ABOUT

Artist standing before his painting on a wall.

ARTIST BIO

Brent Rowley is an artist living and working in the Arkansas River Valley. He completed his B.A. in Philosophy at Hendrix College and recieved his M.A. in TESOL from Arkansas Tech University. He spent the subsequent years pursuing art and experience while teaching English abroad. Since returning to the United States in 2019, Brent has pursued art full time. When he's not working in his studio, he can be found walking barefoot in the great Arkansas outdoors, reading philosophy, and talking with his hands.

Brent's work has been exhibited across the country. Keep up with upcoming exhibitions, new paintings, and more by subscribing to his newsletter.

CV

2024 - Diving Into The Wreck, New Artist Introduction Show, Boswell Mourot, Little Rock, AR
2023 - Juror's Choice: The Engage Award, 7th Annual Neighbors, An Art Show, Conway, Arkansas
2023 - Untitled, Untidy, Unfinished: A group art exhibition of works by Ashley Kinsey, Zeno Schaefer, and Brent Rowley, River Valley Art Center, Russellville, AR
2023 - Let Everything Happen To You : Solo exhibit, River Valley Art Center, Russellville, AR
2022 - Quiet Power: Recent work by Karen Kurka Jensen and Brent Rowley, Bisignano Art Gallery, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA
2022 - 7th Year Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Local Color Studio Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2022 -The Light of the Body is the Eye, Emerging Artist Series Solo Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, online
2021- Mid-Southern Watercolorists 29th Annual Member Open Exhibition
2021 - Sarasvati Artist Residency
2020 - Selected for Mid-Southern Watercolorists 51st Annual Exhibition
2020 - Honorable Mention - South Arkansas Art Center Under Quarantine Art Competition