Selected Bibliography
Stephens, Andrew, Nitty Gritty: The sculpture of Dean Bowen,/, Australian Scholarly Publishing 2021
Fortesque, Elizabeth, Dean Bowen, Artist Profile Issue 57, December 2021
Grishin, Sasha, Dean Bowen’s exhibition Journey is fresh and effortless, The Canberra Times 20 February 2021
Dredge, Rhonda, The Pathos of Nurse Savage, Southbank Local News, August 5th 2020
Stephens, Andrew, Into the Depths, I went right down, Spectrum, The Age, August 8th 2020
McGowan, Sharon, Imagining Centaur, Herald Sun, August 12th 2020
Kennedy, Meg, Resting place for plagues, The Moorabool News, 21 May 2019
Whittaker, Nacy, Arts About, Tarrangower Times, May 2019
Scarlett, Ken, Sculpture at Elgee Park, 2019
Lisa Marie Corso, Dean Bowen, The Design Files, 12th August 2016
Grishin, Sasha, A sophisticated primitivism, The Canberra Times 4 June 2016
Lindsay, Robert, Dean Bowen, McClelland Sculpture Survey 2014 Catalogue
Grishin, Sasha, "Birds and Bees Part of Simple Message", The Canberra Times 6 June 2013
Pilcher, Tiffany, "Lorne Sculpture Biennale", Surf Coast Times 25 June 2013
Anderson, Sarah and Smethurst Annika, "Its enough to give you kittens", Herald Sun 17 July 2012
McCubbin, Jane, "Wild Art", Maroondah Weekly, 21 February 2012
Doherty, Megan, "Keep art of the city pumping: Stanhope's plea", Canberra Times, 22 March 2012
Alessi, Vincent, "Book Review, Argy Bargy Dean Bowen", Art Monthly May 2011
Sinnott, Margaret, "Japanese Animations, Warrnambool Art Gallery and Artist Dean Bowen", ARTicle, The Journal of Art Education Victoria, Volume 12, Number 1 and 2
Elen, Judith, "Streets ahead", The Weekend Australian, 24 and 25 January 2009
25th Anniversary Exhibition, Sculpture Survey 2008, Gomboc Gallery Sculpture Park, June 2008
The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award at Werribee Park, Catalogue of finalists 2008
Palmer, Dr Sheridan 'Urban Heartland', Dean Bowen, Axia Modern Art catalogue, August 2006
Grishin, Sasha "Simply Vibrant", Canberra Times, 16 November 2006
Brown, Jenny "A living, creating space" The Age, Domain, 11 November, 2006
Miyawaki, Yutaka, Dean Bowen and his beloved dogs, The Window of Arts, November 2005
Palmer, Sheridan 'Of Roads, Homes and Cities' Dean Bowen, Jan Murphy Gallery, September 2005
Ryan, Colleen, "Starring role", The Australian Financial Review, 18 November 2004
Blackhouse, Megan "Colour seperation makes the art grow yonder", The Age 13 November 2004
Dutkiewicz, Adam, "Variations on a theme", Adelaide Advertiser, 7 August 2004
Makin, Jeff, "Of cut and thrust", Herald Sun, 17 May 2004
Bellamy, Louise, "Everyday life like a dog to a Bowen", The Age, 15 May 2004
Barren, Sonia, "Creator of prints that please the people", Canberra Times, 10 October 2003
Makin, Jeff, "Private world is made visable", Dean Bowen Urban Bird, Herald Sun, 11 June 2003
Edwards, Geoffrey, Urban Bird, Icon Museum of Art, Catalogue, April 2003
Backhouse, Megan, Mixed Media, The Age, 14 May, 2003
Nelson, Robert, "Mixing perception with space", The Age, 26 March 2003
Obrien, Mary, "Great ideas, great shapes", The Age, 5 March 2003
Brown, Penny "Holy Commune" The Australian, 24 Jan 2003
Makin, Jeff, 'Healthy Sculpture", Herald Sun, 3 June 2002
Zimmer, Jenny, "Of Birds, Bees and Nest Eggs", Axia Modern Art catalogue, Dean Bowen, Birds of a Feather, Oct 2001
Kadota, Keiko, 2000 Report, Workshop Japanese Woodblock, Printmaking, Nagasawa Art Park, Artist in Residence, Awaji island, Hyogo, Japan
McCulloch-Uehlin, Susan, "Packing art and leaving home", The Australian, June 2-3, 2001
Le Grand Petit Homme de Fontainebleau, I'Australie en France, Avril 2000, Number 11, Ambassade d'Australie, Australia France Foundation
Walker, Sue, "Modern Australian Tapestries", Beagle Press 2000
Arts Show, ABC-TV, October 12, 2000 Interview by Neil Proud
Kampianne, Harry, "A la decouverte de I'art Australien", Arts Acualites, Paris October 2000
McGrath, Judith, "Dean Bowen from a child's eye", X Press Mag, Issue 707 August 2000
Cook, Robert, "A Birds eye view', The West Australian 30 Aug 2000
Fraser, Morag, "Venturing" Art Monthly, Australia, August 2000
Newman, Verity, "Watch the Birdie" City hub, Sydney 10 Aug 2000
Sturgis, Mathew, "Figures in the landscape, the rise of contemporary Australian printmaking", Printmaking Today Vol 9. No. 1 Spring 2000, U.K.
