(b.1981, London) Lives and works in Norfolk, UK.
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Nina Mae Fowler
Swansdown, 2017 (Installation view, Cob Gallery)
Charcoal on paper with eyelets
1650 × 2520 mm
Private collection
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Nina Mae Fowler (b.1981) is a British artist living and working in Norfolk. Fowler graduated in Fine Art sculpture from Brighton University in 2003 and since has been shortlisted for numerous prizes and awards, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize (2010 and 2015) and The Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary Award (2016). Her works have been exhibited within the context of cultural institutions and museums including Kunstsaele, Berlin and The National Portrait Gallery, London.
Known for her sumptuously detailed drawing practice - as well as sculpture and installation, Nina Mae Fowler’s work interrogates themes of celebrity, beauty, power and sexuality. Preoccupied with our relationship to the cinema and the power of the cinematic image, Fowler's work restlessly investigates the often devastating effects of fame, focusing on the impossible spotlight and perilous underbelly of the Hollywood machine.
Drawing from a range of source material including film stills, documentary footage, historical paparazzi and entertainment photography, Fowler’s investigation of the interplay between tragedy and beauty emerges from intricate archival research. Her drawings are weighted by tensions surrounding ridicule, self-sabotage, compulsion, victimisation, emotional and physical vulnerability, exploitation, excess and abuse, played out in complex ways and in different combinations through the prism of the camera lens and the cinema screen.
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Cob Gallery EXHIBITIONS
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That's Right Mister And How's Your Fairytale Coming Along?
Nina Mae Fowler 11 October - 16 November 2013 Gallery Exhibitions ‘That’s Right Mister, and How’s Your Fairy Tale Coming Along’ is the first large-scale installation of sculpture and drawings that Nina Mae Fowler has exhibited in the UK. Steeped in... -
While I'm Still Warm
Nina Mae Fowler 5 - 27 May 2017 Gallery Exhibitions Sustaining her infectious interest in Hollywood’s golden age, the selection of works that form Nina Mae Fowler’s latest exhibition both revel in the era’s sheer visual richness and take a... -
If You Don’t Want My Peaches (You Better Stop Shaking The Tree)
Nina Mae Fowler 5 - 28 September 2019 Gallery Exhibitions Cob Gallery is proud to present If You Don’t Want my Peaches, You Better Stop Shaking The Tree – Nina Mae Fowler’s latest solo exhibition of new large-scale and composite...
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Publications
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MEASURING ELVIS
NINA MAE FOWLER November 1, 2016 “Nina Mae Fowler is a drawer, albeit a very painterly one... a master of time and space... Her subjects have ranged from Elvis Presley to bull fighters, crooners to tabloid... -
Ruined Finery
Nina Mae Fowler x Cob Gallery Ruined Finery is a limited-edition publication, that catalogues Nina Mae Fowler's drawing and sculpture practice from 2015-2020. Presented in ‘zine’ format, Ruined Finery subverts Fowler’s artwork titles, texts and images... -
Ruined Finery + Measuring Elvis
Nina Mae Fowler x Cob Gallery Cob Gallery present a double book release by British Artist Nina Mae Fowler - Measuring Elvis + Ruined Finery. The publications are presented together in a velum slipcase. The combined...
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De Anima
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Nina Mae FowlerButter, 2020Charcoal on paper410 x 760mm
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Ruined Finery
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Nina Mae FowlerRuined Finery (that's all I have left) Libby Turner, 2020Charcoal on screen printed paper, vinyl lettering685 x 835mm
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Nina Mae Fowler
Love IV, 2020 Graphite and oil pastel on paper
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Nina Mae Fowler
Love V, 2020 Graphite and oil pastel on paper
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Nina Mae Fowler
Love VI, 2020 Graphite and oil pastel on paper
700 x 1000 mm -
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Nina Mae FowlerThere She Is (I), 2019Coloured pencil on paper200 x 300 mm
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Nina Mae FowlerThere She Is (II), 2019Coloured pencil on paper200 x 300 mm
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Nina Mae Fowler
A fan of her own performance, 2019 Coloured pencil on paper and screen-printed mirror
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Who Wants To See A Dame Go Blind
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Nina Mae Fowler
Notable Burials, 2017
Bronze
Installation view
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While I'm Still Warm | Installation View
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Kunstaele Berlin
Drawing Wow, 2020 -
Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Germany
Starke Frauen (Strong Women), 2013 -
National Portrait Gallery, London
Luminary Drawings, 2019 -
Selected Press
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Who is Nina Mae Fowler?
October 9, 2013 Meet the artist loved by Jude Law. Sharon Walker gives Bazaar the lowdown on everything you need to know about the artist beloved by Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller,... -
National Portrait Gallery Unveils New Commission of Portraits of Leading British Film Directors by Nina Mae Fowler
April 12, 2019 The National Portrait Gallery, London has unveiled a major new commission of portrait drawings of some of the UK’s leading film directors by British artist Nina Mae Fowler who is... -
OTP Review: Nina Mae Fowler @ Cob Gallery
October 18, 2019 British artist Nina Mae Fowler (b.1981) initially trained in sculpture at Brighton, but is best known for her monochrome depictions of scenes from the silver screen. Using Golden Age Hollywood... -
TECHNIQUE, DESIRE, DEATH. AN INTERVIEW WITH NINA MAE FOWLER
May 8, 2017 Currently on show at The Cob Gallery, Nina Mae Fowler's exhibition, While I'm Still Warm, offers a selection of works representative of the artist's fascination with stardom and the Golden...
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