Born in 1960 in Sheffield, England, David Bromley immigrated to Australia with his family in 1964 and emerged as a painter in the mid 1980s. Since then, he has become one of the most recognisable and innovative artists in Australia. Over the past 20 years David's work has fostered widespread acclaim and notoriety in Australia and internationally. He has exhibited on nearly every continent including Asia, Europe, Africa and America.
In his practice, David has developed distinct themes and unique styles of painting; his best known are the nude female portraits and children’s series, but he often explores with various mediums and imagery that portray a certain whimsy. However diverse in his subject matter, David's work is enduringly figurative, daringly coloured and executed with a graphic intention that is striking and memorable.
David’s practice has extended to significant work in sculpture, creating in both bronze and resin to bring to life the characters imbued within his paintings.
David won the Fisher’s Ghost Festival Art Prize in 1993 and was a finalist in the Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition in 1993 and 1994. He was selected in the 2000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the 2000 Sporting Portrait Prize. His work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of Western Australia among others.
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