Etching, 65 x 52cm, Edition of 20
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 elephant are recent motifs, representing, for the artist, ‘clear subjects that I hope prompt the viewer, making them pause’.
This unframed limited edition etching illustrates Alistair’s use of blank space within his imagery to convey a sense of awe. Often, he says, ‘the bare paper is the brightest area in the print’. Particular trees, which the artist says he slowly builds up a relationship with on his daily walks through Glasgow’s parks, are often explored through more than one print - ‘Point of Departure’ has a partner piece titled ‘Point of Arrival’.
Alistair graduated with a BA Hons from the Glasgow School of Art in 2010, which included a 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.
Oliver Projects Gallery is proud to be showing Alistair’s prints for the first time at the 2025 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
Etching, 65 x 52cm, Edition of 20
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 elephant are recent motifs, representing, for the artist, ‘clear subjects that I hope prompt the viewer, making them pause’.
This unframed limited edition etching illustrates Alistair’s use of blank space within his imagery to convey a sense of awe. Often, he says, ‘the bare paper is the brightest area in the print’. Particular trees, which the artist says he slowly builds up a relationship with on his daily walks through Glasgow’s parks, are often explored through more than one print - ‘Point of Departure’ has a partner piece titled ‘Point of Arrival’.
Alistair graduated with a BA Hons from the Glasgow School of Art in 2010, which included a 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.
Oliver Projects Gallery is proud to be showing Alistair’s prints for the first time at the 2025 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
