>> About
David Collins is a landscape painter who has lived on the Hawkesbury River, NSW, with his partner and fellow artist, Ana Pollak, since 1987. Bushwalking, rowing on the river and painting or drawing from its shores have been the major influences on his work over this time.
Since 1990, David has held 18 solo exhibitions of paintings and drawings and participated in many group exhibitions. He has worked in various locations both within Australia and overseas, including The Kimberley, The Pilbara, Central Australia and France, with residencies in China, Queensland and New Zealand.
>> Biographical Notes
1961 > Born, Sydney
1987 - present > Lives & works on the Hawkesbury River, NSW
2011 - 2014 > Part-time Tutor: Painting & Drawing, Sydney Art School
2009 - 2010 > Part-time Tutor: Painting & Drawing, Dept Fine Arts, Hornsby TAFE
1982 > Graduate Diploma of Education, Sydney College of Adv. Ed.
1979 - 1980 > Diploma of Art (Painting), Canberra School of Art
1977 - 1978 > Art Certificate, Hornsby Technical College
>> Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 > Abstract 2020, Defiance Gallery
2019 > The Hawkesbury - curated by Elisabeth Cummings, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Sydney
2018 > Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks Redfern, NSW
2017 > On Point, Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2017 > Aesthetic Uncertainties - curated by Zara Collins, Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2017 > Moment of Light, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
2015 > Drawn Together Painted Apart, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Wahroonga, NSW
2015 > Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Wahroonga, NSW
2013 > Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
2008 > Downstream - with Ana and Jenny Pollak, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, NSW
2007 > Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, with Robert Griffiths and Donald Ramsay, NSW
2005 > Artarmon Galleries, Sydney with Georgina Worth, NSW
2003 > Spinifex and Iron - with Ana Pollak, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2001 > Water’s Way - with Robert Griffiths, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1996 > James Harvey Gallery, Sydney, NSW
>> Bibliography
2019 > Sharp, Myff: The Hawkesbury, Catalogue Introduction, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Sydney
2014 > Yip, Andrew: Recent Paintings, Catalogue Introduction, Depot Gallery II, Sydney
2010 > Whitehead, Anne: Headland, Catalogue Introduction, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney
2008 > Cummings, Elisabeth: Downstream, Catalogue Introduction, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery
2000 > Vidal, Luis: Inland Sea, Catalogue Introduction, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney
>> Solo Exhibitions
2020 > Passage, Stanley Street Gallery
2019 > Just Relations, Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2018 > The River, Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2016 > Recent Work, Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2015 > The Pilbara and Beyond, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2014 > Recent Paintings, Depot Gallery II, Sydney, NSW
2012 > Trunkline, The Edge Art Space, Brooklyn, NSW
2012 > A Line Across the River, Depot Gallery II, Sydney, NSW
2011 > Wallarobba, Hornsby Shire Council Arts & Cultural Centre, NSW
2010> Salt and Sand, The Edge Art Space, Brooklyn, NSW
2006 > Headland, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2006 > Solo exhibition, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2004 > Sage Mind Gallery, Lan Zhou, China
2000 > Inland Sea, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1996 > Solo exhibition, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, NSW
1995 > Solo exhibition, James Harvey Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1991 > Solo exhibition, Ewart Gallery, Sydney, NSW
1990 > Solo exhibition, Ewart Gallery, Sydney, NSW
>> Awards & Prizes
2020 > Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, NSW
2019 > Finalist, Korea Australian Arts Foundation Art Award, NSW
2019 > Finalist, Gosford Art Prize, NSW
2018 > Finalist, Calleen Art Award, Cowra Regional Gallery, NSW
2018 > Finalist, Korea Australia Arts Foundation Art Award, NSW
2016 > Finalist, Korea Australia Arts Foundation Art Award, NSW
2016 > Finalist, Grace Cossington Smith Art Award, NSW
2015 > Finalist, Korea Australia Arts Foundation Art Prize, NSW
2015 > Invited Artist, Cossack Art Award, WA
2015 > Finalist, Korea Australia Arts Foundation Art Prize, NSW
2015 > Finalist, Salon des Refusé, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2013 > Highly Commended, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, NSW
2013 > Finalist, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery, NSW
2011 > Winner, Painting Prize, Hornsby Art Prize, NSW
2010 > Finalist, Hornsby Art Prize, NSW
2005 > Finalist, Salon des Refusé, S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
>> Residencies
2019 > Nock Art Foundation Artist Residency, Queenstown, New Zealand
2019 > Australian Wildlife Conservancy Artist Residency, Mt Zero - Taravale, Qld
2017 > Painting trip to the Midi Pyrenees, France
1993-2006 > Painting trips to Central Australia, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland
2004 > Artist in Residence and Teacher, College of Fine Arts, North West University for Minorities, Lan Zhou, China
>> Collections
Nock Art Foundation