Dominic Blower works primarily as a painter, predominantly with acrylic paint and occasionally mixed media. His studio practice also includes the production of small-scale soft and hard sculpture (in a range of media and processes) and graphic novels and ‘zines. Blower’s 3D and graphic work both complement and inform his paintings, in terms of narrative content and formal process.
Blower was born in 1966 and grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He graduated with BA(hons) Fine Art - Painting from Winchester School of Art in 1989.
He is now based in SE London as an artist, painter and educator, was a founding member of the Lewisham Arthouse, and has been a member of the Lee Green Open Studios organising committee. His artwork is in private collections in UK, Europe, USA and Japan.
Recent exhibitions
Lockdown Series
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Spring 2020
ISO Open
Old Lock Up Gallery
Cromford
Derbyshire
Summer 2020
Tactile
Deptford does Art
Deptford
London
Summer2020
Beep Painting Biennial
Elysium Gallery
Swansea
Autumn 2020
Winter Group Show
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Winter 2020
Cultivate presents Alright?
Online exhibition
Spring 2021
https://cultivatevynerstreet.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8380b674edc2998686ec5fa11&id=7ef06bb61e&e=da2d4461fd
Cultivate presents Still
Online exhibition
Summer 2021
https://cultivatevynerstreet.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8380b674edc2998686ec5fa11&id=ee4a383efc&e=da2d4461fd
Without Borders
Elysium Gallery
Swansea
Summer 2021
https://www.elysiumgallery.com/events/event/without-borders/
This Year’s Model part 3
Studio 1.1
Shoreditch
London
Summer 2021
Painting Open
No Format Gallery
Deptford
London
Autumn 2021
Scion - Christmas Show
Cupola Gallery
Sheffield
Winter 2021
A Generous Space
Hastings Contemporary
Hastings
Winter 2021 Spring 2022
Winter Group Show
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Winter 2021
Without Borders
Art Spot Korin
Kyoto
Japan
Winter 2021 Spring 2022
Without Borders
Art and Mind Center
Nagoya
Japan
Spring 2022
Cultivate Presents Burst
Online exhibition
Spring 2022
https://wp.me/p2ScbB-m1B
This Year’s Model part 2
Studio 1.1
Shoreditch
London
Summer 2022 & Spring 2023
Beep Painting Biennial
Elysium Gallery
Swansea
Summer 2022
Without Borders
Associatione Metaforte
Venice
Italy
Autumn 2022
Cultivate Presents Mixtape No 1
Online Exhibition
Autumn 2022
https://cultivategallery.com/red-an-art-exhibition/#jp-carousel-14003
Winter Group Show
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Winter 2022
Drawing Open
No Format Gallery
Deptford
London
Spring 2023
Cultivate Presents Mixtape 5
Online exhibition
Spring 2023
organthing.com/2023/04/25/cultivate-presents-mixtape-no-5-an-online-art-exhibition/
A Generous Space 3
Huddersfield Art Gallery
Huddersfield
Summer 2023
Walls, Windows and Other Stuff
3 person show with Georgie Bates and Tim Waskett
Studio 1.1 Gallery
Shoreditch
London
Summer 2023
Cultivate presents Mixtape 6
Online Exhibition
Autumn 2023
organthing.com/2023/04/25/cultivate-presents-mixtape-no-5-an-online-art-exhibition/
Blower was born in 1966 and grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He graduated with BA(hons) Fine Art - Painting from Winchester School of Art in 1989.
He is now based in SE London as an artist, painter and educator, was a founding member of the Lewisham Arthouse, and has been a member of the Lee Green Open Studios organising committee. His artwork is in private collections in UK, Europe, USA and Japan.
Recent exhibitions
Lockdown Series
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Spring 2020
ISO Open
Old Lock Up Gallery
Cromford
Derbyshire
Summer 2020
Tactile
Deptford does Art
Deptford
London
Summer2020
Beep Painting Biennial
Elysium Gallery
Swansea
Autumn 2020
Winter Group Show
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Winter 2020
Cultivate presents Alright?
Online exhibition
Spring 2021
https://cultivatevynerstreet.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8380b674edc2998686ec5fa11&id=7ef06bb61e&e=da2d4461fd
Cultivate presents Still
Online exhibition
Summer 2021
https://cultivatevynerstreet.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8380b674edc2998686ec5fa11&id=ee4a383efc&e=da2d4461fd
Without Borders
Elysium Gallery
Swansea
Summer 2021
https://www.elysiumgallery.com/events/event/without-borders/
This Year’s Model part 3
Studio 1.1
Shoreditch
London
Summer 2021
Painting Open
No Format Gallery
Deptford
London
Autumn 2021
Scion - Christmas Show
Cupola Gallery
Sheffield
Winter 2021
A Generous Space
Hastings Contemporary
Hastings
Winter 2021 Spring 2022
Winter Group Show
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Winter 2021
Without Borders
Art Spot Korin
Kyoto
Japan
Winter 2021 Spring 2022
Without Borders
Art and Mind Center
Nagoya
Japan
Spring 2022
Cultivate Presents Burst
Online exhibition
Spring 2022
https://wp.me/p2ScbB-m1B
This Year’s Model part 2
Studio 1.1
Shoreditch
London
Summer 2022 & Spring 2023
Beep Painting Biennial
Elysium Gallery
Swansea
Summer 2022
Without Borders
Associatione Metaforte
Venice
Italy
Autumn 2022
Cultivate Presents Mixtape No 1
Online Exhibition
Autumn 2022
https://cultivategallery.com/red-an-art-exhibition/#jp-carousel-14003
Winter Group Show
Linden Hall Studio
Deal
Kent
Winter 2022
Drawing Open
No Format Gallery
Deptford
London
Spring 2023
Cultivate Presents Mixtape 5
Online exhibition
Spring 2023
organthing.com/2023/04/25/cultivate-presents-mixtape-no-5-an-online-art-exhibition/
A Generous Space 3
Huddersfield Art Gallery
Huddersfield
Summer 2023
Walls, Windows and Other Stuff
3 person show with Georgie Bates and Tim Waskett
Studio 1.1 Gallery
Shoreditch
London
Summer 2023
Cultivate presents Mixtape 6
Online Exhibition
Autumn 2023
organthing.com/2023/04/25/cultivate-presents-mixtape-no-5-an-online-art-exhibition/
Artist Statement
My studio practice combines painting and sculpture (in a range of media and processes) and graphic novels and ‘zines. Within these interdisciplinary approaches, narrative content and formal processes inform and complement each other.
I see my work as a synthesis or fusion between recurring narratives (largely linked to graphic imagery depicting fictional modern mythologies using a comic-book-style iconography) and the mechanics of the physical and formal processes of how to produce work within the traditions of (modern?) Art (today!?)
Important considerations are:- use of imagery, narrative, mythology, identity, finish, symbols, visual impact, form and space, process, surface, material, meaning and resolution.
My studio practice combines painting and sculpture (in a range of media and processes) and graphic novels and ‘zines. Within these interdisciplinary approaches, narrative content and formal processes inform and complement each other.
I see my work as a synthesis or fusion between recurring narratives (largely linked to graphic imagery depicting fictional modern mythologies using a comic-book-style iconography) and the mechanics of the physical and formal processes of how to produce work within the traditions of (modern?) Art (today!?)
Important considerations are:- use of imagery, narrative, mythology, identity, finish, symbols, visual impact, form and space, process, surface, material, meaning and resolution.
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