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David Sawyer: The Cambridge Colleges, An Exhibition of Watercolours, Thompson's Marylebone, 29th November - 18th December 2011
David Sawyer was born in London in 1961 and since graduating from Canterbury College of Art in 1983 has successfully exhibited his oil and watercolour paintings in solo and mixed exhibitions across the country.
He has accomplished many special commissions, notably, three oil paintings for the State Rooms of the Cunard Liner 'Queen Mary II', and a series of skyline paintings for the Friedfrank Building in the City.
In 2004, David Sawyer was elected to the Royal Society if British Artists.
David Sawyer is a meticulous draftsperson; with an incredible formative painterly instinct, he often contrasts thin lines with fat brush strokes to describe architectural landscape.
He also highlights certain areas of the baronial buildings with a patch of creamy light, which gives his paintings a fresh, modern feel and often mixes the support used for the drawings, so that each scene has it’s own particular atmosphere and background colour.
PUBLICATIONS
September 2009 “David Sawyer in conversation with Julian Halsby”. The Artist Magazine.
July 2008 “Oxford from an Artist’s eye. Art of England Magazine.
October 2000 “Materials and Methods: Choosing Canvases”. Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
May 1998 “Materials and Methods: Canvas and Oil Papers”. Artists and Illustrators Magazine.March 1998 “Ancient and Modern”. Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONS
2006-2008 – “Skylines for Board Rooms”. Views from the 8th Floor of theFriedfrankBuilding,City Road,London EC1
2003 – 3 Oil Paintings for the State Rooms of the Cunard Liner “Queen Mary II” (26 Limited edition prints of each
Painting).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Cambridge Colleges. Oils and Watercolours. Thompson’s Gallery Marylebone, 15 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 9UB
12th August to 21st August . French Landscape Paintings. rue du pont, St Lizier 09190, SW France
8th June to 1st July. Recent Paintings. Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2010
Recent Paintings Oakham Contemporary Gallery, 27 Bury Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6AL
2009
Recent Travels in France and Italy. John Davies Gallery, The Old Dairy Plant, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 9NQ
Recent Paintings. Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2008
Oxford. Drawings and Watercolours. Thompson’s Gallery Marylebone, 76 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5JU
Recent Paintings Oakham Contemporary Gallery, 27 Bury Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6AL
2007
Recent Paintings Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2006
Recent Paintings (Oils and Watercolours) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2005
Recent Paintings (Oils and Watercolours) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2004
Oils and Watercolours, Thompson’s Gallery, 175 High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5AN
Recent Paintings (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2003
“Sailing to Byzantium” (Oils) Panter and Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2002
“Recent Paintings” (Oils and Watercolours). The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
“A Tale of Two Cities” (Oils) Panter and Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
2001
“Recent Paintings in Oils” Panter and Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF
1998
“Journeys in Watercolour”. The Ashdown Gallery, 49/53 Sussex Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16
1997
“English and Mediterranean Landscapes and Interiors of the British Museum” Oils and Watercolours. Gallery Forty-Seven, 47 Great Russell Street, London WC1B
1996
“Water and Light. Oils and Watercolours. Primrose Hill Gallery, Primrose Hill, London NW1
1995
Landscapes and Interiors”. Oils and Watercolours. Gallery Forty-Seven, 47 Great Russell Great Russell Street, London WC1B
1994
“English and Mediterranean Landscapes” Oils and Watercolours. Gallery Forty-Seven, 47 Great Russell Street, London WC1B
GROUP EXHIBTIONS, TWO-MAN EXHIBITIONS, ETC
2011
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Charity Exhibition, Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. In the presence of H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh. Belgravia Gallery,45 Albemarle Street,LondonW1S 4JL
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries, London SW1
2010
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries, London SW1(Winner of The Arts Club Award)
Group Summer Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
Group Summer Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
Group “Ryder Cup” Exhibition. Art @ the Celtic. Celtic Manor Resort Hotel, Coldra Woods, TheUskValley,Newport,NP18 1HQ
Group Autumn Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,15 New Cavendish Street,London W1G 9UB
2009
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries, London SW1(Winner of The Artist Magazine Award)
Group Exhibition . “An East Anglian View”. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
