In his art, David Bromley has managed to combine a distinctive Pop sensibility – a love of found images, photographic sources and mass media references – with an inventive relish for the effects of paint. David Bromley’s work divides into two distinct but related strands: images of childhood (adapted from the world of 1950’s book illustrations) and images of the female nude. His children’s series typically draws on imagery from Boy’s Own annuals and old magazines, and explores the themes of childhood innocence, lost and found.

The paintings hint at both innocence and enigma in the way that they bring together elements that vacillate between nostalgia and symbolism. The nude series has used similar layering and texturing techniques in his explorations of the female figure, which tantalise the viewer with their suggestions of veiled meaning. David Bromley is also increasingly in demand as a portraitist. He has been a finalist four times in the Archibald Prize and the painter of some famous visages, including filmmaker Scott Hicks, actor Hugo Weaving and pop-star Kylie Minogue.

Displaying an extraordinary artistic energy he has experimented with a wide variety of different media – printmaking, ceramic, sculpture and, recently, film, furniture, fashion and interiors. Though born in Sheffield, England, in 1960, David Bromley moved to Australia at the age of four and has lived there ever since. As an artist he is self-taught. He has had over thirty solo exhibitions across Australia, Europe, the USA and Asia. His work is held in corporate and private collections in both hemispheres. He is listed as one of the ’50 Most Collectable Artists in Australia’ by Australian Art Collector Magazine.

Solo Exhibitions

2017 Tales From Within The Studio, JahRoc Galleries, Margaret River

2016 Gullotti Gallery, Perth

2015 Gullotti Gallery, Perth

2014 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
Gallery One, Gold Coast
Gullotti Gallery Perth

2013 Murano and Gullotti Gallery, Perth
Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Canberra

2012 Everyday A Sunday, JahRoc Galleries, Margaret River
Gallery One, Gold Coast
Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Newcastle
Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco
Everard Read, Cape Town
Everard Read, Johannesburg

2011 Gallery One, Gold Coast
Rebecca Hossack, New York
Rebecca Hossack, London
Cat St Gallery, Hong Kong

2010 Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto
Perth Galleries, perth

2009 Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2008 Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, london
Tim Olsen, sydney
Scott Livesey Galleries, melbourne
Kieran Smyth Gallery, new zealand
Obsession Gallery, tokyo
Perth Galleries, perth
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2007 Scott Livesey Galleries, melbourne
Murrurundi, Michael Reid Galleries, hunter valley
Art Obsession, kyoto
Sophie Burbury Fine Art, tasmania
Kirean Smyth Gallery, new zealand
Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, adelaide
Cat Street Gallery, hong kong
Tim Olsen Gallery, sydney
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & Kyoto

2006 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Hill-Smith Art Gallery, adelaide
Tim Olsen Gallery, sydney
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, london

2005 Scott Livesey Art Dealer, melbourne
Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, adelaide
Obsession Gallery, tokyo
Tim Olsen Gallery, sydney
Rice Polak Gallery, USA
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2004 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Everard Reed Gallery, johannesburg
Obsession Gallery, tokyo
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, melbourne
Kagoshima, japan
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, london
Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2003 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Obsession Gallery, tokyo & kyoto
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, melbourne
Tim Olsen Gallery, sydney
Perth Galleries, perth
Susanne Zander Galerie, germany
Hill-Smith Fine Art, Adelaide
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2002 Scott Livesey Art Dealer, melbourne
Chapman Gallery, canberra
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2001 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Scott Livesey Art Dealer, melbourne
Hill-Smith Fine Art, adelaide
Tim Olsen Gallery, sydney
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

2000 Scott Livesey Art Dealer, melbourne
Atelier de Cyrille Varet, Viaduc des Arts, paris
Perth Galleries, perth
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

1999 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Hill-Smith Fine Art, adelaide
Chapman Gallery, canberra
Coventry Gallery, sydney
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

1998 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Perth Galleries, perth
Kozminski Galleries, Melbourne
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

1997 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Coventry Gallery, sydney
Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

1996 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Grand Orbit Artspace, brisbane
Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & Kyoto
Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane

1995 Greenaway Art Gallery, adelaide
Coventry Gallery, sydney
Degawa Hirosaku Gallery, tokyo & kyoto

Group Exhibitions

2012 Apada Arts & Antique Fair (18 – 23 September)
20/21 British Art Fair (12 – 16 September)
Melbourne (25-27 May)
The Affordable Art Fair South London (14-18 March)