Taylor, Roger, "Dean Bowen at Australian Galleries", World Sculpture News, Vol 6. No. 1. Winter 2000
Grishin, Sasha, "Images that are simple but strong", The Canberra Times 22 Feb 2000
Zanetta, Jerome, Galerie Fallet, Dean Bowen, Suisse Romande Magazine, Geneva, December 1999
Auty, Giles, "Everyone's a winner", The Australian, 27 November 1999
Makin, Jeff, "Memories of Middle Earth", Herald Sun, 6 September 1999
Trimble, Judith, "Dean Bowen Bronze Sculpture 1995- 1999", Australian Galleries catalogue, May 1999
Exhibition review, Nihon Keizai Shinbun, Tokyo, Japan, 2 March, 1999
Zimmer, Jenny, "Art tour de force", Profile Dean Bowen, State of the Arts, August 1998
Sunday Program, GTV Channel Nine, July 19 1998. Interview by Max Cullen, Producer Marianne Latham
Zimmer, Jenny, "Personnages et Animaux", Australian Galleries catalogue, July 1998
Makin, Jeff, "In the Frame", Herald Sun, July 13 1998
Grishin, Sasha, "A wondrous feast for the eyes", Canberra Times, 10 April, 1998
Chavvy Lawrence, "Des cheminements de Petit Poucet", Journal de Geneve et Gazette de Lausanne, 3rd March, 1997
McCulloch, Susan, "Dean Bowen at the Australian Galleries", Asian Art News, Vol 6, No. 1, January 1996
Ryllis Clark, Mary, "School Days", Education Supplement, The Age, 28 May 1996
Grishin, Sasha, "Australian Printmaking in the 1990's", Artist Printmakers 1990-1995, 1996
The Kyoto Galleries Federation of Arts, Monthly News, No.241 , 4, 1995
Nelson, Robert, "Obsessed and Repulsed", The Age, 6 December 1995
McCulloch, Susan, "Dean Bowen", Australian Galleries Catalogue, November 1995
Review, Nikkel Art (June) 1995
Review, Hanagawa-Geijutsu (Spring) 1995
"Drawing Everyday Life with a Unique Touch", Asahi Shinbun, 13 April 1995
Mainichi Shimbun, Local News (Art), 25 March 1995
Ohtagaki, Minoru, Exhibition Review, Kyoto Shinbun, 15 April 1995
Coppola, Filomena and Pickering, Susan, "Art of Reproduction", University of Tasmania, August 1995
McCulloch, Alan and McCulloch, Susan, "The Encyclopedia of Australian Art", Alien & Unwin, Sydney 1994
Osaka Triennale Catalogue (Print), November 1994
Bromfield, David, "Beyond the Medium", Artlink, Summer 1994
The 7.30 Report ABC TV 5/9/94
Fremantle Print Award Announced, Imprint, Spring 1994
Snell, Ted, "Fremantle Print Award Catalogue", 1994
Trickey, Leighanne, "A living that's fit to print", Southern Cross, 14th September, 1994
Banks, Ron, "Printmaker brings art back to earth", The West Australian, 12th September, 1994
Graham, Duncan, "Taking a punt on the traffic wins award", The Age, 12th September, 1994
Grahame, Noreen, "That Big Journey", Imprint, Summer, 1993
Museum of Contemporary Art (Brisbane) Bulletin, August 1993, Issue No.67
Soumilas, Diane, "Paris", Art Monthly, August 1993
Snell, Ted, "Low-tech Relief for Inhuman Times", The Australian, 31 August 1991
Palmer, Sheridan, "Transitional Times, Imprint, Spring 1991
Bellamy, Louise, "Bowen presents comic view with the magic of lithography", The Age, 4 April 1990