Nina Mae Fowler

Nina Mae Fowler (born 1981) is a British artist living and working in Norfolk. She is known for her large scale pencil and graphite drawings, which are often accompanied by sculptures.

Early life and education Fowler grew up in London and attended South Hampstead High School before attending the University of Brighton, where she graduated in Sculpture in 2003. In her early 20s she worked as an archivist to the founder of Indica Gallery, John Dunbar.

Career Speaking about her work, Fowler said "Deep psychological conflict, the turbulent mix of early black and white Hollywood glamour and its attendant dark side are the focus of my work. Using imagery appropriated from films and the day-to-day lives of celebrated icons such as Elvis; Marlene Dietrich and Jean Harlow, as well as unknown figures drowned in the wake of Hollywood's dream machine".

In 2012, the University of Oxford commissioned her to depict Professor Richard Dawkins. The portrait was used by Dawkins in his book An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist.

In 2015, a monograph of her works to date titled Nina Mae Fowler: Measuring Elvis was published by The Cob Gallery. The book features essays offering various interpretations of Fowler's work. Contributors include, former Director of London's, National Portrait Gallery, Sandy Nairne, Sienna Miller, playwright Polly Stenham and counterculture historian Barry Miles.

In 2020, a second publication titled Ruined Finery was published in Zine format by The Cob Gallery. It catalogues Fowler's subsequent drawing and sculptural works from 2015 to 2020. Featured is Fowler's 2019 commission for the National Portrait Gallery, London, accompanied by a text from cultural historian and novelist Dame Marina Warner. Jude Law, and Caroline Issa. Her work is in the National Portrait Gallery, London. as well as reaching the shortlist for the Jerwood Drawing Prize in 2010 and 2015.

Personal life Fowler lives in Norfolk with her husband, the painter and BP Portrait Award winner Craig Wylie. The couple have a son and a daughter.

Notable exhibitions Nina Mae Fowler: Selected Works, curated by James Birch (Dadiani Fine Art, 2014) Starke Frauen (Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, Germany, 2013) It's Just My Funny Way of Dancing: Parts I-XIII (, UK, 2011) A Real Allegory: Parts I & II (Galerie Dukan Hourdequin, France, 2011)