Martin Fowler

Martin Fowler was born and raised in Portobello and is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art’s Drawing & Painting course and the MA European Fine Art course at Winchester School of Art. After graduating, Fowler spent 7 years working full-time as a Prisoner Learning Lecturer in Art teaching predominantly at HMYOI Glenochil and HMP Perth. He has published two books – The Tension of a Line: A Portrait of Perth Prison (2010) and Scotland the Brave: A Graphic History of Scotland 1513-2014 (2015). Since 2005, Fowler has worked as a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at University of Cumbria. He completed his PhD, titled PREFAB: Dissident Art Making Against The Capitalist Common Sense, in 2022. He currently lives in Cumbria.