Vanessa Bowman

Vanessa Bowman graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1993 with a first class honours degree in Printed Textile Design. During her time there she won the Eileen Bendall and the Sanderson prizes for drawing, and the Daler Rowney Young Artist award two years running.

Vanessa quickly established herself as a successful printed textile designer, selling to the US, Japanese and European markets, while continuing to show her paintings in galleries in London and the south west.

Recent oil paintings display a departure from earlier oil pastels and watercolours: Vanessa's Still Lifes explore a quieter palette and study of dimension using familiar objects from her home. Vanessa had two paintings exhibited in the Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition, 2007. At the same time she also enjoyed a successful solo exhibition.

Vanessa Bowman lives in Dorset with her husband and three children. Her father and sister are established artists, and it is this artistic intimacy, coupled with travel and the Dorset landscape, that provides much of her inspiration.

Selected Exhibitions
White Space Art, Totnes
Ainscough Contemporary, Chelsea
Josie Eastwood, Winchester
Wykeham Gallery, Winchester
Pierrepoint Gallery, Bridport