David Dudgeon

I was born in Monaghan, Ireland, where I grew up on my father's farm. I currently live in Bangor, County Down. I had been involved with working on farm machinery at home, which led to an interest in steel, and after art college I pursued this by making sculptural steel structures both for private and public art commissions. My influences are Cubism, particularly the work of Picasso. I notice that my drawings over the years have increasingly been characterized by a boldness and solidity that is consistent with an outcome in steel. Recently I have been very focused on the subject matter of the human face, or faces in interaction, articulated by a cubist aesthetic.

I attended Art College at University of Ulster in Belfast, gaining a BA Hons with distinction in Product Design, and an MA in Applied Art.

Around this time I received a number of awards and recognitions, including from the Belfast Telegraph and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Munich, in collaboration with two other artists, one German, one Irish.
Newfoundland, residency with another Irish artist
Belfast, solo and joint exhibitions
Dublin, joint exhibition of Makers
Galway, joint exhibition of Makers