971. He attended Manchester Metro University, where he qualified as a teacher in 1973. Blow emigrated to Australia in 1982. Numerous solo and mixed exhibitions of his work have been held in Western Australia since 1982. He has also participated in a number of mixed shows in Victoria, New South Wales and the United Kingdom. His work is represented in private and public collections in Australia, including The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Artbank Australia, University of Western Australia and the collections of the cities of Bunbury, Albany and Fremantle. In addition he has won several prestigious art awards in Western Australia.

Since 2002 he has exhibited with the Stuckist group most notably in their landmark exhibition, The Stuckist Punk Victorian at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, during the 2004 Liverpool Biennial. He is also one of the featured artists exhibiting in the Triumph of Stuckism, which comprises part of Liverpool's 2006 Biennial.

Much of my work is concerned with exploring symbols derived from natural forms that give an insight into the nature o...

Godfrey Blow-Biograhy.

Born North Hykeham, England in 1948.

Education.
1994Master of Visual Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia - 2 units completed.
1973-74 Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, England.
1967-71 Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2nd Class Honours, Upper Division, Sheffield Hallam University, England.

Solo Exhibitions.
2006Stafford Studios, ?Symbols & Metaphors?, Cottesloe, Perth, W.A.
2001Church Gallery, Claremont, Perth, W.A.
1998Gomboc Gallery, James Street, Middle Swan, W.A.
1996Gomboc Gallery, James Street, Middle Swan, W.A.
1993The Geraldton Regional Gallery, 24 Chapman Road, Geraldton, W.A.
1992Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, ?Facing the Dawn?, University of Western Australia, Perth, W.A.
1989Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, W.A.
1986Quentin Gallery, Claremont, Perth, W.A.
1984Undercroft Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, W.A.
1983Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, W.A.
Glyde Gallery, Mosman Park, Perth, W.A.
1980Hendon Library, Hendon, London, England.
1976Barnet Arts Centre, London, England.

Selected Group Exhibitions.
2006 ?Triumph of Stuckism?, John Moores Universit...