Group Summer Exhibition . Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
Group Summer Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
Paintings available at The Jerram Gallery,Half Moon Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LN
3 person Exhibition . The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6HE
Christmas Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
The Howard de Walden Art Prize Exhibition. Thompson’s Marylebone,76 Marylebone High Street,LondonW1U 5JU
2008
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
“The Watercolour and Drawings Fair” at the RoyalAcademyof Arts. Represented by Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Opening Exhibition. Art @ the Celtic. Celtic Manor Resort Hotel, Coldra Woods, TheUskValley,Newport,NP18 1HQ
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Summer Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
"Artists of Fame and Promise" (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,LondonW1J 9PF
Art London. RoyalHospitalChelsea. Represented by Oakham Contemporary Gallery,27 Bury Street, St James’s,London SW1Y 6AL
The Affordable Art Fair. Battersea Park, London SW11. Represented by Oakham Contemporary Gallery,27 Bury Street, St James’s,London SW1Y 6AL
Christmas Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
Group Exhibition - Ashurts Solicitors – Represented by Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,LondonW1J 9PF
Christmas Exhibition. The Jerram Gallery,Half Moon Street, Sherborne,Dorset DT9 3LN
2007
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
New Beginnings”. Opening Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
David Sawyer and Ian Weatherhead. Thompson’s Gallery Aldeburgh,175 High Street,AldeburghIP15 5AN
Opening Exhibiton. Jeremy Barlow Fine Art, Warners End Farm, Saxington, Holt,Norfolk, N
Christmas Exhibition. Denise Yapp, Contemporary Art. Mill House, Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
Christmas Exhibition. Oakham Contemporary Gallery.27 Bury Street, St James’s,London SW1Y 6AL
2006
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries, London SW1 (Awarded Education Purchase Prize)
Summer Madness at the Mall Galleries Exhibition. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
“Selected Works from the Royal Society of British Artists 289th Annual Exhibition”. Ladd Fine Arts, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Landscape paintings in Oil on show and sale. Cross Gate Gallery,509 East Main Street,Lexington,Kentucky40508,USA
Joint Exhibition with David Bachmann and David Howell. The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6HE
Annual Exhibition with Gallery Artists. The Autumn Show. Thompsons Gallery,76 Marylebone High Street,London W1
Christmas Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
2005
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
“The Watercolour and Drawings Fair” at the RoyalAcademyof Arts. Represented by Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Mystery Artists at TateBritainfor Macmillan Cancer Relief. Donated “postcard” oil painting.
“The Spring Show” Joint Exhibition. The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries, London SW1 (Winner of the Daler-Rowney Award)
Annual Exhibition – Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
"Artists of Fame and Promise" (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,LondonW1J 9PF
Joint Exhibition with David Parfitt and John Hoar. Sadler Street Gallery, 23 Market Place, Wells,Somerset,BA5 2RF
Landscape paintings in Oil on show and sale. Cross Gate Gallery,509 East Main Street,Lexington,Kentucky40508,USA
Annual Open Exhibition. New English Arts Club. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Christmas Exhibition. (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Christmas Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
2004
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Jean Winter and David Sawyer (Oils & Watercolours). The Sadler Street Gallery, 23 Market Place, Wells BA5 2RF
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
59th Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of Marine Artists. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Marcus Hodge and David Sawyer.Recent Paintings” (Oils and Watercolours). The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
Annual Open Exhibition. New English Arts Club. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
"Artists of Fame and Promise" (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,LondonW1J 9PF
Group Charity Exhibition for the Little Foundation. CromwellHospital,London
Christmas Exhibition. (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Christmas Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
Christmas Exhibition. Sadler Street Gallery, 23 Market Place, Wells,Somerset,BA5 2RF
2003
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
“Annual Exhibition 2003” - (Watercolours) Thompsons Gallery, 5 Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold. Glos. GL54 1BB
“The LondonShow” (Oils) 29April – 10 May 2003 Panter and Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of British Artists. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
