MARK BOWLES
Treasures of the Desert
MARCH 15 - 29, 2024
Artist reception:  Friday, Mar 15, 4 - 7 pm

Art Lovers are cordially invited to meet Mark Bowles at the opening reception for his solo exhibition at CODA Gallery on Friday, March 15, 4-7 pm. The exhibition continues through March 29.

Contemporary landscape artist Mark Bowles was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mark’s passion for interpreting what he saw brought him to study at the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, where he received his BFA with honors. He went on to study at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. It is this dedication and passion for his art that has allowed Mark’s work to grow and move forward and stay fresh.

Mark paints with an intent to address the canvas directly, honestly and boldly. As his heart is always pushing his work to find new language in expressing what he sees and how he feels about it, the result is not just an intellectual exercise but is being involved in the “Now” – always open for change and challenge – and always evolving. By exploring color, composition, the quality and attitude of a line, Mark’s goal is to draw his viewer into his space and let them become involved in their own personal journey and discovery of his work.

Mark Bowles’ work is included in many private, corporate, and public collections and has also been acquired for the permanent collections of many museums including the Crocker Museum in Sacramento, the Phoenix Art Museum, Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, the Denver Art Museum, the Tucson Museum of Art, and the University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson.