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Contact the artist at: 

  PH:  (+61)405080472

     For sales inquiries, direct message me via my instagram page:                                                                                                                               https://www.instagram.com/fabric_layerism/

Also purchase art work online at Bluethumb: https://bluethumb.com.au/Mark-Ewenson

Also:    Studio visits / sales by appointment, Melbourne…Works for sale or sold as indicated.

         * Mark Ewenson acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which he lives and works, and pays respect to all elders past present and emerging. *


page 078.Venus tussocks,oil,0.9 mtrs,1994,SOLD copy

201.ARTICLE WITH NEIL DOUGLAS 1993.courtesy Sentinnel Times
Sentinel times Nov 1993

Artist’s Statement

2018 statement      

Painting the feminine form-2019 statement

  • Below: Mark Ewenson 2014

mount warning summit,Mark drawing

Curriculum Vitae

  • D O B:             7/9/1964
  • Education:      1981-82   Art & design, Huntingdale Technical college, Melbourne
  •  1983   Studied fine art painting at Prahran technical college, Melbourne
  • 1984-1990  MUSIC ; Full time musician; percussionist/multi instrumentalist in various art rock, jazz, experimental groups and soundscape recording artist, Melbourne…(see music C.V)
  • SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • 1991                 Bakers Cafe Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
  • 1994                 Joan Gough Studio Gallery- Contemporary Art Australia
  • 1996                 Darebin Arts Centre, Preston -Melbourne.
  • 1997                Darebin Arts Centre, Pretston- Melbourne.
  • 1998                 Hotel Sofitel- Cafe La, Collins St. Melbourne. (work purchased by Sofitel)
  • 1999                 Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
  • 1999                Rippleside Gallery, Inverloch,Victoria.
  • 2000                Silkstone Gallery, Korumburra,Victoria.
  • 2001-02          Tsunami Cafe, Inverloch,Victoria
  • 2003                 Muse Bar Gallery, East St.Kilda,Melbourne
  • 2004                 Studio Gallery exhibition, Elwood,Melbourne
  • 2006                 Online Gallery launch: markewenson.com
  • 2006                Gallery 112, St.Kilda,Melbourne.
  • 2009                 Online Gallery launch: markewenson-artist.com
  • 2011                 Andrianakis- Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
  • 2015                 The Breslin Gallery, Carnegie, Melbourne…Art/Music retrospective; Art ebook retrospective disc,1981-2014…’14 Soundscapes’ music CD,1986-1999.
  • 2018                Launch of new WordPress website for markewenson-artist.com: Fabric Layerism-Fabric and mixed media visions of the feminine form…
  • 2019               4Diverse Gallery, St Kilda: Fabric Layerism; An Original Collage Invention…exhibition of 37 works 2011-2019
  • 2020               Kinch Cafe, Caulfield / Fabric Layerism, 12 works
  • 2021                Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne; ‘Fabric Layerism & The Feminine Form’ collage series, with online art/music & audio narration presentation on Smartify online gallery platform 
  • GROUP EXHIBITIONS
  • 1991-93             Exhibited in several group shows around Gippsland,Victoria: Meeniyan, Phillip Island, Fish Creek,Tarwin Lower (first prize,best local painting award)
  • 1993                  Majoring in group show with Neil Douglas,John Quinn-Venus Bay Gallery,Venus Bay,Victoria.
  • 1995                   Finalist- Herald/Sun art prize,Melbourne- judges: Leo Schofield,Sally Smart, Alex Holt,Simon Plant.
  • 1995-96             Gretz Gallery, Albert Park-Melbourne
  • 1995-97              Contemporary Art Australia travelling group show to Paris France and Puge Rostang, South of France.
  • 1998-99             Represented by Dempsters Gallery, Canterbury, Melbourne.
  • 1999                   Venus Bay artists showcase,Venus Bay,Victoria
  • 1998                   Jackman Gallery-group exhibition in conjunction with website launch for ‘Artists Online’; one of Australia’s first commercial online galleries.
  • 1998-2001         ‘Artists Online’ website gallery – Jackman Gallery, St.Kilda,Melbourne
  • 2000                   ‘New Energies’ -Artists showcase- Leongatha,Victoria.
  • 2001                   ‘New Energies’ Gippsland artists – Chapel off Chapel,Prahran,Melbourne.
  • 2000-/01             Dunes Gallery, Inverloch, Victoria.
  • 2004                    ‘Spirit of place’ – Gallery 112, St.Kilda, Melbourne.
  • 2005                    Affordable Art fair with Gallery 112- Exhibition Buildings,Melbourne.
