David Harkins

My studio is in Brighton East Sussex in England but I am originally from Edinburgh, Scotland.
I am fundamentally an abstract artist, and I'm interested in the human condition and the absurdity of our plight. I have been using a jigsaw piece from an early learning centre jigsaw to represent the universal figure..... although it can also appear as a keyhole to peep through...... a vessel to contain ......and other stuff too ..... I can’t tell you what to see but simply hope that it gives you something to look at and think about

University of Brighton MA Fine Art 2000-02
Chelsea College of Art P/T foundation 1999-2000
University of London Goldsmiths Psychodynamic Counselling Diploma 1996-98
Kingston University Social Work Qualification 1990-92
Edinburgh BSc Social Anthropology 1979-81

The Discerning Eye London 2016
Cameron Contemporary Brighton 2016
Affordable Art Fair New York 2015 and London 2016
Inside Outside Edgar Modern Bath 2015 - solo
32 Painters Phoenix Brighton 2015
The Radev Collection Victoria Museum Bath 2014

Numerous shows over the years including solo shows at Number 10 Dublin 2003 and 2004 and
3 Bury Street London 2002, 2004 2006 ,2008 20010

Paintings are held in private collections in UK, Ireland, US, South Africa and The Radev Collection, London, Paintings in Hospitals UK and the Electricity Board of Ireland.