Mark Rowden
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| Mark Rowden | |
| Nationality | British |
| Field | Printmaking, Painting, Drawing, Illustration |
| Training | Five years education and eight years professional editioning. |
[edit] Life
Rowden was born in Margate, England in 1979. He left school to study fulltime at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then moved to SydneyAustralia in the late-1990s. Following the move 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. This is where Rowden became her clean hands then moved up the ranks to printer, working with and on works by some of Australia's leading artists, Charles Blackman, Adam Cullen, John Olsen, Martin Sharp and Peter Kingston amongst others, enhancing his skills and knowledge previously learnt from his five years of art education. Rowden tuned to his own work which was mainly Woodcuts, though his passion always relied on his drawing. Through his draughtmanship there were many Illustrations and commissioned portraits to follow.