  • 2006-08              Gallery 112- St.Kilda, Melbourne
  • 2009-14             Louey & Lane gallery, Glen Huntly – Melbourne.
  • 2009                   20th Anniversary, Life Models Society- Dantes Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
  • 2009                  Lord Ivy Lounge- Flinders Lane, Melbourne
  • 2011                   ‘Beauty’  Collingwood Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne.
  • 2011                    Carbon Black gallery- Prahran- Melbourne.
  • 2012                   Princes Hill Community Centre,Princes Hill, Melbourne
  • 2013                   ‘Freedom’   Collingwood Gallery, Collingwood, Melbourne.
  • 2013                   ‘Eclectica’  Breslin Gallery, Carnegie, Melbourne.
  • 2013-18              Nexus Modern Art- Online Gallery, Melbourne- ‘Emerging Artists’
  • 2018                   –People’s Choice award- Glen Eira Artists Society annual group exhibition, Caulfield Arts Complex,Melbourne.
  • 2018-19                    Bluethumb Online Gallery….’Featured Artist’ & ‘Curators pick’: interior design/feminine shapes
  • 2019                    Glen Eira Artists Society annual exhibition, ‘Time’ at Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne
  • 2019/20                Toot Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
  • 2019/20                Gallery  264, Glen Huntly, Melbourne
  • 2021                      Glen Eira Artists Society annual exhibition, ‘Water’ at Caulfield Arts Complex
  • 2022                      Glen Eira Artists Society annual exhibition, ‘Light’ at Caulfield arts Complex
  • 2022                      The Fitzroy Art Collective ‘The Artist & The Muse drawing show’
  • 2022                      The Fitzroy Art Collective ‘FAC 3rd birthday event exhibition’
  • 2022                      Artful Yoga gallery, Stkilda, ‘In Good Company’ produced by Roberto Chuter, curated by Anthony Breslin
  • 2022                      The Fitzroy Art Collective, ‘Super Fun Time Crazy Pop Up Art Show’ 
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Nov 1993            Sentinel Times-South Gippsland
  • Jan   1994           The Star-South Gippsland
  • July  1994           National Gallery Society magazine-Melbourne
  • July  1994           Radio interview with Bill Hartley, 3CR- ‘Art Attack’
  • Spring 1994       Art and Australia magazine
  • May 1996           Sentinel Times-South Gippsland
  • March 1997       Sentinel Times-South Gippsland
  • June 1997           Preston Post Times-Melbourne
  • Feb 1998             At the Sofitel-Melbourne
  • 1998-2001          ‘Artists On Line’ Melbourne’s first online gallery platform (Jackman Gallery)
  • Feb 1999            Herald-Sun, Melbourne
  • March 2000       Village Crier-Korumburra,Gippsland
  • June 2000          New Energies-artists showcase,Leongatha,Gippsland
  • June 2000          The Star-South Gippsland,Victoria
  • March 2001       Sentinel Times-South Gippsland
  • March 2003      Port Phillip Leader-Melbourne
  • Nov  2006          Port Phillip Leader-Melbourne
  • Nov  2006          Art Almanac – Australia
  • Oct   2011          Port Phillip/Glen Eira Leader-Melbourne
  • 2013                  ‘The Art and The Curious’; online art blog interview with Celeste Hawkins http://www.theartandthecurious.com.au/layer-upon-layerthe-art-of-mark-ewenson/ 
  • 2013                   Port Phillip Leader-Melbourne
  • 2015                   The Breslin Gallery-online newsletter
  • 2019                   Video Interview by P Justin Butler: ‘Fabric Layerism; the art of Mark  Ewenson – on Vimeo
  • 2019                  Fabric Layerism video with Mark Ewenson Soundscapes music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNiM4RzHmyI&t=159s&ab_channel=MarkEwenson 
  • 2019                    Art Almanac
  • 2020/21              Art Edit Magazine – feature: magazine and online
  • 2021                   Audio/visual exhibition with Smartify ~ online world wide art museum platform (with Gasworks Arts Park exhibition 1-2/2021)
  • 2021/22               Interview ‘Fabric Layerism’ with Jayden Byrne for his Youtube Channel ‘The Creators Process’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAhJZFVMeHo&t=941s&ab_channel=TheCreatorsProcess
  •  2022                Burrinja Cultural Centre, Melbourne; Aerie artists Ecology https://aerie.burrinja.org.au/aerie-artists/ 
  • COLLECTIONS
  • PRIVATE-          Melbourne, Sydney, Bribane, Adelaide, Perth, Gippsland, London,USA.
  • PUBLIC-            SOFITEL Art Collection, Australia

Writings & Quotes 

                 

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