David Wiseman
David Wiseman has been painting for over 35 years since leaving the Royal College of Art in 1975 most spent in his garden studio. He has taught painting in numerous art schools across the country and have exhibited widely both as an individual and in many important selected group exhibitions. These include the New Contemporaries, John Moores , Hayward Annual, R.A. Summer Exhibition, Discerning Eye, London Group Open etc. His individual shows include those at the Serpentine Gallery and Peterborough City Museum. He has gained various awards including Arts Council of Great Britain Award, Greater London Arts Council Award and the John Minton Award at the Royal College of Art. He has taken part in touring exhibitions to Germany, U.S.A., and Spain including a British Council exhibition to Aachen and tour also including Hodgkin, Auerbach, Kiff and Kossoff. He has exhibited in important curated exhibitions in this country at The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, Kettles Yard Gallery, Cambridge and the Camden Arts Centre. He has his work in many corporate and public collections including the Arts Council of Great Britain, Prudential, The Bank of England, London Borough of Hammersmith, The Open University, Peterborough City Museum,Museo Municipal Ourense, Barts and the London N.H.S. Trust, Lewisham Hospital and many more.His work is represented in private collections in all parts of the world and he has completed 8 major public art works including large scale murals at Charing Cross, Frimley Park, Royal London and Ealing Hospitals. He was recently elected member of the National Acrylic Painters Association winning the Presidents Prize and Adrian Henri Memorial Prize in their exhibitions in St Ives and Birkenhead. Elected to the London Group in their centenary year 2013.