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David FRAZER
By the River 2020
Wood engraving
8 x 8 cm
1 – 30 November 2023
Gallery Shop
David Frazer presents a series of small wood engravings and framed linocut landscapes in the Gallery Shop throughout November.
David’s artwork centres around themes of nostalgia, longing, and isolation, often choosing vast, secluded Australian rural landscapes and solitary people in his work. His figures, when present, often mirror the condition of the surrounding natural environment, symbolising truth, despair, and the vulnerability of being human. Although at times dark, his art carries a sense of playfulness and humour. David has a great skill in storytelling through his artwork.
David has exhibited nationally and internationally with over 40 solo exhibitions since 1996 and several group exhibitions and prizes throughout Australia, China, the UK and Poland.
In 2007, the ABC produced a half hour documentary on David as part of the Artist at Work series. His work is represented throughout Australia and overseas including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of NSW, the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Library of Australia, the National Museum of China, the Royal Academy of Art in London, and many regional galleries in Australia.
David has received numerous accolades for his work, with his most recent awards including Highly Commended in the Swan Hill National Print & Drawing Awards 2020, Swan Hill Gallery, VIC, Australian Commissioner & Special Prize Winner in the 2019 Ulsan International Woodcut Print Biennale, Korea, and the People’s Choice Award winner, 2018 Australian Print Triennial Print Award, The Art Vault, Mildura.
All works in the Gallery Shop are available for purchase from Benalla Art Gallery,
or by contacting the Gallery on: T 03 5760 2619 or gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au