Competition News

On Friday 2nd May 2008, David won a competition run by The Holiday Inn Portsmouth, to provide a piece of local art to be displayed in their refurbished reception area. 4 short listed local artists are exhibiting their work over the bank holiday weekend 2nd May - 5th May 2008 and then David's picture will be moved to permanent display, for a year.

Exhibition News

Exhibitions

May 2008 - Holiday Inn, Portsmouth May 3 - 5

May 2008 - Stubbington Library

October 2007 - an exhibition of completely new work will be shown for the whole month at The Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Petersfield, Hampshire. See their website for opening times.

September 2007 - David's work was chosen for the first exhibition at the refurbished Stubbington Library. See the library website for opening times.

There is work in progress in illustrating a poetry book. This is unusual in that I have never met the poet as she lives in Canada! I am still producing new themes and work and when ready I will set up an exhibition and advertise it here, so return at intervals to check.

Galleries

Meanwhile my work can be seen at several galleries:-

Hiscock Gallery Southsea

Hiscock Gallery
11 Stanley Street, Southsea
Hampshire, PO5 2DS
023 9282 5330
www.hiscockgallery.co.uk

The work shown is mostly local views of Portsmouth

Between Dreams

Hillier Garden Centre
Woodhouse Lane
Botley
Southampton
SO30 2EZ
01489 786878
www.betweendreams.co.uk

The work shown here is a mixture of local views and my more enigmatic mood creating work. This latter is without place, but has feeling within it.

Framework

Pier Street
Lee on the Solent
www.biginart.com/frameworkgallery

Titchfield Haven

Titchfield Haven House Visitors Centre,
Nature Reserve Hill Head Harbour
Fareham, Hants.
www.hants.gov.uk/countryside/titchfield/

Local views
It varies how much they show of my work, but it is a pleasant place to visit and there is always some art work on show even if not mine!

Exhibitions Past

• Joint exhibition Oxo Building South Bank London 1999 and in Richmond Virginia USA.
• Joint exhibition, with one other, at the Guildhall Winchester February 2001. 56 images.
• Exhibition, with two others, at Salisbury Playhouse September 2001. 22 images.
• Exhibition, with two others, at Bedales Gallery Petersfield November 2001, supported by Southern Arts. 30 images April 2002 Exhibition, Solo, at the Unisis Building, Bournemouth 25 images
• October 2002 Exhibition at the Hereford Festival of Photography supported by Southern Arts. My work consists of 16 images and was on view for one month in Hereford Cathedral and other venues later.
• 2001 onward, Core artist at the Beatrice Royal Gallery Eastleigh, the UK's largest independent art gallery, which has now sadly closed.
• Winchester Guildhall - September 2004 - " I visited your wonderful exhibition at the Winchester Guildhall Gallery today and was quite bowled over by the pictures.   They have such delicacy and certainly make photography into a real art form. "
• Queen Elizabeth Country Park April - May 2005.