about

  • 1967

born margate

  • 1994

falmouth school of art

  • 1996

loughborough school of art

  • 1998

winchester school of art

  • 1998

winner of the tate magazine prize in sculpture 
(student award winchester school of art)

  • 1999

bath spa university college

selected exhibitions and collaborations

  • 2014

paul mcgowan in collaboration with ronnie tee and jamie tack

  • 2013

smile britannia, the houses of parliament, westminster

  • 2013

paul mcgowan and war child uk in collaboration

  • 2011

in collaboration with gary lucas

  • 2010

precipice
 mauger’s modern art london, bath and the eden project

  • 2009

retrospective, 
the salthouse gallery

  • 2008

living on the edge, 
the eden project

  • 2005

conforming the organic, 
oliver holt gallery

  • 2003

past perfect,
 open house and holt gallery

  • 2001

honk if your horny, 
salthouse gallery, st ives cornwall

  • 2000

cofounder of shrimpton and bolas

  • 2000

recent work 
6 chapel row bath

  • 1998

pulse
 temporary space, nyc

  • 1997

a quality of light
, south west peninsular project organized by the tate, newlyn galleries and 
salthouse gallery, st ives

  • 1997

out of the shadow
, salthouse gallery, st ives

  • 1997

light is a fluid thing,
 salthouse gallery, st ives

  • 1997

predicting the eclipse
, salthouse gallery, st ives

  • 1997

tic toc
 artist/curator, 36 chiltern street, london, w1

  • 1996

white on white, 
salthouse gallery, st ives

PAUL MCGOWAN

For the past 3 years Paul McGowan has been immersed in his Collaboration with the charity War Child UK; titled ‘Trigger Finger’ the work draws from the harrowing, yet everyday situations the charity is confronted with on the ground – the Exhibition was launched at the Drang Gallery in October 2013.
Paul has previously collaborated with Legendary American guitarist Gary Lucas, renowned for his productions with Captain Beefheart and Jeff Buckley. McGowan’s ‘Precipice’ exhibition became international news, when the Gallery was raided by armed riot police just hours prior to the launch in Belgravia London; concerned over the authenticity of a Chuck Jones style bomb, created for his installation ‘Bad Ladder’, Paul managed to bring Central London to a complete standstill.
The provocative Precipice Exhibition formed part of McGowan’s artist in residence position at The Eden Project, where he produced 3 progressive exhibitions addressing the project’s environmental concerns.
At the age of 20 he launched a collection at the world renowned Browns showroom on South Molton Street London, rendering him the youngest ever designer to have a collection bought by the iconic London Store.
In December 2013, Paul exhibited in the Houses of Parliament, alongside an impressive assemblage of Today’s leading Urban Artists including Inkie, Banksy, Gemma Compton, Elmo Hood, Sheppard Fairy, Nick Walker, and many more, in conjunction with a DJ Saved My Life and London West Bank Gallery for Smile Britannia.
Paul is currently focused on an Experimental Audio Visual Experience, collaborating with Ronnie Tee of Vision Artists and Bath Based DJ & Producer Jamie Tack – the project is shaping up to be ready for release in time for the festival season 2015.

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Paul McGowan at West Bank Gallery London

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Extracts from Paul Mcgowan’s ‘Trigger Finger’ Collection, created in collaboration with the crucial Charity War Child UK, currently on exhibition at the prestigious     West Bank Gallery in London.

For Further information, please contact the gallery:

Phone: +44 (0)207 2212847

Email: info@londonwestbank.com

Web: http://www.londonwestbank.com

War Child Charity Collaboration – Trigger Finger Collection and Smile Britannia Auction

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News and PR

news

December 13, 2013

The Smile Britannia: House of Commons opens doors to charity street art auction

A first for UK politics, The House of Commons opens its doors to host the Smile Britannia Auction in association with Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, and Temwa; boasting an impressive assemblage of leading Urban Artists including Banksy, David Walker, Paul McGowan and Inkie.

The Cult Joins Forces With Paul McGowan And War Child!

August 8, 2013

Critically-acclaimed artist, Paul McGowan has appointed The Cult ahead of his ongoing War Child collaboration and Trigger Finger collection for the charity, which has been three years in the making and will raise money and awareness for the cause.

The Cult will be working closely with McGowan and War Child to publicise the initial launch of the collaboration with three gallery shows…

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December 22, 2010

Soundcheck ® – In Studio: Gary Lucas
Avant garde guitarist Gary Lucas toured with Captain Beefheart in the eighties and has been making music ever since. He plays live in the Soundcheck studio.

Listen to the interview

November 3, 2010

Precipice brings Paul back to Eden Project

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Western Morning News

Artist’s final work looks at man’s relation with nature

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Evening Standard

Police swoop on gallery after passer-by spots a bomb.. but it’s really artwork

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BBC News

Police in riot gear were sent to raid a central London gallery after it put a fake bomb in the window.

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Venue

Paul of Fame

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Allarme Bomba a Londra? No, opera d’arte ( Alarm over bomb in London. Not, art work?)

La polizia di Londra fa irruzione nella Mauger Modern Art Gallery in Pimlico dopo che un passante aveva denunciato al 999 un oggetto ticchettante che in tutto e per tutto assomigliava “ad una bomba armata e pronta ad esplodere”.

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Police sent to London gallery over bomb artwork

BBC News, June 11, 2010

Police in riot gear were sent to raid a central London gallery after it put a fake bomb in the window…. The gallery said the “comedy bomb” was strapped to a step ladder and featured “Western-style bunches of dynamite” and an alarm.

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Spectrum charity auction success

Charity art auction, held in late October in Newquay raises thousands of pounds for local organisation Spectrum.

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Art Across the Spectrum

This year’s SpectrumArt auction, which has the theme of communication, will take place on October 31 at the Headland Hotel in Newquay.

Read full creativereview.co.uk article

Art beat: Paul McGowan’s sinister triptych to Dartmoor

‘A potent symbol of a culture that’s losing its self-respect’: Paul McGowan and his triptych The Divinity of Monsters

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Press coverage

27th August 2009

Stellar line-up of artists for auction

Headland Hotel is setting for Spectrum’s annual all-star fund-raising event

Read full West Briton article (PDF)

14th August 2009

Art beat: Paul McGowan’s sinister triptych to Dartmoor

‘A potent symbol of a culture that’s losing its self-respect’: Paul McGowan and his triptych The Divinity of Monsters

Read full Guardian.co.uk article

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The Eden Project

‘Paul McGowan – Artist in residence at Eden 2008/2009’
Eden Friends magazine

‘Artist Paul hangs high over Eden’
West Briton

‘On the edge of creation’
Western Morning News

‘High art makes debut at Eden’
St Austell Voice

Paul McGowan at home in the dome
Inspired by the Eden Project’s luxuriant natural-world environment, the acclaimed British artist will be staged Living On The Edge in the venue’s vast Mediterranean Biome. (Check back in Spring 2010 to find out details about Paul McGowan’s follow-up work)

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