Artist Statement
David Faithfull is an artist, printmaker and curator based south of Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, before living in Copenhagen for 8 years. He currently lecturers at the University of Dundee and at Edinburgh College of Art.
His practice involves a broad range of processes, from installation and site specific interventions, to Artists Books, multiples and murals. Current investigations include alternative printmaking processes and materials, palindromic landscapes, environmental issues, alchemy and astronomy.
He exhibits internationally and has work in collections including Tate Britain, the V&A and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. He has also been a board member of several prominent Scottish Arts organistions, including Edinburgh Printmakers, ASCUS (Science & Art) and the Society of Scottish Artists.
CV & Education
Solo exhibitions
2009 - INKUBATOR 2: Artists Books, Prints and Multiples, The DLI and Durham Art Gallery, Durham
2009 - INKUBATOR 3:, Impact 6, International, Print Conference, UWE, Bristol
2007 - INKUBATOR 1: Artists Books, Prints and Multiples, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2004 - TIDE EDIT 2, An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull
1999 - OPENING OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT: Banners, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
1997 - TIDE EDIT 1, Galleria D'Arte Contemporanea Arts Nouveaux, Curated by Ottavio Giacomazzi, Verona, Italy
1997 - TIDE EDIT 1, Parco della Mignola Gallery, Curated by Thorsten Stumpf, Malcesine, Lago Di Garda, Italy
1991 - DAVID FAITHFULL, The Royal Libraries, , Copenhagen, Denmark
Group exhibitions
2009 - ARTISTS’ BOOKS: The Scottish Contribution, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
2009 - SSA ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Vision Building, Dundee, Scotland
2008 - ARCADIA ID EST, International Tour 2005-2008, Trace Gallery, Dorset; eagle Gallery, London; Brisbane, Australia; Nicosia, Cyprus;Enschede, The Netherlands: Baltic, Newcastle; Helsinki, Finland
2008 - GARDEN GALLERY, Edinburgh International Arts Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
2007 - BY LEAVES WE LIVE, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh, Scotland
2006 - ARTISTS BOOK EXHIBITION, RBSA, Birmingham
2006 - COW PARADE, Princes Street, Edinburgh
2006 - SITTING ROOM, International Tour 2006-2008, Manchester; Brighton; Alameda, California; Mexico City
2005 - FEARFUL SYMMETRY, Merz Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2005 - HIBRIDA, Bradford, Brno, The Chzech Republic
2004 - ARTISTS BOOKS 2, The Winchester Gallery, Winchester School of Art
2003 - INTERACTIONS: Litho Portfolio , Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2002 - AESTHETIC & FUNCTION, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
2002 - NEW, Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary British Art, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
2002 - THE ART OF THE BOOK, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh
2002 - THE GREAT BOOK OF GAELIC (An Leabhar Mor), Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, Glasgow, International Tour: 2003-2009
2001 - ARTISTS BOOKS, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2001 - EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS, Glasgow Art Fair, Glasgow
2001 - LANDSCAPE, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
2000 - BRITISH ART SHOW, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
2000 - SCOTTISH SMALLS, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, & Dublin
2000 - SUM OF PARTS, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
1999 - PASSPORT, Free State Exhibition, Art TM, Inverness, Scotland
1996 - Convoy, Turbinehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 - Passport; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Rovaniemi, Finland; Krefeld, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic
Curated projects
2009 - INKUBATOR 2: Artists Books, Prints and Multiples, The DLI and Durham Art Gallery, Durham
2007 - INKUBATOR 1: Artists Books, Prints and Multiples, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland
Artist talks
2009 - INKUBATOR 2, Manchester Artists Book Fair 2009, Manchester Metropolitan University
2009 - INKUBATOR AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PUBLISHING, DCA, Dundee, Scotland
2009 - JURA, By Leaves We Live, 2009, Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh, Scotland
2005 - SIMON PATTERSON: ARTISTS & TYPOGRAPHY, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland