About Me.
Artist career
ARTIST CV – FEB 2024 - David Solomon Art
I am a sculptor who works mainly with clay, creating abstract and contemporary ceramic pieces. I use hand-building techniques to make non-functional forms that sometimes incorporate other materials, such as glass, wood, marble, plastic, iron, wire, copper and stone.
I also make ceramic tiles that can be hung on walls with mixed media.
My designs are constantly evolving to reflect the changing society in urban and rural contexts. I draw inspiration from modernism, post-modernism, architecture, interior design and nature.
My artwork also expresses my views on social issues and world affairs that matter to me, as well as the faith that I bring into my art.
My art forms vary in style and mood. Some are cutting-edge, modern and erratic, with slabs protruding from the shapes and mixed media in the clay. They are full of energy, life and colour or lack thereof.
Others are more free-flowing, rounded and calm, with a classical, contemporary or homeware look. They may have colour or not.
I create my work spontaneously or with a plan. I am still influenced at times by my country of origin, South Africa, in terms of form, colour and design. I have also been influenced by Sydney and Australia, where I live now, especially by the vastness of the countryside.
I use a variety of glazes, including bright colours, earthy tones, raku and underglazes.
The size of my artwork ranges from 6 cm to over a metre high. I sell my work at galleries, privately and through commissions.
I started working with clay at the age of 14 to relax. I studied ceramics for HSC and obtained a three-year diploma in Ceramic Art majoring in Expressive Vesselism and Sculpture in the evenings. I have been exhibiting professionally since 1992, in group shows every year and in three solo shows. The last one was in 2018. I have won an international award.
David Solomon Art website – www.davidsolomonart.com
ART EDUCATION
1977 – 1979 Started working in clay. Enrolled at Biddy Lees School, Cape Town
1980 – 1984 Ceramics at Herzlia High School, Cape Town- HSC
1989 – 1990 Guided under Graham and Kim Bolland, Cape Town
1991 –1993 Diploma in Ceramic and majoring in Expressive Vesselism & Sculpture - David May School of Ceramics and Design, Cape Town, South Africa.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Oct 1995 Launch Exhibition, Seeff Trust Art Gallery, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa
Oct 2009 Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Nov 2018 The Shop Gallery – Intuitive Reflections with 2 painters.
April 2024 Antique decorative art gallery Potts Point, Selected works by David Solomon. sculptor
SELECETED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
May 1992 Group Exhibition, Adler Gallery, Port Elizabeth
Sep 1992 Association Potters of South Africa (APSA) Regional Exhibition, Nico Malan Theatre, Cape Town
Aug 1993 David May School of Ceramic Design Exhibition, Constantia Village, Constantia, Cape Town
Aug 1994 APSA Regional Exhibition, Nico Malan Theatre, Cape Town
May 1996 Group Exhibtion, Good Hoop Gallery, the Castle, Cape Town
Aug 1996 Group Show, Association of Arts, Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town
Nov 1996 Qudrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Dec 1996 Art Salon, Rose Korber, the Bay Hotel, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Aug 1997 Group Show, Chelsea Gallery, Wynberg, Cape Town
Oct 1997 Smirnoff Vodka Exhibition, Metropolitan Gallery, Cape Town
Dec 1997 Art Salon, Rose Korber, the Bay Hotel, Camps Bay, Cape Town
Emigrated to Sydney
Nov 1998 Stanley Pearll, Double Bay, Sydney
Mar 1999 Mura Clay Gallery, Newtown, Sydney
Mar 2001 Group Exhibition, the Rocks Gallery, the Rocks, Sydney
Jun 2002 Group Show, Ewart Gallery, Willoughby, Sydney
Aug 2002 Sculpture Society Exhibition, IBM Building, Sydney
Aug 2002 The 2002 Sydney Teapot Show, Inner City Clay workers Gallery
Nov 2002 The International Festival of Post Modern Ceramics World Exhibition, Varazdin, Croatia
Nov 2002 NSW Bezalel Exhibition, Redfern, Sydney
Feb 2003 Marlene Antico Fine Arts Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Nov 2003 Sculpture Society Exhibition, Australia Square, Sydney
Jun 2004 Ceramic Art Gallery, Paddington - ‘Bowl’d & Beautiful Exhibition – Janet Mansfield
Nov 2004 Mura Clay Gallery, Newtown, Christmas Exhibition
