After initial studies in architecture at QUT (formerly QIT), David Henderson spent four years at London’s Royal Academy Schools, graduating in 1985. He has since held over thirty solo exhibitions of his work, mostly in in Brisbane but also in Melbourne, Sydney, London and Rome. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the S.J. Solomon Prize at the Royal Academy and best of show at the Rotary Exhibition on two occasions. He has taught for a number of institutions and since 1995 has lectured regularly in art history for ASA Cultural Tours in France and Italy. His subjects include portraiture, the figure, landscape and urban landscape. David’s landscape work explores the relationship between the human and natural worlds and seeks to convey the mood and spirit of specific places as much as their appearance. His approach to painting could be described as ‘classical’, aiming for pictorial harmony through compositional structure and light.
Biography
CURRICULUM VITÆ: DAVID HENDERSON
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Education
1982-85 Royal Academy Schools, London, Diploma of Advanced Studies
1982 Royal Academy Schools, Guest Student
1977-79 Studied Architecture & Design, Queensland University of
Technology (formerly Queensland Institute of Technology
Solo Exhibitions
​2022, ’23, ‘25 Newstead Studios, Brisbane
2016, ‘13, ‘10 Villa Mulberry Gallery, Melbourne
2015 Creta Residency Exhibition, Rome
2020, 2019, 2017, ’16, ‘15 ‘14, ‘13, ‘12 ‘11, ’10, ’09, ‘07, ‘06, ‘05, ‘02
Graydon Gallery, Brisbane
2008 Piers Feetham Gallery, London
2004 Rose Street Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Kozminsky Art, Melbourne
2000 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
1999 Catanach's, Melbourne
1998, ‘95, ‘93 Cintra Galleries, Brisbane
1991 Campbell St, Brisbane
1988, ‘86 Victor Mace Fine Art Gallery, Brisbane
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Lethbridge 20000 Award Exhibition, Brisbane
2022 Lethbridge Landscape Award Exhibition, Brisbane
2016, '15, ‘14, 1995
Tattersalls Club Landscape Prize, Brisbane
2010-11 ‘Evolving Traditions’, Redcliffe City Art Gallery
2007, ’06, ‘05 Piers Feetham Gallery, London
2005, 1985, ‘84 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
2005 ‘Take a Good Look’, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
2005, ‘03 New Grafton Gallery, London
1995 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Alice Bale Award Exhibition, Melbourne
1994 Cadogan Contemporary Summer Exhibition, London
1992 'State of the Portrait', Queensland Arts Council
Alice Bale Award Exhibition, Melbourne
1988 '9 x 5 x Mail' Bicentennial Touring Exhibition
1984 Royal Academy Schools Premiums Exhibition, London
1985, ‘81 New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London
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Awards and Prizes
2022 Finalist, Lethbridge Landscape Prize
2017, ‘12 Best-of-show, Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
2014 Highly Commended, Queensland Figurative, Royal Queensland Art Society, Brisbane
2012 Shortlisted, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia
2007 Best Watercolour, Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane
1995 Commended, Tattersalls Club Landscape Prize, Brisbane
1987 Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Australia
1985 S. J. Solomon Prize, Royal Academy Schools
Collections
University of Queensland
Trinity College, Melbourne
Brisbane Boy’s College
Brisbane Grammar School
Tweed Rivers Regional Art Gallery, Murwullimbah
Employment
1995 - present Australians Studying Abroad: regular tour leader and lecturer in Italy and France
1993 - present Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Built Environment & Engineering: part-time lecturer, History of A Art & Design
2000 - 2005 Arts Academy, Brisbane: painting and drawing instructor
1992 - 1997 Queensland Art Gallery: tutor, workshop programmes, Education Department
1987 - 2003 Brisbane Institute of Art: tutor, painting, drawing and art history
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Memberships
Fellow, Royal Queensland Art Society