John Howley

John Howley (30 December 1931 – 25 May 2020[1]) was an Australian painter whose core work is related to the Fantastic Art genre.

In 1962 he left Australia for England and spent 3 years traveling in Europe and North Africa painting and playing improvised music.

In 1980 he established with his Israeli curator wife The Acland Street Art Gallery that continued to exhibit Howley along with several other artists until 1989.

In his student years John Howley's study of Renaissance masters was the first major influence in his work.

His oeuvre is characterised by a constant search for new ways to comment on contemporary civilisation – mainly the transition into a technologically controlled society.