About

Alistair Fowler (he/him) is an award winning, exhibiting artist, based across Melbourne Naarm and the Daylesford Macedon Ranges region, on Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung Country, respectively.

Inspired by his love of the natural world.

Alistair’s work often reflects the fragility and patchwork nature of the human condition.

Evoking emotive feelings of familiar with a sense of play.

With a background in building and antique conservation, Alistair’s attention to detail is reflected in his trademark fantastical creatures and unique glaze finishes.

Alistair works across a range of mediums, including ceramics, drawing, painting and woodwork, often incorporating up cycled materials and found items into his work.

Alistair's artwork is held in private collections across Australia, parts of Europe, Asia, Maroondah City Council and The Victorian State Library.

AUTONOMY -Purchased by The Victorian State Library, March 2024. 

 

Awards, Prizes~

29th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition, Maroondah City Council acquisition prize 2024. 

Special Mention Prize ~ Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024. 
Association of Sculptors of Victoria, Sculpture Prize. 

Winner ~ Queerthentic Reginal Art Prize 2024

Best Non Functional Item Ceramics-Melbourne Royal 2023

Special award-Best Exhibit Ceramics-Melbourne Royal 2023

Very Highly Commended Award-Melbourne Royal 2023

Community Choice Award. Redtrospective 20 Year Art Prize-Red Gallery 2022

Prize winner ~ Sculpture Now-Yarra Sculpture Gallery members show 2022. 

Best Non Functional Item Ceramics-Melbourne Royal 2022.

Special award-Best Exhibit Ceramics-Melbourne Royal 2022.

 

Exhibitions ~ Solo ~ Group Shows 

The Brunswick Street Gallery

Hut Gallery

Apollo Bay Art Show

The Old Auction House

Toorak Village Sculptures

Post Gallery 

AGRA Gallery 

APC Art Show Finalist

FortyFive Downstairs Gallery

East Gippsland Art Gallery

Red Gallery

Alternating Current Art Space Gallery

The Royal Melbourne Show

Yarra Sculpture Gallery

SOL Gallery

Warrandyte Pottery Expo-Clay Connect

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. (Gallery & Sculpture Garden.)

Solo exhibition - Sol Gallery Fitzroy

Victorian Artists Society VAS

LOT19 Spring Sculpture Prize

Mc Clelland Sculpture Park and Gallery

Finalist-No Vacancy Gallery-Midsumma and Australia Post Award 2024.

Finalist-Trails Sculpture Prize 2024.

Maroonda Federation Estate Gallery.

 

Workshops/Learnings~

Ros Epstein & Rhona Gaitz - Ros Epstein Pottery Studio

Vally Potters

Emma J V Parker

Ri Van Veen

Marlize Myburgh  - My studio

James Lemon

Jack Latti

Ilona Toposcsanyi - Cone 11

Alistair Whyte (R.I.P.)

Pie Bolton - The Kiln Room

Rob Barron - Goose Neck Pottery

 

Sales Outlets~

https://www.artemisgallery.com.au/stockroom-artists

https://www.clayfire.com.au/collections/alistair-fowler

 

Professional Memberships~

NAVA

Association of Sculptors of Victoria

Contemporary Sculptors Association (CSA)

MAVA.