Day Bowman
Day Bowman
Day Bowman

Artist Statement

This is a journey through the urban and post-industrial landscape of an ageing world where rusting hulks, oil drums, nuclear reactors and gasometers loom large offering up an alternative way of viewing industrial architecture and its influence on our landscape.

Education

1980     Graduated Chelsea School of Art and London University

2001     Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital 
Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
2003     ‘The Compass Series’  touring exhibition at:
The Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Somerset
2004    The Study Gallery, Poole
The National Maritime Museum Falmouth
Gillingham Gallery, Kent
Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax                                                                               
2005     ‘Paint’ Art First, London
2006     ‘Coast Works’ Sherborne House, Sherborne, Dorset
‘WaterZones’ Art First,  London  
Karin Sanders Fine Art, New York, USA
2008     ‘The WaterZones Project’: Study Gallery of Modern Art, Poole

Installations: Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco

Collaborated with composer Jonathan Harvey on banners and music for sacred spaces:
1995     Premiered at Cheltenham International Music Festival 
1997     King’s College, Cambridge
1998     Southwark Cathedral

The WaterZones Project
A collaboration with Steve Harris - jazz improvisational composer and Ian Knox -  filmmaker.

2009     Bargate Monument Gallery, Southampton

2002     Contemporary Arts Society, London
Royal West of England Open
2003     Royal Academy Summer Exhibition           
2004     Nature in Art ’The Art of Travel’ Open
Contemporary British Painting’ Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
2005     Royal West of England Academy Open
2006     Bournemouth University Art Loan Collection
2007     ‘Coast’ Open: Rhyl Arts Centre
The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
ING Discerning Eye Open, London
2008     Exeter Contemporary Open
Quay Arts Open, Newport, I. of W.
Hiltonyoung Fine Art: The Colour Show
2009     Bargate Southampton Open: ‘Cut to the Chase’
FringeMK Contemporary Open
The London Group Open
ING Discerning Eye Open, London
Black Swan Arts Open
Fringe MK Contemporary Open
Dorchester Arts Open

2001     Proof Magazine;   Carlton TV South West
2003     The Week;    Evolver Arts Magazine;    Artists + Illustrators Magazine
2004     The Financial Times;   Evolver Arts Magazine;   BBC T.V. South;                     
Galleries Magazine;   The Jackdaw
2005     R.A. Magazine;   The Week
2006     Galleries Magazine;   Evolver Arts Magazine;  ‘50 Wessex Artists’ 
2007     The Southampton Press, New York
2008     The Spectator;  Evolver Arts Magazine;  Proof;  The Week;  Galleries     
Magazine; Art Cornwall

St Vincent and the Grenadines Govt. Art Collection
Bournemouth University Art Loan Collection
Hilton Hotel Group
Phillip Morris Inc 
The Baltic Library and Archive 
ING
R.N.L.I.

1986    Painting of the Exhibition: Whitechapel Gallery
1987    Selected to show in Whitechapel Gallery touring show: Primarily Colour
2007    Short-listed for Bournemouth University Sculpture Prize
2008    Finalist in Exeter Contemporary Open
2009    Finalist Fringemk Contemporary Open
2010    Finalist FringeMK Contemporary Open
Prize Winner: Dorchester Arts Open