Sam Bowker

Personal profile

Dr Sam Bowker is a Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture. Prior to joining CSU, he worked for the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of Australia, and lectured in Art Theory for the Australian National University's School of Art.

Sam's PhD thesis, "Their War and Mine", examined the implications of the use of self-portraiture by war artists, focusing on the collection of the Australian War Memorial. His previous thesis studied the biographic myths promoted by travelling artists in the nineteenth century.

His current major research project is an art historical survey of Khayamiyya, or Egyptian Tentmaker Applique, from the late Ottoman Empire to the present. This has resulted in exhibitions around Australia and for the Islamic Art Museum Malaysia, which hosts an annual scholars-in-residence program for CSU students.

Teaching

Sam Bowker currently teaches subjects ranging from European Art between 1850-1930, Australian Art (Colonial to Contemporary), the Body in Art, Aspects of Design, Italian Renaissance Art and Perspectives in Photography. Sam also supervises PhD, Masters, and Honors students across a range of fields.

Sam is the Subject Coordinator for ART240: Introduction to Islamic Art.

Sam also has extensive experience in the design and delivery of learning programs for a wide range of museum and gallery collections.

Research Interests

Portraiture and self-portraiture
War Art
Khayamiya (Egyptian Tentmaker Applique)
Textiles
Australian Art
Travelling Artists
The History of Design
Orientalist Art
Anonymity in Art History
Tourist Art
Ancient Art
Nineteenth-century European Art
Islamic Art and Architecture
Research Methods in Art History and Curatorship

Education/Academic qualification

Art History and Curatorship, PhD

Award Date: 19 Nov 2017

Art History and Curatorship, BA (1st Hons), Australian National University

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Research Output

2 Citations
1 h-Index
11 Article
7 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
6 Creative Works - Curation of Exhibition/Event/Festival
3 Presentation only
9 More

Images for Dead Men: Australian artists after the Vietnam War

Bowker, S., 11 May 2020, (Accepted/In press) War and Art: The Portrayal of Destruction and Mass Violence. Jacob, F. & Presiado, M. (eds.). Brill, Vol. 8. (War (Hi)stories).

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Not Melaka but Marege: Islamic Art in Australia (or, "What have the Umayyads ever done for us?")

Bowker, S., 2020, Collecting Islamic Art Worldwide: From Malacca to Manchester. Springer

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

The Street and the Screen: Egyptian Tentmakers and Craft Online

Bowker, S. & Rashidi, S. E., 02 Jan 2020, In : Journal of Modern Craft. 13, 1, p. 51-66 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Curating 'ILM': Chapter or Bridge?

Bowker, S., 2019, 'Ilm: Science, religion and art in Islam. Akkach, S. (ed.). Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide Press, p. 181-192 12 p.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

eXtended Reality Centre (XRC) Seminar: XR Research projects at CSU

Gates-Stuart, E., Hagan, A., Redshaw, S., Wulff, E., Tacgin, Z., de Lima, R., Raghav, K., Pennay, B., Grover, P., Medway, J., Bowker, S., Kabir, A., Higgins, B., Young, I., Friend, M. & Yates, E., 24 Oct 2019.

Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only

Activities

17 Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation
1 Public event
1 Editorial responsibility
1 Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee

HR Gallop Gallery, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia (Publisher)

Sam Bowker (Reviewer)

Apr 2019

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial responsibility

Australian Art: Home and Away

Sam Bowker (Speaker)

18 Apr 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Community

Australian Art: Great Southern Land

Sam Bowker (Speaker)

04 Apr 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Community

eXtended Reality Centre (XRC) Industry Day

Eleanor Stuart (Organiser), Sarah Redshaw (Organiser), Elizabeth Wulff (Organiser), Andrew Hagan (Speaker), Zeynep Tacgin (Speaker), Rafael de Lima (Speaker), Eleanor Stuart (Speaker), Kumar Raghav (Speaker), Bruce Pennay (Speaker), Paul Grover (Speaker), Jonathan Medway (Speaker), Sam Bowker (Speaker), Ashad Kabir (Speaker), Bernard Higgins (Speaker), Ilena Young (Participant), Erica Yates (Speaker) & Michael Friend (Speaker)

24 Oct 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Academic

Impacts

History of the Tentmakers of Cairo

Sam Bowker (Creator)

Impact: Cultural Impact, Social Impact