Biography and Solo Exhibitions
BIOGRAPHY
1999
Monash University, Ph. D (Extending Printmaking)
1993
Monash University, Master of Arts (Printmaking)
1976
RMIT, Diploma of Fine Art (Printmaking)
1957
Born Maryborough, Victoria
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Sanctuary, Recent Paintings and Sculpture, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, Victoria
Flourish, Paintings and Sculpture, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
2024
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
2023
Australia: Land, Sea, Birds and Creatures Survey Touring Exhibition, Tokushima Art Museum, Tokushima, Japan
Australia: Land, Sky, Birds and Creatures Survey Touring Exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan
Petrichor, Recent Paintings and Sculpture Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, Victoria
Ladder to the Stars (Sculpture Survey), Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
Australia: Land, Sky, Birds and Creatures Survey Touring Exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan
Petrichor, Recent Paintings and Sculpture Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff, Victoria
Ladder to the Stars (Sculpture Survey), Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
2022
Nitty Gritty, Bronzes and Paintings, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
Menagerie, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast, Queensland
Menagerie, Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast, Queensland
2021
Nitty Gritty, New Bronzes and Sculptures, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
Journey, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Journey, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2020
Imagining Centaur, The Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne
Blue Constellation, Paintings, Sculpture, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
Blue Constellation, Paintings, Sculpture, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
2019
Dean Bowen Prints , Buchbinderei Lang, Leverkusen, Germany
New, Paintings, Sculpture and Prints , Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Ladybird Mountain , Paintings, Sculpture, Prints, Cascade Art, Maldon, Victoria
The Home of Kindness , Paintings and Sculpture, Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Queensland
New, Paintings, Sculpture and Prints , Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Ladybird Mountain , Paintings, Sculpture, Prints, Cascade Art, Maldon, Victoria
The Home of Kindness , Paintings and Sculpture, Anthea Polson Art, Main Beach, Queensland
2018
Abode, Paintings, Sculpture, Lithographs , Eastgate Gallery, Hawthorn, Victoria
Home is Where the Heart is , Whitehorse Artspace, Box Hill Town Hall
The Welcome Stranger : Assemblages, Bronzes and Small Paintings, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
Dean Bowen, Now : Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
Home is Where the Heart is , Whitehorse Artspace, Box Hill Town Hall
The Welcome Stranger : Assemblages, Bronzes and Small Paintings, Arthouse Gallery, Sydney
Dean Bowen, Now : Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
2017
Home: Painting and Bronze Sculpture, Mossgreen Gallery Melbourne
Auto Export : Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Prints, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
Auto Export : Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Prints, Salt Contemporary Art, Queenscliff
2016
Pinnacle : PG Printmaker Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Currawong , Paintings and Sculptures, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
New Morning , Paintings, Bronzes and Prints, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Prints, Paintings and Sculpture , The Art Vault, Mildura
Dean Bowen, Paintings, Sculpture and Prints , Hamilton Art Gallery
Currawong , Paintings and Sculptures, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
New Morning , Paintings, Bronzes and Prints, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Prints, Paintings and Sculpture , The Art Vault, Mildura
Dean Bowen, Paintings, Sculpture and Prints , Hamilton Art Gallery
2015
20th Anniversary Exhibition, Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto
Castlemaine State Festival , Campbell House Exhibition, Dean Bowen: Paintings, Sculpture and Prints
Salt Gallery, Queenscliff
Customs House Artspace, Port of Echuca
Castlemaine State Festival , Campbell House Exhibition, Dean Bowen: Paintings, Sculpture and Prints
Salt Gallery, Queenscliff
Customs House Artspace, Port of Echuca
2014
Day by Day , Survey Exhibition, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum
Jar of Stars , Charcoal Drawings, Bronze Sculpture and Prints, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
Jar of Stars , Charcoal Drawings, Bronze Sculpture and Prints, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
2013
"Recent Paintings, Prints and Drawings", Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto
"Bird Lover", Paintings and Sculpture, Motorworks Gallery, Melbourne Grammar School
Mars Gallery, Pop up Space, 459 Collins Street, Melbourne
"Paintings, Prints and Sculpture", Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek
"Cluster" Paintings and Sculpture, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