Nov 2005 Paddington Contemporary, Paddington
Mar 2006 Mosman Village Exhibition, Sculpture Society
Jun 2006 French Rendezvous, Oxford Street, Sydney
Sep 2006 Willoughby Art Prize 2006, Finalist
Sep 2006 Clay Statement, Brisbane 2006, Finalist
Oct 2006 Gold Coast 25th International Ceramic Exhibition, Finalist
May 2007 Edward Art prize Exhibition, Willoughby
Aug 2007 Beletzalel Exhibition, Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst
Mar 2008 Mosman Village Group Exhibition
May 2008 Bezalel – State Zionist Council – Exhibition – Randwick Racecourse
Nov 2008 Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown
Mar 2009 Mosman Village Group Exhibition
Jun 2009 Limmud Oz, University of NSW, Sydney
Apr 2010 340 Grams Exhibition, the Australian Ceramics Exhibition Association, Clay Energy, Gulgong
Dec 2010 Gallery 41 Christmas Exhibition, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Jan 2011 Global Gallery, Paddington, 2011 Sculpture Show
Feb 2011 Gallery 41, Sculpture Show, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
July 2011 Gallery 41 Group Show, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Aug 2011 Sculpture Society Exhibition, IBM Building, Sydney
Dec 2011 Gallery 41 Christmas Group Show, Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Feb 2012 Sheer Madness – Bondi Pavilion Gallery
Aug 2012 Sculpture Society Exhibition, IBM Building, Sydney
Aug 2012 Art in the Park – Rosebay
Dec 2012 Kerrie Lowe Gallery, Newtown, Christmas Exhibition
Feb 2013 Mardi Gras 2013 – Kerrie Lowe Gallery , Back to the USSR
Feb 2013 Tap Gallery , Darlinghurst – Mardi Gra Outloud Art Prize Exhibition
Feb 2014 Mardi Gras exhibition - Kerrie Lowe Gallery - Quintessentially Queer
April 2014 The Incinerator Exhibition - Willoughby
June 2014 Tap Gallery , Darlinghurst – Pride Exhibition
April 2015 The Incinerator Exhibition - Willoughby
June 2015 Willoughby City Council – Ceramic Exhibition
Sep 2016 Kerrie Lowe Gallery – Sculpture Show
April 2016 The Incinerator Exhibition – Sculpture Society - Willoughby
March 2017 The Incinerator Exhibition – Wind Exhibition - Sculpture Society - Willoughby
May 2017 Sculpture in the Valley –Kangaroo Valley
Oct 2017 B’Nai B’RITH – Jewish Artists – Shalom College - Randwick
July 2018 Balmain Watch House Exhibition – Sculptors Society
April 2019 Space Gallery – ICON Exhibition – Rosebery
May 2019 Sculpture in the Valley –Kangaroo Valley
June 2019 B’Nai B’RITH – Jewish Artists – Shalom College - Randwick
Aug 2020 B’Nai B’RITH – Jewish Artists – Shalom College - Randwick
Aug 2021 B’Nai B’RITH – Jewish Artists – Shalom College - Randwick
Nov 2021 Sculpture Society Celebrating 70 Years - Exhibition, Chatswood Chase, Chatswood.
April 2022 Twenty-twenty Six Gallery – Bondi – Taking Paediatrics Abroad -Charity Art Auction
June 2022 Bent Art Annual Exhibition – Rex Livingston Art + Objects Gallery – Katoomba
June 2023 B’Nai B’RITH – Jewish Artists – Shalom College - Randwick
Aug 2023 Incinerator Art Space – Willoughby- Sculptured In Focus Exhibition - Sculpture Society
Sep 2023 Small Sculpture Prize – The Art Space – Urunga NSW – Finalist Nov 2024 Sculpture Society Observatory Hill – S.H Ervin Gallery – Face to form
AWARDS/FINALISTS
Aug 2002 Sculpture Society - Highly Commended - Totem
Nov 2002 International Festival of Post Modern Ceramics, Varazdin, Croatia,
Honorary Award
Jun 2004 Ceramic Art Gallery, Paddington - ‘Bowl’d & Beautiful Exhibition -Curated by Janet Mansfield Finalist.
Sep 2006 Willoughby Art Prize, Finalist
Sep 2006 Clay statement, Brisbane, Finalist
Oct 2006 Gold Coast International Ceramic Exhibition, Finalist
May 2007 Edward Art Prize, Highly Commended Award
May 2008 Edward Art Prize, Sculpture – 1st prize Awarded
Apr 2010 340 Grams Exhibition, the Australian Ceramics Exhibition Association, Clay Energy, Gulgong – Finalist.
Aug 2010 Gold Coast International Ceramic Exhibition Awardss – Finalist
Feb 2013 Mardi Gra Outloud Art Prize Competition /Exhibition – 1ST PRIZE Awarded
May 2017 Sculpture in the Valley –Kangaroo Valley – Finalist
May 2019 Sculpture in the Valley –Kangaroo Valley – Finalist
Sep 2023 Small Sculpture Prize – The Art Space – Urunga NSW – Finalist
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Australia, United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, United States and South Africa
CONTACT
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