Davina Bosanquet

I am an English artist who has lived in both Rio, Brazil and Cape Town, South Africa.

I started a career in art doing portraiture and wildlife. I have painted famous horses and riders in different fields of horsemanship and won 'Wildlife in Action' at The Wildlife Artist of the Year, London in 2010 and 2013.

While living in Brazil I was inspired by the bright colours and naïve paintings, which simplify form. A further move to Cape Town provided fresh eyes into the contemporary art scene encouraging me to take my art in a more abstract direction.

Using mixed media such as acrylic, oil, enamel, gold leaf and fabric on printed fabric I layer textures, interweaving a surface of patterns, symbolism and characters. My background in traditional techniques shows through in my work, often animals or people emerge from an obscure background.

Lavenderhill Art Studios, Portrait course and Landscape course 2010 +11
Edinburgh College of Art: BA Hons Illustration 2002-05
L’Institute des Artes Decoratifs, Strasbourg (Erasmus Spring term) 2004
Bournemouth Arts Institute: Foundation in Art 2001-02
Bradfield College, Reading, Berks awarded art scholarship and art prize 1998-2000

Youngblood, Bree Street, Cape Town 2019
Group Show with art students, Ikhaya Le Langa, Cape Town 2017
Open studios, Bright, Woodstock, Cape Town 2014-16
Wildlife Artist of the Year, Mall Galleries, London 2009-2014
Russell Gallery, Putney, London 2014
Holywood Road Gallery, Fulham, London 2014
Artelier, London 2014
Art For Youth, London 2011-12
Animal Art Fair, London 2010-12
Auction Eve, Paris, France 2011
Solo Exhinition, Shepherd Market, London 2010
Osbourne Studio Gallery, Mayfair, London 2010
Quiddity Fine Art, Hampshire 2009
Houghton Hall IHT, Norfolk 2007-09
Joint solo exhibition, Guggleton Gallery, Dorset 2009