David Fairbairn b. 1949

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Contemporary works on paper artist David Fairbairn was born in Zambia, Africa, and came to Australia in the late 1970s. He won the 2002 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the 1999 Dobell Drawing Prize, and in 2010, was a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize for the thirteenth time.
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Name
David Fairbairn
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1949
Birth place
Zambia, Africa
Active Period
  • 1975-
Arrival
  • 1970 (Late 1970s)
Residence
  • 1949 - 1970-1979 Zambia, Africa
  • 1970s- Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Post Graduate Study (Scholarship), 1974 - 1977 Royal Academy School of Art, London, England, UK (http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/)
  • Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours)
  • Unnamed course
Languages
  • English

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Related collections
  • Private Collections (collected in)
  • Baker and McKenzie, AMP Building, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra, NSW (collected in)
  • Clayton Utz, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, NSW (collected in)
  • Doug Moran Art Foundation (collected in)
  • University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong University Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • Fairfield City Council, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Calrossy Girls School Collection Tamworth, NSW (collected in)
  • Hawkesbury City Council, NSW (collected in)
  • St Gregory's College Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • The State Bank (collected in)
  • Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, VIC (collected in)
  • Maitland Regional Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Mudgee Council Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Marsden's Solicitors & Attorneys (collected in)
  • Warringah Shire Council Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Camden City Council, Camden, NSW (collected in)
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • NSW Teachers Credit Union Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • Faber-Castell Drawing Collection (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Waverley - Woollahra Council Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Portland Art Purchase Committee Collection (collected in)
  • Hunters Hill Municipal Art Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Myers Art Foundation Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD (collected in)
  • University of New England, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Port Stephens Shire Council, NSW (collected in)
  • Bathurst City Council, NSW (collected in)
  • Private Collections (collected in)
  • Baker and McKenzie, AMP Building, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra, NSW (collected in)
  • Clayton Utz, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Albury Regional Art Gallery, Albury, NSW (collected in)
  • Doug Moran Art Foundation (collected in)
  • University of Western Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong University Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • Fairfield City Council, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Calrossy Girls School Collection Tamworth, NSW (collected in)
  • Hawkesbury City Council, NSW (collected in)
  • St Gregory's College Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • The State Bank (collected in)
  • Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, VIC (collected in)
  • Maitland Regional Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Mudgee Council Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Marsden's Solicitors & Attorneys (collected in)
  • Warringah Shire Council Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Camden City Council, Camden, NSW (collected in)
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • NSW Teachers Credit Union Collection, NSW (collected in)
  • Faber-Castell Drawing Collection (collected in)
  • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW (collected in)
  • Waverley - Woollahra Council Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Portland Art Purchase Committee Collection (collected in)
  • Hunters Hill Municipal Art Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Myers Art Foundation Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD (collected in)
  • University of New England, Armidale, NSW (collected in)
  • Port Stephens Shire Council, NSW (collected in)
  • Bathurst City Council, NSW (collected in)