Mark Rowden

Mark Rowden
Born	Margate, Kent, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Field	Printmaking, Painting, Drawing, Illustration
Training	Five years education and over 12 years professional editioning.

Mark Rowden was born in Margate, England in 1979. He left school to study full time at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then moved to Sydney, Australia, in the late-1990s. He continued his studies for four more years, two of which were at the National Art School, where he became friends with many young artists, as well as gaining the support of a master printer, Diana Davidson, who owned her own printmaking studio called Whaling Road Studios, which has been running for thirty years. This is where Rowden became her clean hands then moved up the ranks to printer, working on prints by some of Australia's leading artists, Charles Blackman, Adam Cullen, Martin Sharp and Peter Kingston amongst others, enhancing his skills and knowledge previously learned from his five years of art education. Rowden tuned to his own work which was mainly relief prints. He has also been a finalist in the 'Hazelhurst works on Paper Prize' and won the Waverley Printmaking art prize in 2008.

General references

• Brabley, R. (2007). The art of hard work - The Wentworth courier. Village voice. TSD4995/WC

• Scott-Child, E. (2007). Summerwinter. stonefox Creative ACN 111314035. ISSN 1832-0716

References

• [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index.php?showpic=19626/Artist-Mark-Rowden-3.htm - Mark Rowden artwork and information
• Waverley Art Prize - Waverley Prize
• [1] - Noteworthy people of name Rowden
• [2] - Australian National data base of artists

External links

• Print Australia Reference Library Catalogue by art historian Josephine Severn.
• Print Australia - The original printmaking portal by art historian Josephine Severn
• - Website The artists personal site

See also

• Printmaking - Covering all techniques
• Relief print - The history and technique
• List of Australian artists - Artists listed on wikipedia
• List of printmakers - List of Printmakers

Awards
Preceded by Alannah Dreise	Waverley Print prize 2008 for Waiting for coffee	Succeeded by Marco Luccio

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Name	Rowden, Mark
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Date of birth	1979
Place of birth	Margate, Kent, United Kingdom
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