Paul Fowler

An artist, architect, and educator whose work explores the intersection of structure, memory, and emotion.

Through layers of paint, drawing, and revision, he creates compositions that balance order and disruption, revealing traces of what has been built, obscured, and rediscovered over time.

Fowler's abstract paintings draw upon a lifetime of architectural thinking. Geometric frameworks, measured lines, and spatial relationships provide an underlying structure, while veils of color, scraped passages, and visible revisions introduce uncertainty, vulnerability, and narrative. The resulting works occupy a space between construction and erosion — between what is remembered and what is lost.

Alongside his abstract practice, Fowler creates watercolor studies inspired by gardens, meadows, and seasonal landscapes. These works emphasize atmosphere, gesture, and the fleeting nature of observation. Built through transparent layers and restrained detail, they seek to capture not only the appearance of flowers but the feeling of encountering them.

Many of Fowler's paintings emerge from personal experiences and relationships. Recent work has explored themes of grief, resilience, generosity, family history, and the stories carried within places and objects. Whether working in large-scale abstraction or intimate watercolor, he is interested in how fragments of memory can be transformed into visual form.

Fowler is an Associate Professor of Architecture, where he teaches design, construction, and drawing. His creative practice is informed by both making and teaching, with a continuing interest in traditional materials, craftsmanship, and the ways people understand the world through building.