James Makin Gallery is pleased to release four new paintings from the studio of Darwin based painter Max Bowden. This will be the final release of works before the artist’s next solo exhibition in June 2024.

Max Bowden paints heart-felt depictions of the Top End landscape, providing tangible insights into nature’s power in north Australian climates. Her paintings capture the dramatic atmosphere and moods that only the tropical north provides. Not only a depiction of her literal surroundings, Bowden draws upon the landscape as a motif to untangle the idiosyncrasies of human life and the habits of others. For Bowden, painting is a tool to understand and capture the emotional climate of her environment.

Max Bowden was born in Melbourne, Australia, and now lives and works in Darwin. She studied visual arts at the Central School of Art in Adelaide, receiving the school’s first scholarship. Bowden holds a Bachelor of Visual arts from Charles Darwin University and a Postgraduate Degree in Psychology. In 2022 Bowden was named a finalist in Hadley’s Art Prize and the winner of the Hadley’s Residency. Her much anticipated forthcoming exhibition in June 2024 at James Makin Gallery will be artist’s third major solo exhibition with the gallery, following a debut sell-out showing.