I am a landscape painter and it is urban landscapes that interest me. They allow me to use the full colour spectrum, combining the brightness of painted buildings with the more subtle colours of the natural environment.

Curriculum Vitae

Steve Howie

Education

1979 University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Arts

1980 TCAE, Diploma of Librarianship

1985 Started Adult Education in drawing and painting

Solo Exhibitions

1991 A Summer Afternoon Off. Salamanca Place Gallery. Hobart

Recent Works. Salamanca Place Gallery. Hobart

1992 Harbourside. Saddlers Court Gallery. Richmond. Tas

1993 A Glimpse of the Sea. Dick Bett Gallery. Hobart

1996 Recent Paintings. Things Gallery. Melbourne

Waterlines. Gallery Two. Launceston

1998 Over The Top. Saddlers Court. Richmond. Tas

2004 Blame It On The Weather. Strickland at the Grand Chancellor. Hobart

2005 Light, Houses, and Lighthouses. Artisan Gallery. Launceston

2007 Pictures from the Kingdom of Be-Bop-a-Lu-La. Artisan Gallery. Launceston

2008 Wouldn’t It Be Nice. Strickland at the Grand Chancellor. Hobart

2011 Beachcomber Style. Artisan Gallery. Launceston

Group Exhibitions

1989 New Gallery Artists. Freeman Gallery. Hobart

1990 The Big Men Fly. Salamanca Place Gallery. Hobart

Past and Present. Gallery Cimitere. Launceston

1991 The January Show. Dick Bett Gallery. Hobart

1992 Hobart Streetscapes. Dick Bett Gallery. Hobart

1994 Art/Wine Show. Gallery Two. Launceston

Celebration. Piccolo Gallery. Melbourne

ACAF. Gallery Two. Melbourne

1995 New works (ACAF4 Artists., Gallery Two. Launceston

1996 Preview Exhibition. Dick Bett Gallery. Hobart

1997 Tasmanian Spring. Gallery Two. Launceston

Discover Tasmania Expo. Southbank. Melbourne

1998 Celebrating Ten Years. Piccolo Gallery. Melbourne

1999 Bathurst Cup Show. Hobart [Royal] Tennis Club. Hobart

2000 New Visions of Sorrento and Portsea. Antipodes Gallery. Sorrento. Vic

2001 Second Summer Exhibition. Qdos. Lorne. Vic

2002 Twenty Years at Saddlers Court. Saddlers Court. Richmond. Tas

2004 Nine x Five & a Half. Antipodes Gallery. Sorrento. Vic

2007 Howie, Lockwood and Szczerba. Saddler’s Court. Richmond. Tas.

2009 What’s New ? Artisan Gallery. Launceston

2013 Joint Exhibition. Saddler’s Court Gallery, Richmond, Tas.

Art Prizes and Commissions

1990 Circular Head Arts Festival: oil and acrylic prize

City of Clarence Art Prize: Mayors Choice Award

1991 Government of Tasmania: Government House/ Governor’s Christmas Card

1993 Law Council of Australia: 28th Australian Legal Convention Commission

1994 Australian Dental Association: National Conference Commission

1996 Von Geurard Appeal: Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Wrest Point

2005 Tasmanian Audit Office: Annual Report Cover Illustration

2009 Assoc. of Independent Schools Australian Bicentennial Conference: Cover Illustration for Delegate Notebooks

2012 Judging Panel. Dover Art Prize.