ABOUT THE ARTIST

Originally trained as an engineer, David first established his own manufacturing business where he designed and created metal furnishings.

In the late eighties a personal crisis gave him the impetus to complete the crossover to fine arts. By 1989 the commercial distractions of his company were completely laid aside, he attended various art courses and worked with established New Zealand artists.

To better follow the academic tradition of training, in 1994 David went to Europe. First working in London and later Paris as a copyist. While painting at the Tate and National Gallery, London he received various commissions including two for the Ritz Hotel Casino.

In November 1994 David was accepted in France as an Artist "Profession Liberal" and while living and working in Paris continued to sell his paintings to collectors throughout Europe and America.

In 1995, he mounted a solo exhibition in Paris "Separate Lives", followed by another in Bourges.

Having met his partner in Paris, he moved with her to Germany during 1996 where he mounted another successful solo Exhibition "Kunst in der Saegemuehle".

After returning to New Zealand in 1997, David's artistic development continued, now with a greater awareness of his cultural background.

Established in Auckland with his family he continues to fulfil commissions and consolidate the direction of his own work. His solo exhibition BEYOND PROOF in 2003 was the result of this development. In 2004, amongs other commissions, he completed the controversial Goldie copy The Arrival of the Maoris in New Zealand at the Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and mounted this solo exhibition CLOSE TO HOME. In 2005 he painted local Devonport identities in his exhibition OVER THE FENCE, which was subsequently produced as an award-winning calendar.

Years of following his own passionate interest in the creative processes has recently led David to facilitating workshops. In them, he uses art practice with a reflective framework as a means of teaching and learning about creativity.

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