"Day by Day", Paintings and Sculpture BMG ART, Adelaide
"Recent Lithographs", Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
"Selected Paintings, Prints and Sculpture", Falkner Gallery, Castlemaine, Victoria
"Bird Lover", Paintings and Sculpture, Motorworks Gallery, Melbourne Grammar School
Mars Gallery, Pop up Space, 459 Collins Street, Melbourne
"Paintings, Prints and Sculpture", Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek
"Cluster" Paintings and Sculpture, Beaver Galleries, Canberra
"Day by Day", Paintings and Sculpture BMG ART, Adelaide
"Recent Lithographs", Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
"Selected Paintings, Prints and Sculpture", Falkner Gallery, Castlemaine, Victoria
2012
"The House of Love", Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
Returning Comet , Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
"Aviary", Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Prints, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
"A Jar of Stars", Dean Bowen, Maroondah Art Gallery, Ringwood, Victoria
Returning Comet , Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
"Aviary", Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Prints, Arthouse Gallery, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
"A Jar of Stars", Dean Bowen, Maroondah Art Gallery, Ringwood, Victoria
2011
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Qdos Arts, Lorne, Victoria
Qdos Arts, Lorne, Victoria
2010
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
2009
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Argy Bargy , The Art of Dean Bowen, Benalla Art Gallery, Paintings, prints, sculpture 1993-2009.
The Art of Dean Bowen, Warrnambool Art Gallery
Curious Corner. The Art of Dean Bowen . Warrnambool Art Gallery
Transmetropol Axia Modern Art, Melbourne
Argy Bargy , The Art of Dean Bowen, Benalla Art Gallery, Paintings, prints, sculpture 1993-2009.
The Art of Dean Bowen, Warrnambool Art Gallery
Curious Corner. The Art of Dean Bowen . Warrnambool Art Gallery
Transmetropol Axia Modern Art, Melbourne
2008
Gomboc Gallery, Western Australia (Sculpture Survey 2008)
2007
Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
'Illumination', Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
'Illumination', Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
2006
Axia Modern Art, Melbourne (Urban Heartland)
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan. (year of the dog)
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan. (year of the dog)
2005
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
2004
Axia Modern Art, Melbourne (On the Road Again)
Swan Hill Gallery, Swan Hill
Swan Hill Gallery, Swan Hill
2003
Icon Museum of Art, Deakin University, Melbourne (Urban Bird)
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2002
Jan Murphy Gallery,Brisbane
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
2001
Axia Modern Art, Melbourne (Birds of a Feather)
BMG Art, Adelaide
BMG Art, Adelaide
2000
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Bunkamura Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery (Queenstown series)
Australian Galleries, Sydney
Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Bunkamura Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery (Queenstown series)
Australian Galleries, Sydney
1999
Shirota Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (Bronzes)
BMG Art, Adelaide
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Galerie Fallet, Geneva, Switzerland
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (Bronzes)
BMG Art, Adelaide
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Galerie Fallet, Geneva, Switzerland
1998
Beaver Galleries, Canberra
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Australian Galleries, Sydney
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Australian Galleries, Sydney
1997
Galerie Fallet, Geneva, Switzerland
Keihan Department Store Gallery, Moriguchi City, Osaka, Japan
Sogo Department Store Gallery, Toyota City, Japan
BMG Art, Adelaide
Grahame Galleries, Brisbane
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Keihan Department Store Gallery, Moriguchi City, Osaka, Japan
Sogo Department Store Gallery, Toyota City, Japan
BMG Art, Adelaide
Grahame Galleries, Brisbane
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
1996
Australian Galleries, Sydney
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
1995
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto, Japan
Sogo Department Store Gallery, Toyota City, Japan
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Sogo Department Store Gallery, Toyota City, Japan
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1994
Galerie Australis, Adelaide
Motor Works Gallery, Melbourne Grammar School
Motor Works Gallery, Melbourne Grammar School
1993
Australian Embassy, Paris
Galerie Franck and Herve Bordas, Paris
Grahame Galleries, Brisbane
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Galerie Franck and Herve Bordas, Paris
Grahame Galleries, Brisbane
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1992
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1990
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1988
Acland Street Art Gallery, St Kilda
1983
Exhibition Space, Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne
