David Leapman

David Leapman (born 1959) is a successful 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 house.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. pp. L, page 40. ISBN 978-0953260959.
  2. 1 2 "'Double-Tongued Knowability', David Leapman, 1995". Walker Art Gallery. National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  3. ↑ "David Leapman". Artist Directory. Jerwood Visual Arts. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Juncture". Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  5. ↑ "David Leapman: Receptacles". The Collection. Department for Culture Media and Sport. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  6. ↑ "David Leapman paintings (slideshow)". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  7. ↑ Bennett, Sarah (4 October 2012). "House of Art". Inland Empire Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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