David Leapman
David Leapman (born 1959) is an English painter, who won the John Moores Painting Prize in 1995.
Biography[]
Leapman studied in London at St Martin's School of Art, Goldsmiths College and Chelsea College of Art.[1]
His work often uses unusual materials, as well as strong and vibrant colours.
In 1995 Leapman won the John Moores Painting Prize 19, with his acrylic painting Double-Tongued Knowability,[2] and won a prize at the following exhibition in 1997. He was selected to take part in the Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibition in 2006.[3]
He has paintings and drawings in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[4] the British Government Art Collection[5] and Walker Art Gallery[2] amongst others.[6]
Leapman moved to Riverside, California in 2007, where he runs a gallery called Contemporary Artist Space (CAS) from his own home.[7]
References[]
- ^ Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. pp. L, page 40. ISBN 978-0953260959.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "'Double-Tongued Knowability', David Leapman, 1995". Walker Art Gallery. National Museums Liverpool. Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ^ "David Leapman". Artist Directory. Jerwood Visual Arts. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Juncture". Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "David Leapman: Receptacles". The Collection. Department for Culture Media and Sport. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "David Leapman paintings (slideshow)". Art UK. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Bennett, Sarah (4 October 2012). "House of Art". Inland Empire Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- Living people
- 1959 births
- 20th-century English painters
- English male painters
- 21st-century English painters