David Ledger is a West Australian artist specialising in oil painting. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Curtin and studied classical drawing and painting at the Florence Classical Art Academy in Italy. He has exhibited in Australia and abroad including solo exhibitions in Perth and Hong Kong. His work utilises traditional media and techniques. A common thread in his work is related to ideas of place, where both material and metaphysical planes closely link and reflect one another.
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Society for the Promotion of Classical Art Inaugural exhibition. Perth
2018 Locus, 38 Art Terrace, Hong Kong (Solo exhibition)
2017 Parallels of Place, Heathcoate Art Center. Perth
2015 Plastic, MOP Projects. Sydney
Mind Games, Central Institute of Technology. Perth
Painting as an Artform, Mundaring Arts Centre. WA
2014 Painting is Dead, Long Live Painting, Melody Smith Gallery. Perth
Paper Mountain. Fundraiser, Paper Mountain. Perth
2013 Bunbury Biennale, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery. WA
Plans, Melody Smith Gallery. Perth (Solo exhibition)
2012 Ornaments of Language, Melody Smith Gallery. Perth
Remember the Future, Melody Smith Gallery. Perth
2011 Rumble, The Oats Factory. Perth (Solo exhibition)
Christmas P-Arty, The Oats Factory. Perth
Young guns, The Oats Factory. Perth
2010 Curtin Degree Show, Curtin University. Perth
Education
2010 Bachelor of Arts (Art), Curtin University. WA
2018 One Year Intensive Course, Florence Classical Arts Academy, Florence, Italy.
Prizes and grants
2022 Finalist, Mandorla Art Award, Holmes a Court Gallery (WA)
2019 Creative Development Program, Department of Culture and the Arts Grant (WA)
2015 Winner, Joondalup Community Art Prize (WA)
2014 Finalist, Joondalup Community Invitation Art Award (WA)
Winner, Clifton’s Art Prize People’s Choice Award (WA)
2010 Winner, Oats Factory Award, (WA)
Collections
City of Joondalup Collection, WA
The Horn Collection, WA