David Humphreys

David Humphreys was born in 1937 in London of a Welsh father and a Scottish mother. From 1958 to 1962 he studied Fine Art at Durham University Fine Art Department under Victor Pasmore;

Statement: The landscapes of Wales and Scotland hold a fascination for David Humphreys, who returns there again and again to paint, influenced by his Welsh father and Scottish mother. Hebridean island life in particular inspires him: “You don’t live on the islands unless you want to,” he says. “That’s what distinguishes them from the rest of Britain.” Although faithful to the spirit of a place, he enjoys “the megalomania of the artist, being able to remove whole headlands with one sweep of the brush” (quoted from www.countrylivingfair.com).

Teaching Experience: 1962-3 taught in schools for physically handicapped children in London; 1963-69 lecturer at Ravensbourne College of Art & Design;

Awards: 1958 Thomas Pennman Scholarship & State Scholarship; 1983 1st prize 'Small Paintings Show', Salisbury Arts Centre;

International Links:
visits abroad=1970 first trip to USA, thereafter visits to Canada, Czechoslovakia, Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador & Argentine, as well as in Australasia & the Pacific.
exhibitions abroad: 1972 Galerie Basilisk, Lausanne/Switzerland; 1975 Galerie la Gradelle, Geneva/Switzerland; 1978 Piccolo Mondo Gallery, Palm Beach/USA; 1979 Gallerie Antiquarius, Caracas/Venezuela; Porter Novelli Gallery, Washington DC/USA; 1980 Wunderman Ricotta & Kline, NY/USA; 1981 Dieter Matschke, Munich/Germany; 1982 Pieter Berntsen Gallerie, Amelo/Holland; 1985 Community Foundation of New Jersey/USA; Needham-Porter-Novelli, Washington DC/USA; 1989 Stuart Christhilf, Baltimore/USA; 1990 Galerie Polder, Borne/Holland; 1991 Dieter Matschke, Leipzig/Germany; 1992 Artexpo, NY/USA; Danette Koke Fine Art, NY/USA; 1996 Dieter Matschke, Leipzig/Germany; 1999 Galerie Basilisk, Morgues/Switzerland; 2001 Galerie Basilisk, Morgues/Switzerland;