Edward Bowness Illustration

I have two exhibition going on around the same time one started on the 5th of march at the Maltcross pub in Nottingham and the other starts 11th of march in Waterstones in Nottingham too.

Both exhibitions are celebrating Nottingham as a cultural cornerstone.

Having worked in a bar now for a couple of years I see first hand the importance pubs have on social life. It is the social bedrock of our culture and with as many as 27 pubs closing every week nationally the pub is an endangered species. I have created some illustrations to emphasize this decline, however I have also focused on the positives that the pub can bring and how it is more than just a business, and it’s the heart of the community. By drawing we immortalize our subjects and hopefully in regards to the pub I can do the same.