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Iona Rowland is a multi-disciplinary artist working at the intersection of painting and printmaking.
HER pop culture-inspired, SITE SPECIFIC ARTWORKS comprise layers of resampled imagery, screen-prints, spray paint, improvised brush strokes and squeegee marks which overlap and converge to create new, multidimensional narratives.
PUBLIC ARTWORKS are often co-produced with local communIties and encourage live participation.
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Love in L.A | Original Painting
Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 150 x 120 cm. Created for the 2024 Invest in Futures Gala at the Peninsula Hotel. Auctioned alongside works by Pierce Brosnan, David Bailey and Marc Quinn. Read more.
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Bravissimo | New York
Site-specific window installation commissioned for Bravissimo’s New York store in celebration of IWD 2024. To mark the launch of the project Bravissimo donated £1 from every sale to The Prince’s Trust #ChangeAGirlsLife campaign. Read More
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The Evolution of Agatha Christie | commissioned by SHAFTESBURY PLC FOR SEVEN DIALS, LONDON (UK)
Aluminium Dibond mural, commemorating ninety years of Agatha Christie’s novel ‘The Seven Dials Mystery’. The commission was accompanied by remix workshops and a secret book trail. Read More.
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Hendrix in London | Commissioned by the Handel & Hendrix Museum, lONDON (UK)
Window installation documenting Jimi Hendrix’s time at 23 Brook Street, where he lived with his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham from 1968-1969. A range of Hendrix paintings are currently on display inside the Museum. Read More.
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Turn up the Bass | Commissioned by Umbro and DCFC for Pride Park Stadium, Derby (UK)
Six metre wide mural commissioned to mark the launch of Derby County Football Club’s 2019 home kit. The artwork combined 90s music references with iconic DCFC match moments from the same era. Read More.
CENTURY CLUB
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CITY GIRL | CENTURY CLUB, LONDON
City Girl series launch at Century Club, Shaftesbury Avenue - ensconced in the vibrant heart of Soho, Century celebrates the enduring spirit of creativity, innovation and collaboration. See More.
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HENDRIX IN WORCESTER | THE WORCESTER PLINTH
Hendrix in Worcester pays homage to the guitarist’s gig at the Worcester Gaumont on 2nd April 1967. It was illuminated at a launch event on 27th November - what would have been Jimi’s 80th birthday. Read More.
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City Girl | Lakes by Yoo, Lechlade Upon Thames
City Girl exhibition at Lakes by Yoo, an 850 acre Cotswold estate founded by John Hitchcox and Phillipe Starck. The estate features a dedicated artpark with works by Yoshitomo Nara and KAWS. See More.
COMMISSIONEd by
Our Accent will be upon youth | COMMISSIONED BY VOXBURNER FOR YMS LONDON 2021.
PARTICIPATORY INSTALLATION CO-CREATED WITH FESTIVAL ATTENDEES AT LONDON’S TRUMAN BREWERY. SEE MORE.
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Faith in Chaos | Original Painting
Acrylic, spray and screenprint on canvas, created at Underway Studios in Brixton. Private Collection, London (UK).
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SOLANGE | ORIGINAL PAINTING
Acrylic, spray and screenprint on canvas, created at Print Club, Hackney. Private Collection, London (UK).
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HENDRIX IN LONDON | SCREENPRINT
Limited edition screen print series created for the Handel & Hendrix Museum, London (UK).
Metamorphosis of the girl next door | oil and screen print on canvas, 150 x 200 cm
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Volume 22 | Commissioned by Boom Cycle
Mirrored installation inspired by the iconic cover art of Studio 1 records. Co-produced with Boom Cycle riders at the flagship studio in Battersea Power Station. See More.
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Hendrix billboard | BULLRING, BIRMINGHAM
Jimi Hendrix artwork is appearing on billboards across the uk as part of an ongoing partnership between Clear Channel UK and The Prince’s Trust. See More.
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By the time you call me | Crystal Palace Park
Temporary, site-specific artwork created in response to Dulwich Picture Gallery’s exhibition Reframed: The Woman in the Window. See More.
TURN UP THE BASS | MURAL COMMISSIONED BY UMBRO FOR PRIDE PARK STADIUM, TO MARK THE LAUNCH OF DCFC’S 2019/20 HOME KIT.
REMIX WORKSHOPS
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Evolve | Original Painting
Oil and screenprint on canvas, 70 x 80 cm. Private collection, London (UK).
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Consume | Original Painting
Herieth Paul - Oil on canvas, 120 x 150 cm. Private Collection, Ibiza (Spain).
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Spectacle | Original Painting
Oil and screenprint on canvas, 100 x 150 cm. Private collection, Los Angeles (USA).
IONA ROWLAND
Iona Rowland was born in Derby in 1990 and studied Fine Art at Kingston University from 2010-2013, before attending Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York in 2015. Since graduating, she has exhibited widely across the UK in both solo and group shows. Key exhibitions include Indelible Traces at Nolias Gallery, London; MMNTM at Bohunk Institute, Nottingham; Regram at Slate London; A Futuristic Woman at Square Gallery, London; T2 Shoreditch, London; ING Discerning Eye 2017 and the Derwent Art Prize 2018, both at London’s Mall Galleries. She has also exhibited regularly at GX Gallery in Camberwell, London.
Creating artwork for the public realm continues to be at the core of her practice and Iona has delivered major commissions for Shaftesbury PLC; Boom Cycle; Derby County Football Club; Umbro; House of Vans; Jamaica's Freedom Skatepark; and the Handel & Hendrix Museum in Mayfair. In November 2019 she was shortlisted for SHAPE NEWHAM, a community art initiative in the London Borough of Newham. She received a commendation for her contribution to the project alongside collaborator and Architect Eleanor Connolly. her work is held in private collections across the world, including LDC - THE PRIVATE EQUITY ARM OF LLOYDS’ BANKING GROUP.
rECENT PRESS
ldc | Supporting young artists
WORCESTER NEWS | Jimi Hendrix artwork installed at The Worcester Plinth
DERBYSHIRE LIVE | The story behind the mighty Rams mural at Pride Park
