David Tomlin

David Tomlin is a self-taught Canadian artist who pursues his talent through painting and coursework at the Haliburton School of Art + Design (Ontario, Canada). David was born in Kingston, Ontario and was an Ontario elementary school principal in Toronto until his retirement. David has developed his unique style over the course of 20 years of painting and learning. He has participated in numerous art and gallery shows and many of his paintings are in private collections in Ontario, Alberta, Florida, New York and France. David develops his paintings from his many on-location digital photos and works from his studio in Toronto, Ontario.

David was first inspired by the work of impressionist painters who capture a feeling or experience of life as a visual impression by exploring the changing effects of light and colour on a subject. This style is reflected in many of David’s earlier paintings and it continues to influence his painting techniques.

As an artist interested in developing a uniquely Canadian body of work, David became drawn to landscape paintings which employ a different visual language to depict the wild and stark beauty of Canada’s landscapes. Featuring abstracted shapes in vibrant colour, his paintings evoke the ...

Graduate Certificate-Haliburton School of Art + Design, Ontario, Canada
Masters of Education, Toronto, Canada
Bachelor of Education, Toronto, Canada
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Toronto, Canada

The Artist Project, Toronto Contemporary Art Fair, April 2023
Toronto, Canada

Spectrum Miami, Miami Art Week, December 2018
Miami, Florida, USA

Clio Art Fair, October 2018
New York, USA

ISP Haliburton Exhibit, August 2018
Agnes Jamieson Gallery
Minden, Ontario, Canada

Toronto West Art Tour Collective, June 2018
Toronto, ON Canada

Twist Gallery 'Colours' Show, July 2018
Toronto, ON Canada Artist Project, February 2018
Toronto, ON Canada

Junction Solstice Art Market, June 2017
Toronto, ON Canada

The Toronto West Art Collective Art Show and Sale
June 2017
Toronto, ON Canada

St. Stephen’s Art Festival, February 2017
Coconut Grove, FL USA

McMichael Canadian Art Collection—Autumn Art Sale, October 2016
Kleinburg, ON Canada

Gallery Hittite Group Show, September 2016
Toronto, ON Canada

Amalgam Group Show – Skeir Gallery, September 2016
Toronto, ON Canada

Toronto West Art Tour, June 2016
Toronto, ON Canada

Location, Location, Location Show – Skeir Gallery, May 2016
Toronto, ON Canada

Chic Place Show, March to October 2016
Miami Beach, FL USA