ARTIST BIO

Artists Profile - David Manks

Born Melbourne 1963

 1982-1983                   Seaforth Technical College, Art Certificate course

1984-1987                   City Art Institute, Bachelor of Education (Visual Arts)

2003-2004                   University of Wollongong, Master of Creative Arts- Distinction

Group and Solo Exhibitions

1989                  Group Exhibition, Raglan Gallery, Cooma, NSW

1990                  Group exhibition, Galerie Des Arts, Balmain, NSW

1993/94/95        Group Exhibition, Picton, NSW

1994                  Solo exhibition, Southlands Gallery, Canberra

2001                  Art and Environment-Campbelltown City Gallery

2004                  Two Man Exhibition, Clifton School of Arts, Clifton, NSW

2004                  “Transience of Place” Masters exhibition, University of Wollongong

2006                  “Beyond the Park” Solo exhibition Clifton School of Arts, Clifton NSW

2008                  “Journey’s from Home” solo exhibition, Vision & Space studio Gallery

2009                  “2515”, Vision & Space Studio Gallery, Austinmer & Sheffer Gallery, Sydney

2009                 ‘Local/Current’ Group Exhibition, Wollongong City Gallery

2010                 ‘Place to Place’ Exhibition, Clifton School of Arts, Clifton, NSW

2010                 ‘Out of the Shadows’ Exhibition, Clifton School of arts, Clifton, NSW

2011                  Works on Paper Exhibition, “The Drawing Room”, Kings Cross           

2012                  ‘North to South’, Clifton School of Arts, Clifton, NSW

2014                  ‘Another Place, Another Time’, The Hanging Space Gallery, Woonona, NSW

 Art Exhibitions and Prizes

 1989                              The Fisher’s Ghost Art Show

1990                              Lloyd Rees Art Show

1990                              St Gregory’s College Art show – Highly Commended

1990                              Camden Art Prize- Winner, open section & Art Prize

1993                              St Gregory’s College Art show – Highly Commended

1995                              Camden Art Prize – overall Prize winner

2001                              Norville Art prize

2004-2005                    Scarborough School Art Show

2008                              Eutick Memorial Prize Still Life Exhibition

2009                              Thirroul Art Prize Exhibition – Third place

2009                              Camden Art Prize Exhibition

2011                              Thirroul Art Prize Exhibition

2012                             Thirroul Art Prize Exhibition

2012                              Paddington Art Prize-Finalist

2013                              Thirroul Art Prize- winner

2013                              Fleurieu Art Prize – Finalist

2014                              Mosman Art Prize

2014                              Thirroul art prize Highly Commended

2015                              Thirroul Art Prize – Winner- Postcard size Exhibition

Works have been represented at:          The Raglan Gallery, Cooma

                                                               The Duke of Wellington Gallery, Mosman

                                                               Southlands Art Gallery, Canberra

                                                               Raglan Gallery, Manly

                                                               Beach Art, Thirroul

                                                               Vision & Space Studio Gallery, Austinmer, NSW

                                                               Atrium Gallery, Sydney

                                                               Sheffer Gallery, Sydney

                                                               University of Wollongong Permanent Collection

Publications                                          ‘A Place for Art’- University of Wollongong Press 2012

                                                               Art and the Environment Symposium Publication

 Works in Private collections in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Netherlands & USA