Alistair Gow

Alistair Gow is a Scottish printmaker based in Glasgow. His painterly limited edition etchings and monoprints - with their characteristically vibrant palette - are rooted in observational drawing, and a passion for the process of printmaking.

Much of Alistair’s imagery is inspired by routine journeys through the parks and surroundings areas of his home town. An isolated tree, advertising billboards and a bold, silhouetted elephant are recent motifs, representing, for the artist, ‘clear subjects that I hope prompt the view, making them pause’. His work also celebrates the intricate craft of printmaking, often featuring areas of unprinted paper which creates glowing blank space within his compositions. Alistair says; ‘I love that the bare paper will always be the brightest moment in a print. I really enjoy little slips of registration where you can start to see (if you look for it) the construction of these artworks.’

Alistair graduated with a BA Hons from the Glasgow School of Art in 2010, which included an international exchange year in Alberta, Canada. He has worked as a collaborating printmaker at Glasgow Print Studio since 2014. Notable exhibitions include regular inclusion in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, ‘Hockney to Himid’ at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (2022) and ‘Traces Remain’ at BBA Gallery, Berlin (2025). His work is held in numerous collections, and he was the winner of both the RSA Open exhibition prize and the Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, both awarded in 2024.

We were proud to launch new work by Alistair at the 2025 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (13 – 16 November). Alistair’s first solo gallery exhibition will be presented at Oliver Projects Gallery in June 2026. Please contact us to register your interest.

Shop work by Alistair Gow