David Leapman
David Leapman (born 1959) is an English painter, who won the John Moores Painting Prize in 1995.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Buckman, David (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. pp. L, page 40. ISBN 978-0953260959.
- ^ a b "'Double-Tongued Knowability', David Leapman, 1995". Walker Art Gallery. National Museums Liverpool. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "David Leapman". Artist Directory. Jerwood Visual Arts. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Juncture". Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "David Leapman: Receptacles". The Collection. Department for Culture Media and Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "David Leapman paintings (slideshow)". Art UK. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Bennett, Sarah (4 October 2012). "House of Art". Inland Empire Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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