Ann Howie was a founding member of Roar Studios, one of Melbourne’s earliest artist-run-initiatives. Conceived as a proverbial roar against the art establishment, Howie and her fellow artists – who included David Larwill, Giardino Pasquale and Mark Schaller – set about dismantling society’s expectations of image-making.

In the decades since Roar Studios, Howie has built a practice that explores the possibilities of composition. In ‘Near the Beach’, she constructs a beachfront landscape like a patchwork quilt, drawing the eye up and through the inky night. Each plume of cloud or salty shrub is treated as a beat, uniting in visual harmony.

Howie is represented across public collections including at Art Bank, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Shepparton Art Gallery, Richmond City Council and Footscray City Council. Conceived while in Fiji, this work is a monoprint – an experimental printmaking technique that produces a singular work of art. For collectors of Roar artists or contemporary landscapes, ‘Near the Beach’ is a jewel.

Ann HOWIE (1958 - )
'Near the Beach' 2022
monoprint on paper
Edition of 1
Image Size: 15 x 15 cm
Dimensions: 21 x 21 cm
Signed: Signed, dated and titled bottom margin
Comes with Letter of Provenance
 
Condition: Excellent
 
(c) The Artist or Assignee