David Wiggs
| Artist Name: | David Wiggs |
| Main Focus: | Painting |
| Usual Medium: | Oil |
| Art Group: | Mosman Art Society |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Exhibits Art: | Yes |
| Online Sales: | Yes |
Background
David is a Sydney based artist with a studio in Brookvale. He studied art at Seaforth Tafe Art College, completing a diploma in Fine Art majoring in painting and a post graduate certificate in drawing. He is also a Horticulturist, completing his studies at Ryde School of Horticulture.
David has grown up around Sydney’s harbour and beaches, surfing and exploring the natural beauty and wealth of his home and surrounding coast and country.
Most of his painting and drawing is done in the landscape or Plein air. “It seems like a natural progression as an artist to paint and produce work in the landscape given that that is where I have always spent my time”. Painting on site on the beaches, the harbour, the bush, and out in the country, the work is a response to the subject before him in the moment. The movement of the water, the energy and theatre of the beach, the bridge, the harbour, the silence, and power of the land and bush, and the animals at the zoo.
“When you connect with the subject and bypass thought, painting is a special thing. It gets you closer”.
Qualifications
- 1989 – 1991 Associate Diploma of Fine Art majoring in painting – Seaforth College of Tafe.
- 1995 – 1996 Post Graduate Certificate Painting – Seaforth College of Tafe.
Exhibitions:
Axis Gallery Solo Exhibition 1991
Manly Regional Gallery 1991 Joint Exhibition
Manly Regional Gallery Joint Exhibition 1998
Manly Arts Festival Solo Exhibition – 2001
Opened D. Wiggs Art Studio/Gallery – Exhibition Space Terrey Hills 2003
The Base Space – Joint Exhibition 2003
Manly Beach Exhibition – Ocean Care Day 2003
Tap Gallery World Environment Day Exhibition 2003/04
The Base Space – 2004
St Augustine’s – Art 4 Art Show 2004
The Kings School Art Show – 2004
Inclusions in Mosman, Warringah, North Sydney & Willoughby Council Annual Art Prizes – 02/03/04
Manly Beach – Ocean Care Day – 2004
Liverpool Hospital – 2005
The Artroom Upstairs Manly Exhibition – 2005
St Augustine’s Art 4 Art Show 2005
The Kings School Art Show – 2005
Glen Street Theatre – Solo Exhibition 2005
William Street Studios – 2005/06
Dale Thomas Gallery – 2006
Glen Street Theatre – 2006
Stations of the Cross Exhibition – William Street Studios – 2007
Mosman Moments Exhibition – Mosman Art Gallery – 2007
Northern Expressions Exhibition – The Art Sanctuary Gallery 2007
Ethel Street Gallery – Solo Exhibition – 2007
North Sydney Council – 2008
May Gibbs – Nutcote – 2008
Mosman A.S. – Spring Exhibition – 2008
Ethel Street Gallery – Solo Exhibition – 2008
Manly Arts Festival – The Opening of David Wiggs’ Studio/Gallery – 2008
Manly Beach Exhibition – Ocean Care Day – 2008
Stations of the Cross Exhibition – William Street Church/Studios – 2009
North Sydney Council – Mosman A.S. – 2009
Parliament House – Sydney – 2009
MLC Gallery – Sense of Sydney Exhibition – 2009
Mosman Art Gallery – Mosman Down under Exhibition – 2009
Ethel Street Gallery – Solo Exhibition – The Beach, The Bush & The Road – 2009
Mosman & North Sydney Art Prize Inclusions – 2009
Stations of the Cross Exhibition – William Street Church/Studios – 2010
North Sydney Council – Creative Journeys Exhibition – 2010
Solo Exhibition – Bathers Pavilion Balmoral – November/December – 2010
Ethel Street Gallery – Solo Exhibition – The Beach, The Bush & The Road – 2011
North Head Harbour Trust – Manly Environment Centre – Eco Conference Exhibition 2011
Luna Park – Art along the Boardwalk Open Air Exhibition- 2011
Parliament House - Northern Expressions Exhibition- 2011
Art Sydney -Darling Harbour -Solo Exhibition- 2011
Mosman Art Gallery Spring Festival – Mosman Art Society Exhibition – 2011
Ethel Street Gallery-”The Beach, The Bush, The Harbour and The Lilly” – Solo Exhibition – 2011
Butler Goode Gallery – Paddington – 2012
North Sydney Council – Mosman Art Society Exhibition – 2012
Angel Gallery – Solo – 2012
Mosman Art Gallery – Artists of Mosman 2088 – 2013
North Sydney Council – M.A.S. – 2013
Hunters Hill Art Prize – Finalist – 2013
Warringah Art Prize – Finalist – 2013
North Sydney Art Prize – Finalist – 2013
Mosman Art Prize – Finalist – 2013
Mosman Art Gallery – M.A.S, Spring Exhibition – 2013
Manly Art Gallery – Keeping Company with Collection – 2013
Bathers Pavilion Gallery – Balmoral – Solo – 2013
“My Harbour Of Work and Leisure – My Harbour Of Toil and Pleasure”
Gallery 307 –Exhibitions- 2013
Ethel St Gallery-Solo-2014
Gallery 307-Exhibitions-2014
Mosman Art Gallery – Artists of Mosman 2088 – 2014
North Sydney Council – M.A.S – 2014
Headland Park-M.A.S.–9”X5”-Exhibition-2014
Mosman Art Prize-Finalist-2014
Waverley Art Prize Finalist- 2014
Mosman Art Gallery-Artists of Mosman 2088-2015
Ethel St Gallery-Solo-2015
Outback Open Art Prize Finalist-Broken Hill Art Gallery- 2015
Warringah Art Prize Finalist- 2015
Gallery 307- Solo Exhibition- 2015
Mosman Art Gallery-Artists of Mosman-2088-2016
Bathers’ Pavilion Gallery- Balmoral-Solo-2016
“The Beach, The Crowd And The Ferry”
Hunters Hill Art Prize Finalist-2016
Mission to Seafarers Art Prize Finalist-2016
Warringah Art Prize Finalist-2016
Gosford Art Prize Finalist-2016
Warringah Creative Space Exhibition-Two Views-2016
Awards & Achievements Include:
Waratah Festival of Sydney Drawing Award 1969
Chroma Acrylics Award 1989/90/91
Seaforth Tafe Painting Award 1991
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Prize 1992 – Commended
Royal Art Society of NSW Drawing Prize – 2004
North Sydney Art Prize 2005 – Highly Commended
North Sydney Art Prize 2007 – Local Artist Award
NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize – Finalist – 2012
Northbridge Art Prize – Commended – 2012
NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize – Finalist – 2013
Outback Open Art Prize-Finalist-2015