Bett Gallery is thrilled to present this unique exhibition of works on paper to coincide with ‘David Keeling: Stranger, a survey exhibition’ currently on at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, celebrating the achievements of an artist at the height of his career.
“For me every painting, sculpture, indeed every idea begins with a drawing. Most immediately it begins with a sketch in a journal and from there developed until the idea becomes concrete. Often I will develop up an idea into a complete drawing, a practice I have continued over the decades I have worked as an artist. Drawing is an essential part of my work, and over the years I have kept a comprehensive collection of drawings that I have selected from for this exhibition. Many of the major series of works I have undertaken are represented in this exhibition ‘Parallel lines’.” ― David Keeling, 2021.
Born in Launceston in 1951, David Keeling studied at the Swinburne Film and Television School, the Tasmanian School of Art, the Alexander Mackie School of Art, and completed his Masters in Fine Art at RMIT, Victoria, in 1999. He has held over 40 solo exhibitions though out Australia and has been a finalist in many prizes, having won the Glover Prize twice. His works are held in major public collections including, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, as well as the collections of the University of Tasmania, Hobart and Launceston, Deakin University, Monash University, and a number of private collections in Australia and overseas. David currently lives and works in Hobart.
The exhibition will run from 15 January to 13 February 2021. View the online catalogue here.
