Romantic Cities and Landscape painter of Light
BIOGRAPHY
DAVID SAWYER RBA
Elected a member of the prestigious Royal Society of British Artists in 2004, David Sawyer describes himself as a modern British Impressionist, working within the tradition of landscape painting. Born in London in 1961, David studied at Canterbury College of Art. After graduating in the early 1980s, he has worked continually as a fine artist, including a brief period as a scene painter.
Today, he works between a small studio space in London, where he formulates his ideas and a larger studio in southwest France. Where he generally paints his more substantial pieces. He is primarily interested in architectural subjects and how light reveals the nature of its structure and creates mood and atmosphere. His favoured subject matter encompasses everything from Mediterranean landscapes to the urban skyline of London.
While his principal medium is oil paint, he also uses watercolour to explore ideas and make preparatory studies. David has firmly established himself amongst his contemporaries, and his career as an artist has seen success. He regularly shows at the Mall Galleries with the Royal Society of British Artists. He has also exhibited with the New English Arts Club, The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and the Chelsea Art Society.
David Sawyer’s numerous awards include:
The Katherine William-Powlett Memorial Prize 1997 at the 1997 Chelsea Arts Society 50th Anniversary
The Daler-Rowney Award at the RBA 2005 Exhibition.
The Education Purchase Prize at the RBA 2006 Exhibition.
The Artists Magazine Prize at the RBA 2009 Exhibition.
The Arts Club Prize at the RBA 2010 Exhibition
Royal Automobile Club, Centenary Art Prize (2011)
The de Laszlo Medal at the RBA 2012 Annual Exhibition
The Julian Barrow Prize for a Painting, Chelsea Arts Society Exhibition 2016
Current work of David Sawyer RBA showing in our exhibition
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PUBLICATIONS OF DAVID SAWYER
May 2014 International Artist Magazine Challenge #80. Favourite Subjects, Finalist Award published in International Artist
July 2013 Featured Artist in Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
July 2012 Featured Artist in Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
September 2009 “David Sawyer in conversation with Julian Halsby”. The Artist Magazine.
July 2008 “Oxford from an Artist’s eye. Art of England Magazine.
October 2000 “Materials and Methods: Choosing Canvases”. Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
May 1998 “Materials and Methods: Canvas and Oil Papers”. Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
March 1998 “Ancient and Modern”. Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONS
2006-2008 “Skylines for Board Rooms”. Views from the 8th
2003 3 Oil Paintings for the State Rooms of the Cunard Liner “Queen Mary II” (26 Limited edition prints of each
DAVID SAWYER SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Recent paintings 2013-2014. “From the Mediterranean to the River Thames”. Thompson’s Gallery Marylebone, 15 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 9UB
2012
“Inspired by Spires” Panter & Hall, 27 Bury Street, St James’s London
2011
Cambridge Colleges. Oils and Watercolours. Thompson’s Gallery Marylebone
12th August to 21st August . Recent French Paintings. Rue du Pont, St Lizier, France
•8th June to 1st July. Recent Paintings. Panter & Hall London
2010
• Recent Paintings Oakham Contemporary Gallery, 27 Bury Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6AL
2009
Recent Travels in France and Italy. John Davies Gallery, The Old Dairy Plant, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Recent Paintings. Panter & Hall
2008
Oxford. Drawings and Watercolours. Thompson’s Gallery Marylebone
Recent Paintings Oakham Contemporary Gallery London
2007
Recent Paintings Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2006
Recent Paintings (Oils and Watercolours) Panter & Hall
2005
Recent Paintings (Oils and Watercolours) Panter & Hall
2004
Oils and Watercolours, Thompson’s Gallery Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Recent Paintings (Oils) Panter & Hall London
The floor of the Friedfrank Building, City Road, London
2003
“Sailing to Byzantium” (Oils) Panter and Hall London
2002
“Recent Paintings” (Oils and Watercolours). The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
“A Tale of Two Cities” (Oils) Panter and Hall, London
2001
“Recent Paintings in Oils” Panter and Hall, London
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