ELIZABETH GOWER

Having engaged the byproducts of consumerism as both topic and material source since the 1970s, Gower continues to develop her interest in the speed of consumption and the seduction of advertising imagery. Using abundantly available and easily collected material such as food packaging, brochures and cuttings from magazines, Gower creates intricately patterned compositions of geometric forms that have an almost hypnotic effect.

Gower has held over 30 individual exhibitions throughout Australia and overseas, including shows at AC Institute, New York, 2009; Longwood University, Virginia, 2009; Cité Internationale des Arts Gallery, Paris, 2007; University Gallery, Sharjah, 2007; Arthouse, London, 1997; Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne, 1995; and Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1991. In 2013, Gower curated Regimes of Value held at Margaret Lawrence Gallery and The Substation, Melbourne.



Her most recent group exhibitions include: Melbourne Now , National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2013; Collage: The Heide Collection, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2013; Baker's dozen, UTS Gallery, Sydney, 2012; Black elastic, two umbrellas, a mint leaf and wheels, Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, 2011; Stick It! NGV: Australia, Melbourne, 2010; and Extreme Beauty: Approaches to the Real, Y3K, Melbourne, 2010. She has also participated in many major group exhibitions, including: Fieldwork: Australian Art 1968-2002, National Gallery of Victoria, 2002; Australian Perspecta, held at Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, in 1997 and Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, in 1985 and 1981; and European Dialogue, 3rd Biennale of Sydney, 1979.