Category Archives: exhibitions

a minor place

Posted on October 30, 2016 by chris cowdrill

i recently worked on publicity material for an exhibition of work by friends and past collaborators hugh marwood, shaun morris and andrew smith at artists workhouse in studley. the exhibition was described as “working across a range of practices including … Continue reading →

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toys 2

Posted on July 18, 2016 by chris cowdrill

this is a quick follow up to the last post. with the intention of producing a series of images for exhibition, i continued to draw from my daughter’s toys using my ipad pro and apple pencil. the three new drawings … Continue reading →

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squeeze (part 2)

Posted on June 17, 2015 by chris cowdrill

i thought it was about time i shared some of the awesome work my colleagues produced as part of the first staff show at the further education college where we work. as if we didn’t have enough to do towards … Continue reading →

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mental MAPPING

Posted on June 14, 2015 by chris cowdrill

mental mapping is an exhibition that brings together the work of artists andrew smith and hugh marwood. the exhibition is a mix of painting, photography and digital work as well as a piece of video on which they collaborated. the … Continue reading →

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new technology (squeeze part1)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by chris cowdrill

here’s some new work that i produced for a group exhibition at the fe college where i work. i’d been meaning to go back to robot characters for a little while and this seemed like a good opportunity. they are … Continue reading →

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sketches from exhibitions

Posted on April 27, 2014 by chris cowdrill

i thought i’d collect some of these imagestogether on here having previously posted some of them on twitter. if i’m honest, i’m not the best at getting out and about to dozens of exhibitions, but there’s a few i’ve been … Continue reading →

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BLACK HIGHWAY

Posted on January 24, 2014 by chris cowdrill

i’ve again been working with my friend, colleague and fellow octagon, shaun morris to put together some promotional material for his exhibition of recent paintings titled BLACK HIGHWAY. it is an exhibition of paintings and drawings depicting the edgelands of … Continue reading →

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inkygoodness bermat character comp pt.ii

Posted on May 11, 2013 by chris cowdrill

i wrote last august about a competition run by inkygoodness that i’d entered a couple of character designs into – and i was lucky enough to be shortlisted and selected for their exhibition from 300+ entries. the exhibition, at the … Continue reading →

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stolen car

Posted on February 5, 2013 by chris cowdrill

as part of indigo octagon i’ve been working with friend, colleague and fellow octagonite, shaun morris to put together some promotional material for his exhibition of recent work titled stolen car. it’s ‘an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings based … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Part 2: If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words Then Why Can’t I -P-a-i-n-t-

Posted on January 6, 2013 by chris cowdrill

it seems like a long time since the exhibition in november. i wrote last month that hanging the exhibition was a great experience, but that was only half of the story. after hanging the show on the monday, the rest … Continue reading →

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