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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.

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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