David Wiseman

My studio paintings are often inspired by landscape and its light, colour, space, shape and atmosphere. They are made in an organic way using varying degrees of abstraction and often undergoing many changes before the final image develops. They are playful, poetic, evocations of nature rather than topographical studies. The use of colour is of paramount importance. They aim to be intriguing and ambiguous, held between the sensuous plastic qualities of paint and all its magical illusions. They are made with many layers of overlaid marks and stains using various tools as well as a variety of brushes.

I gained a first class honours degree in 1972 at St. Martins School of Art and an M.A. at the Royal College of Art finishing in 1975. I have over 30 years experience as a painter and from 1987 onwards have also been involved with a number of large scale public art works. I have taught painting in numerous art schools across the country and have exhibited widely both as an individual and in many important selected group exhibitions.

Solo Exhibitions

2005
Above Us Only Sky, Tricycle Gallery, London
1996
Questors Theatre Gallery, Ealing
1993
Islington Arts Factory, London
1988
Minories, Colchester
Winchester Gallery
1987
Polytechnic Gallery, Brighton
1985
Centre 181 Gallery, Hammersmith
1983
Peterborough City Museum & Art Gallery
1980
Serpentine Gallery, London

Group Exhibitions

2004
Opening Exhibition, Blue Wing Gallery, Padstow
2003
Landscapes, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
View, Artsway Arts Centre, Sway
2002
The Discening Eye, Mall Galleries, London
Viewpoints, Osterley House, London
Riverside Artists, Museo Municipal Ourense, Spain
2001
The British Landscape, Mall Galleries, London
Unique Visions, Riverhouse Gallery, Walton On Thames
2000
Westlondonartists, Sackville Gallery, London
1999
Transformations, Small Mansion Art Centre, London
1998
Ealing Open, Pitshanger Manor Gallery, London
Critical Faculties, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston
Viewpoints, Artsway, Sway
VitalArt, Atlantis Gallery, London
Boundaries Of Landscape, Small Mansion Art Centre, London
1997
Riverside Artists Group, Museo Municipal Ourense, Spain
1996
Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition, Cheltenham
First Sight, Pitshanger Manor Gallery, Ealing
1995
The Sea, Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh
1994
Rexel Derwent Open Drawing Exhibition, Cheltenham
1992
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
1989
Woodlands, Trelissick Gallery, Truro
1987
Myth, Dream & Landscape, Swiss Cottage Library Gallery
1984
London Group Open, Royal College of Art, London
1982, 1976
John Moores Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1982
Hayward Annual, Hayward Gallery, London
Thirteen British Artists, Neue Galerie, Aachen & tour
1979
Open Attitudes, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford