Mark Rowden

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Mark Rowden (born in 1979) is an Australian printmaker.

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Training

Rowden was born in Margate, England and received a Bachelor of Arts at the National Art School, [1] Sydney. He trained and worked under Master Printer Diana Davidson at Whaling Road studios, [2] one of Sydney oldest fine art editioning studios. He printed the first ever prints of Adam Cullen [3] and Mclean Edwards, [4] he worked with some notable artist Charles Blackman, Martin Sharp & Peter Kingston

Collections and Recognition

Rowden's work is held in numerous public and private collections across Australia. Institutional collections include:

He has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions.

Rowden is an elected member of the Sydney Printmakers and is active in public art initiatives, educational programming, and printmaking workshops throughout New South Wales. His book illustration work includes the 2024 reissue of Claire Keegan’s acclaimed short story collection *Antarctica*, for which he created the cover artwork.

Exhibitions

He has shown throughout sydney and Melbourne, and is represented by PG gallery, Melbourne.

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rowden. "National Art School)", Mastered in Printmaking 2000.
  2. ↑ Whaling Road Studios. "Diana Davidson – Whaling Road Studios", State Library. Retrieved 2005.
  3. ↑ Adam Cullen "First suite of etchings", Printed by Diana Davidson and Mark Rowden. Retrieved March 2000.
  4. ↑ Mclean Edwards. "Mark Rowden, Master Printer", Winged Lion Press.

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  1. ↑ "Mark Rowden". Sydney Printmakers. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Line and Leaf – Exhibition". Willoughby City Council. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Drew Truslove and Mark Rowden: Line & Leaf". Art Almanac. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mark Rowden – Collection". Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bon á Tirer: Diana Davidson and the Whaling Road Print Studio, 1978–2005". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Click to Listen: Conductors Project". 2SER Radio (Archived). Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Mark Rowden". Australian Prints + Printmaking. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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