Grant Rowe

Grant Rowe alongside his artwork

Grant Rowe (born 1969) is a Sydney (Australia) based artist who specializes in semi-realistic/impressionistic portraits. He also is an amateur short movie maker, a budding electronic music maker and poet.

He won second prize two years in a row at the first two Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSW) art exhibitions.

Rowe suffers from the little talked about schizo-affective mental illness. A cross between schizophrenia and mood bipolar illness. This condition has seen him admitted as a patient in both private and public psychiatric hospitals. "When you have received treatment for a major mental breakdown, it can take a long time to feel the real you - again." - Grant Rowe 2017.

The following are the titles of some of the short movies he has made between 1996 and 2015 (Some what Weird); 'Suburban Psycho' - 'Australian Garage Wrestling' - 'Final Tap' - 'Dead Outside'- 'Hell is where the heart aint' - 'The Genie Machine'

He performed slam poetry at the event Hip Hopera in Sydney 1995, run by def-defying theatre.

In September 2006 to October 2006 he was a participant in an exhibition entitled "'FOR MATHEW & OTHERS: a journey into schizophrenia" held at Campbelltown Art Gallery and the Joan Sutherland Performing Art Centre, Penrith. Along with many of his portraits, his video work (short slapstick to intense psychological dramas) were also shown at this exhibition.

Rowe has pursuits in music too! Being a Top 8 recording artist in techno music under the pseudonym 'eraser' and a top 6 rap artist under the name 'Jack Verbals' at mp3.com.au.

In October 2007, Rowe held a one-man performance day at Hazlehurst Gallery Gymea, Sydney, where he performed spoken word, showed numerous self made short movies, and played a slide-show of his latest paintings. He also played a recording of an experimental radio play entitled 'eccentric care'.

In 2012, Rowe studied 'Conceptual Drawing' at St. George TAFE (Technical and Further Education) Campus.

Since (circa. 2008) he has been involved with the St George Mental Healths Art Development Group, and they have had exhibitions at the Hurstville Museum and also at Kogarah Library. A portrait of Jack Nicholson by Grant Rowe, appeared on the front cover of Dragon Files - a magazine that used to be released through Hurstville Museum & Art Gallery.(Dragon Files Volume 10 - issue 3 / October 2009.)

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