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McGowan is a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland and part-time lecturer in drawing at Edinburgh College of Art. Commissioned work has appeared in The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraphy, The Independent, Scotland on Sunday, The Herald and on book Jackets for Ben Okri, Edwin Morgan and Angela Huth, amongst others.
McGowan has lectured in drawing, printmaking and illustration at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne from 1991 to 1999. He has also been a visiting lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Hull School of Art and Design.
 Figure 1 - oil and beeswax on canvas - 135cm x 105cm |
Born East Kilbride 1964
BA hons Edinburgh College of Art 1983-1987
Recent Solo exhibitions
2004 “Transfiguration”, Merz Gallery, Broughton Street, Edinburgh
2001 New Paintings at Vic Naylor, St Johns Road, Clerenwell, London
2000 “Faust” exhibition at Matthew Gallery, University of Edinburgh; and touring to Squires Gallery, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne; EICG Gallery, Hull School of Art.
Selected Group Shows
2007 Glasgow Art Fair
Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
2006 Glasgow Art Fair
Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh
2005 Paisley Institute Open. Winner of the William Bowie award
Residency and Exhibition at the International School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture; Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy.
“Artcup”, Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland
2004 “Copa Dell Arte”, Quadrum Gallery, Lisbon, Potugal
“Figure and Face”, Orleans House Gallery Open Exhibition, Richmond, London
2003 Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh
“New Faces Exhibition”, Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
2002 Contemporary Art International Exchange Exhibition, Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic.
Invitational Exhibition, Seoul National Institue of Technology, South Korea.
2001 “Wood Award” winner, Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh
2000 “Images” Royal Collage of Art London.
Works appear in private collections within the UK and Ireland, the USA, Norway and Switzerland.
