Approved: 16.08.2006

David Faithfull

Artist, Curator, Lecturer / academic, Researcher

Approved: 16.08.2006

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.

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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