2011 The Affordable Art Fair Singapore (18 – 20 November)
Art Toronto (28- 31 October)
The Affordable Art Fair North London (27 – 30 October)
Art London (6-10 October)
The Affordable Art Fair New York (22-25 September)
20/21 British Art Fair (14 – 18 September)
Art Melbourne (19 – 22 May 2011)
The Affordable Art Fair New York (5 – 8 May)
The London Original Print Fair (22-19 April)
The Affordable Art Fair (10 – 13 March)
London Art Fair (19 – 23 January)

2010 Art Sydney (11 – 14 November)
Art Toronto (28 – 1 November)
The Affordable Art Fair (21 – 24 October)
Art London (7 – 11 October)
The Affordable Art Fair New York (29 September – 3 October)
20/21 British Art Fair (15 – 19 September)
Utrecht Open Art Fair (8 – 12 September)
Art Hamptons – The International Fine Art Fair (8 – 11 July)
The Henley Festival (7 – 11 July)
San Francisco Fine Art Fair (21 – 23 May)
AAF New York (6 – 9 May)
London Original Print Fair (29 April – 2 May)
Glasgow Art Fair (25 – 28 March)
AAF Spring (11 – 14 March)
Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show (12 – 16 February)
Affordable Art Fair Brussels (4 – 8 February)
LA Art Show (20 – 24 January)
London Art Fair 2010 (13 – 17 January)

2009 AAF Amsterdam, netherlands
Toronto Art Art Fair, canada
Art London, uk
20/21 British Art Fair, uk
Art Hamptons, USA
AAF New York, USA
Glasgow Art Fair, uk
London Original Print Fair, uk
AAF Brussels, belgium
LA Art Fair, USA
Palm Beach, USA
Art Miami, USA

2008 Art Palm Beach, USA
Form, london
20th Century Print Fair Royal Academy, london
Tim Olsen Gallery, sydney
ART Moscow Fair, russia
New York AAF, USA
Art Miami, USA
Melbourne Art Fair, melbourne
Sante Fe Art Fair, new mexico
AAF Amsterdam, netherlands
Toronto Art Art Fair, canada
20/21 British Art Fair, uk
Glasgow Art Fair, uk
London Original Art Fair, uk

2007 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Jan Murphy Gallery, Affordable Art Fair, new york
Form, london
Art Palm Beach, USA
Art Miami, USA
AAF Bristol, uk
New York AAF, USA
Glasgow Art Fair, scotland
20th Century Print Fair, Royal Academy, london
Sante Fe Art Fair, new mexico
Art London Art Fair, london
Art DC, Washington, USA
Art Moscow Fair russia

2006 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Scott Livesey Gallery, melbourne,
Affordable Art Fair, new york
Art Miami, USA
Cat Street Gallery, hong kong
Melbourne Art Fair, melbourne

2005 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
Salon des Refusés, SH Erwin Gallery, sydney
Art Glasgow, scotland
Art Palm Beach, USA
Art London, london
Rice Polak Gallery, massachusett

2004 Archibald Prize, Finalist, sydney
Toronto International Art Fair, canada
Affordable Art Fair, new york
Art Köln, germany
Art London, london
Glasgow Art Fair, scotland
Art Palm Beach, USA

2003 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane & Tim Olsen Gallery – Sydney
Art Miami, USA
Art Palm Beach, USA
Art 2003, london

2002 Jan Murphy Gallery, brisbane
The Outsider Art Fair, Marion Harris, new york
Bunkamura Gallery, tokyo
Archibald Prize, Finalist, sydney
Art London, london
Perth Galleries, perth
Bristol Art Fair,bristol
Art Köln, germany

2001 Modern Living Art, Mitsukoshi, tokyo
Archibald Prize, Finalist, sydney
Artists Supporting Animal Preservation, sydney
Art London, london

2000 Rebecca Hossack Gallery, london
Archibald Prize, Finalist, sydney
Australian High Commission, singapore
Nicola Townsend Art Dealer, tokyo
Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Finalist
Art London, london

1999 Archibald Prize, Finalist, sydney
Salon des Refusés, SH Erwin Gallery, sydney

1997 Salon des Refusés, SH Erwin Gallery, sydney

1996 Salon des Refusés, SH Erwin Gallery, sydney

1994 Moët & Chandon Award, Finalist, adelaide
Coventry Gallery, sydney

1993 Fisher Ghost Award, Winner, new south wales
Moët & Chandon Award, Finalist, adelaide
Chandler Coventry: A Private Collection
Campbelltown City Art Gallery
Victor Mace Gallery, Brisbane