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Biography
Dr David Eastwood is an artist and academic whose practice is primarily situated in drawing and painting. He uses the interior as a genre through which to construct composite images that reconfigure spatio-temporalities, reevaluating relationships across historical periods and locations. His recent research examines the “afterlife” of artists’ studios recontextualised as posthumous museum artefacts, revising our understanding of the...view more
Dr David Eastwood is an artist and academic whose practice is primarily situated in drawing and painting. He uses the interior as a genre through which to construct composite images that reconfigure spatio-temporalities, reevaluating relationships across historical periods and locations. His recent research examines the “afterlife” of artists’ studios recontextualised as posthumous museum artefacts, revising our understanding of the modernist studio and its relationship to contemporary art practice. In 2018 he completed a PhD on this topic, proposing a nuanced reinterpretation of the artist's studio as an assemblage of distributed materialities and agencies, an approach informed by the thinking of Gilles Deleuze and new materialism. Eastwood also has a continuing interest in model-making as a tool to inform imaging practices. Of key interest is the model’s status as a hypothetical object with agency to provoke speculative thinking.
Eastwood is represented by Robin Gibson Gallery in Sydney and is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Art & Design, where he teaches in the Fine Arts program and is available to supervise Higher Degree Research candidates in Masters and PhD programs. He has examined PhD candidates at ANU and Curtin University; Masters candidates at USyd, UniSA, NAS and UNSW; and Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Honours) at ACU.
Completed Postgraduate Supervision:
Timothy Phillips (PhD, 2024) Oblique Strategies: Queer Opacity in Figurative Painting, ANU (Associate Supervisor, external, with Dr Peter Alwast and Ruth Waller).
Megan Fizell (PhD, 2021) Gastronomic Body: Sensory and sociocultural dimensions of food art (supervised jointly with Dr Lindsay Kelley).
Louise Zhang (MFA, 2016) Monstrous Masses: horror and slime in art (supervised jointly with Dr Lindsay Kelley).
Theresa Darmody (MFA, 2015) The Continuous Line: transcoding knitted stitch patterns through painting in an investigation of the affective potential of pattern (supervised jointly with Dr Astrid Lorange).
Peter Nelson (MFA, 2012) Extensions of a No-Place: structure and narrative in invented landscapes.
Alexander Sims (MFA, 2010) Synthetic Modernism and the Grid.
My Grants
2008-09 Visual Arts Board Skills and Arts Development Grant: Paris studio residency (three months), Australia Council Studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
My Qualifications
2013-18 Doctor of Philosophy, UNSW Art & Design
1997-99 Master of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
1993-96 Bachelor of Fine Arts with First Class Honours & University Medal, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales
My Awards
2021 Highly Commended, Hazelhurst Art Award: Art on Paper
2019 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research, UNSW Art & Design
2019 Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis, Graduate Research School, UNSW
2013-2017 University Postgraduate Award, UNSW (Scholarship)
2013-2017 UNSW Research Excellence Award (Scholarship)
2010 Kedumba Drawing Award
2008-09 Visual Arts Board Skills and Arts Development Grant: Paris studio residency (three months), Australia Council Studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2003 Viewers’ Choice Award, Redlands Westpac Art Prize
2001 Commended, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
2000 Winner, Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award
1998 Willoughby City Art Prize People’s Choice Award
1998 Highly Commended, Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award
1998 Three month studio residency, UNSW studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
1997-99 Australian Postgraduate Award (Scholarship)
1997 University Medal, University of New South Wales
1997 First Prize, UNSW Union Art Competition
My Research Activities
Solo Exhibitions
2023 False Monuments, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2021 Artificial Artefacts, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2019 Vue d’atelier, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2018 The Posthumous Studio, UNSW Galleries, Sydney
2016 The Atemporal Mirror, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2013 Pseudo Studio, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2011 Decoy Décor, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2011 Showroom, Australian Institute of Architects, Sydney
2009 Ulterior/Interior, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2007 Mise en scène, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2005 Marks, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2003 Split, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2001 Crumple, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1999 Tilt, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1999 COFA Exhibition Space, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Salon Des Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney and The David Roche Foundation, Adelaide
Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Salon, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney.
The King’s School Art Prize, The King’s School, Sydney
Fabrication, Draw Space, Sydney
2023 Hazelhurst Art Award: Art on Paper, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gymea
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, Croydon, Sydney
2022 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW (touring)
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, Croydon, Sydney
Hazelhurst Art Award: Art on Paper, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gymea
2020 Love in the time of COVID-19, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
2019 The Drawing Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
New Now, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2017 A Working Model of the World, UNSW Galleries, Sydney, and Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York. Curated by Dr Lizzie Muller and Holly Williams.
9 Hours Underground, Sydney opera House Cave, Sydney. Curated by Kate Smith.
Re-Launch, ADspace, Sydney
2016 Small World | Small Wonders, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Wall to Wall, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2015 Salon, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Well Red, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Drawing Now, ADspace, Sydney
2014 (Small) Gems, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Monochrome, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
For Lease: Reinterpreting Place, Breezeblock, Sydney. Curated by Chloe Wolifson.
