Painting light, water, memory, and the quiet in-between.
Contemporary impressionist landscapes from the Gold Coast, Australia.
Honor Bowden is an Australian painter based on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Through expressive, layered abstraction inspired by coastal environments, her work explores the relationship between light, water and memory.
She creates atmospheric paintings that invite a quiet sense of presence and immersion.
ABOUT HONOR
Her paintings have exhibited widely, recognised in national art prizes, and are held in both gallery and private collections.
Beyond the studio, Honor is often found along the coast with her children and dog, gathering inspiration from rocky bays, changing tides and nostalgic light.
IMAGE: Installation view, 'Now and Then' at Swell Art Prize, photo by Honor Bowden
ABOVE: Installation view of a recent commission, 'Sanctuary' in a private home.
COLLECTOR WORDS
Honor’s work brings such a sense of calm to our home. Every time I walk past her painting, I feel transported back to the coast.
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—collector, Sydney
Exhibitions (selected)
2026 Brave, Art to Art (upcoming)
2025 Eclectica, Studio 8 Currumbin, QLD
SWELL Art Prize, Broadbeach, QLD
Affordable Art Fair, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Made with Love, Art to Art, VIC
Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba, QLD
2024 Untethered, Burleigh Art Hub, QLD
Story Tellers, Art to Art, VIC
Affordable Art Fair, Art to Art, VIC, QLD & NSW
Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba, QLD
Petite Pieces, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Open Minds, Art to Art, VIC
2023 Foot Square, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Little Feature, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Flourish, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Solstice, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Chosen Treasures, Art to Art, VIC
Petite Pieces, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Unearthed Art Prize, Art to Art, VIC
Finding Space, Small Works Gallery, NSW
2009 Across the Universe, No Vacancy Gallery, VIC
2008 Tales of the Cold Ghost II, 19 Karen, QLD
Awards
2025 Finalist, SWELL Art Prize, QLD
2023 Finalist, Foot Square, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Finalist, Ink Art Competition, Ink Gin, NSW
Finalist, Petite Pieces, Aspire Gallery, QLD
Finalist, Unearthed Art Prize, Art to Art, VIC
Past Exhibitions (other)
2025 Incognito Art Show, NSW (2024, 2023)
2024 TGS Underwraps, Toowoomba, QLD
Represented by
Art to Art Gallery Hawthorn, VIC