Stepping on Cracks
Exhibition dates: Tue 19 April to Sat 7 May 2011
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Melbourne artist David O’Brien presents his second Sydney solo exhibition, Stepping on Cracks, at the Damien Minton Gallery.
David has just won the 2011 Linden Postcard Prize, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, with one of the judges being Archibald winner Sam Leach.
David O’Brien has been successfully exhibiting his artwork for the past decade in Melbourne.He has become known for his surreal Australian landscapes populated by suburban family vignettes including masked children and mysterious creatures.
This new series, Stepping on Cracks, sees a new confidence and playfulness in his application of paint, as he explores these themes with deeper menace and purpose. A sense of filmic suspense and magic pervades this new series of paintings.
Born
1964 England. Arrived Australia 1965
Solo Exhibitions
2011Stepping on Cracks. Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney 2009Studio Show. The Artists Studio. Windsor , Melbourne 2008Jumping at Shadows. Damien Minton Gallery. Sydney 2006Lights Out. Nellie Castan Gallery. Melbourne 2004Collect and Display. Nellie Castan Gallery. Melbourne 2003Tunnel Vision. 162 Flinders lane. Melbourne 2000Branded. Span Galleries. Melbourne 1996Sean and David’s Long Drive. Chapel Gallery. Prahran
Selected group exhibitions
2011Linden Postcard Show.First Prize 2009McGivern Painting Prize, Maroondah Gallery.Winner Outstanding oil painting category 2009Farewell ‘09’ Damien Minton Gallery. Sydney. Interstate. Damien Minton Gallery. Sydney 2008The Coloured Digger.Damien Minton Gallery. Sydney 20062×2. Nellie Castan Gallery 2004 Flora Nova.Nellie Castan gallery 2003Linden Postcard Show.Prize Winner