The Democracy of Drawing, Airspace Projects, Marrickville, Sydney
2013 Presence and Absence, Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong. Curated by Michael Beare.
Drawing Now, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
The Carpentry of Speculative Things, Alaska Projects, Sydney. Curated by Prue Gibson.
Speculative Spaces, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2012 Height x Width, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
Cut & Paste, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Redlands Westpac Art Prize, National Art School Gallery, Sydney
2011 Paper Trail, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2010 Kedumba Drawing Award, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls, NSW
Untitled, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Metro Art Award, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
Still Life Treasures, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2009 Small is the New Big, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2008 Drawcard, The National Art School Gallery, Sydney
Metro 5 Art Award, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne and Benalla Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
The Young Ones, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2007 Metro 5 Art Award, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne and Benalla Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, Croydon, Sydney
Hazelhurst Art Award: Art on Paper, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gymea, NSW
Christmas Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2006 Praxis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Adelaide Perry Gallery, Sydney
Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
Visions of a Municipality 2: The Second Exhibition of Lane Cove’s Art Treasures, Lane Cove Council, Sydney
ABN AMRO Emerging Artist Award, ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney
Three, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Shelf Life, The Delmar Gallery, Ashfield, Sydney
Summery Christmas Show, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2005 Praxis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
Hazelhurst Art Award: Art on Paper, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gymea, NSW
Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Robert Jacks Drawing Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria
The Year In Art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
The Alumni Prize, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
From the Stockroom, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
2004 Willoughby City Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, Sydney
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
2003 Praxis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
Destination Drawing, COFA Exhibition Space, Sydney
Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Still Life, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
The Year in Art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2002 Paris Days: The UNSW Studio in Paris, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
2001 Praxis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
Preview, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Alumni on Paper, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
Context, Kudos Gallery, Sydney and Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle, Australia
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
2000 The First Show of the Last Year of the Millennium, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Praxis, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
The Postcard Show, Linden Arts Centre and Gallery, Melbourne
An Appointment with Reality, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, Sydney
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Lane Cove Council Cove Room, Sydney and Atrium Gallery, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney
The Art of Drawing, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
Selected Works by Gallery Artists, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
1999 50th Anniversary Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
The King’s School Art Prize, The King’s School, Sydney
Willoughby City Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, Sydney
MFA Graduates, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
1998 Uncommon Masters, COFA Exhibition Space, Sydney
Willoughby City Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, Sydney
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Lane Cove Council Cove Room, Sydney
1997 Six Recent Graduates, Crawford Gallery, Sydney
Jenny Birt Award, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
Hatched: Healthway National Graduate Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
UNSW Union Art Competition, University of New South Wales, Sydney
National Tertiary Art Prize, Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle, Australia
Royal Over-Seas League 14th Annual Open Exhibition, Over-Seas House, London and Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
1996 Salon Des Refuses, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Eight is Enough, College of Fine Arts Gallery, Sydney
New Portraiture, College of Fine Arts Gallery, Sydney
Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Lane Cove Council Cove Room, Sydney and Atrium Gallery, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Speculative Spaces, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 2-26 March 2013.
Speculative Spaces examined the spatial and pictorial investigations of artists working with dioramas and maquettes, fabricated at tabletop scale and subsequently mediated through imaging techniques such as drawing, painting, photography, video, or a combination of these. The exhibition was curated for Robin Gibson Gallery as part of Art Month Sydney 2013.
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
- Painting
- Expanded painting
- Drawing
- Expanded drawing
- Visual art
- Contemporary art
- The artist's studio
- Models and model making
- Interiors and spaces
- Still life
- Figurative art
- Abstraction
- Collage
- Composite imaging
- Material practices
- New Materialism
Currently supervising
- Emma Pinsent, Porous material afterlives of the intertidal zone, PhD candidate, UNSW (Primary Supervisor, with Secondary Supervisor Dr Bianca Hester)
- Megan Rose, Hold Me: A post-qualitative study of the interplay between cuteness and the uncanny in artificial companion design, PhD candidate, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW, (Joint Supervisor with Prof Deborah Lupton)
- Kristy Gordon, Slow Marks and Drift: Repetition, Flow and Resonance in Slow Art Practice (Secondary Supervisor, with Primary Supervisor A/Prof Emma Robertson)
- Joel Arthur, How can contemporary painting subvert modernist pictorial languages as a response to the colonial histories within Sydney's urban parks and gardens?, MFA candidate, UNSW (Primary Supervisor, with Joint Supervisor Peter Sharp)
- Sadhbha Cockburn, Mourning the more-than-human: performative, sculptural place-making as posthuman grief, PhD candidate, UNSW (Primary Supervisor, with Joint Supervisors Dr Bianca Hester and Dr Prue Gibson)
Location
(cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd)
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