David Barker

Born: 1941, Chichester, England. Emigrated 1951: Auckland, New Zealand. From the age of six my architect father noticed my curiosity and attempts to render my three dimensional world two-dimensionally. He gave me an early grasp of the phenomenon of perspective that continues to remain one of my most powerful perceptual tools. Along with those, the control of colour and form were taught by my art teachers.

These tools allow me to create the illusion of light, space and form on a flat surface. After a lifetime of painting I know that this methodology and style are not ‘gifts’, but rather skills acquired through commitment and constant practice.

School: Takapuna Grammar School

Tertiary education: Diploma Fine Arts (Hons) Elam School of Fine Art, Auckland, New Zealand

Masters in Fine Art, East West Centre, Hawaii University, USA

2011 Commissions - PANAMAX. Baltic Yachts, Finland

2008 September. One Man exhibition at the Omega Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2007 May Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand with artist and friend, Bruce Hunt. The theme is on Central Otago in New Zealand's south island - TWO ARTISTS AND A VINEYARD.

2005 The Studio of Contemporary Art, Auckland - INSIDE & BEYOND

2008 Studio of Contemporary Art, Auckland - WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS.
With 18 British Columbia Artists -
Cowichan Bay Barns, British Columbia, Canada.

1997 With 16 International Artists of Artist for Nature (ANF) - City Gallery, Nantes, France - POUR UNE LOIRE VIVANTE. The Studio, Chiswick, London, England - THE OPEN STUDIOS Studio Exhibition, Duncan, BC, Canada - VISIONS.

1996 With 60 International Artists of Artist for Nature (ANF) - Zeist Castle, The Netherlands; Natural History Museum, Madrid and City Art Gallery, Caceres, Spain - ARTISTS FOR NATURE IN EXTREMADURA.

1995 Cordova, Alaska, USA - Invited to join Artists for Nature (ANF) a group of 30 international artists, photographers, working for two weeks in Cordova and in the Copper River Delta. Jonathan Grant Gallery, Auckland - EIGHT DIPTYCHS

1991 Charlotte H Gallery, Auckland - studies of Great Mercury Islands...