"Artists of Fame and Promise" (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,LondonW1J 9PF
September Exhibition. The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire
Annual Open Exhibition. New English Arts Club. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
58th Annual Exhibition. Royal Society of Marine Artists. The Mall Galleries, London SW1
Christmas Exhibition. (Oils) Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Christmas Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,76 Marylebone High Street,London W1
Christmas Exhibition. Sadler Street Gallery, 23 Market Place, Wells,Somerset,BA5 2RF
2002
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. (Oils) W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Easter Exhibition. (Watercolours) Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-Wold. Glos. GL54 1BB
Alma Wolfson and David Sawyer (Oils and Watercolours). Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-wold, Glos. GL54
Summer Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
The Autumn Show. Thompson’s Gallery,76 Marylebone High Street,London W1
"Artists of Fame and Promise". Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
The Christmas Exhibition 2002. Thompson’s Gallery,76 Marylebone High Street,London W1
The Christmas Show. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Christmas Exhibition. Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Christmas Exhibition. The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6HE
2001
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
A Celebration of English Artists. Thompsons Gallery,18 Dover Street,London W1X
“The World of Watercolour Art Fair at ParkLaneHotel”. Represented by Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market, London W1J 9PF Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Easter Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos. GL54 1BB
Chelsea Art Fair. ChelseaTown Hall, LondonSW3. Represented by Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Annual Exhibition. Hesketh Hubbard Art Society. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Summer Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
The Scottish Show. (Oils) The Caledonian Club,9 Halkin Street,London SW1
"Artists of Fame and Promise". Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Anne Cotterill and David Sawyer. (Watercolours) Thompson’s Gallery,76 Marylebone High Street,London W1
The Autumn Show. Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-Wold. Glos. GL54 1BB
The Christmas Show. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
The Christmas Exhibition. Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Christmas Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-Wold. Glos. GL54 1BB
Christmas Exhibition. The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6HE
2000
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
A Celebration of English Artists. Thompsons Gallery,18 Dover Street,London W1X
Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Easter Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos. GL54 1BB
The Sea Show. Thompson’s Gallery, 18Dover Street, London W1X
Summer Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery, 18Dover Street, London W1X
Autumn Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,5 Church Street,Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos. GL54 1BB
“The Affordable Art Fair at BatterseaPark”. Represented by Panter & Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
Gallery Opening Exhibition. Panter and Hall, 9 Shepherd Market,London W1J 9PF
The Christmas Show. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
1999
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
Summer Exhibition. Thompson’s Gallery,175 High Street, Aldeburgh,Suffolk IP15 5AN
The September Show. Thompson’s Gallery, 18Dover Street, London W1X
The Christmas Show. Thompson’s Gallery, 18Dover Street, London W1X
1998
Art 98” Islington Arts Centre, Upper Street, LondonN1. Represented by Thompsons Gallery,18 Dover Street,London W1X
“World of Watercolours” Dorcester Hotel, LondonW1. Represented by Thompsons Gallery,18 Dover Street,London W1X
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Summer Exhibition. The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire S020
Summer Exhibition. Sarah Samuels Fine Art, The Rectory, St Mary without-the-walls, Overleigh Road, Handbridge, Chester CH4
The September Show. Thompsons Gallery,18 Dover Street,London W1X
“Aspects of English Life”. The Ashdown Gallery,49/53 Sussex Road,Haywards Heath,WestSussex RH16
1997
Annual Exhibition, Venicein Peril. W.H. Patterson Fine Art Ltd,19 Albemarle Street,London W1
Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
50th Anniversary Exhibition. Chelsea Arts Society. Chelsea Old Town Hall, London SW3 (Winner of the Katherine William-Powlett Memorial Award for a Watercolour)
“Memories of a Continental Summer.....” The Ashdown Gallery,49/53 Sussex Road,Haywards Heath,WestSussex RH16
1996
Annual Open Exhibition. City of WestminsterArts Council. St Martin’s Gallery,Trafalgar Square,London SW1
Landscape paintings in Oil on show and sale. Hicks Gallery,2 Leopold Road, Wimbledon,London SW19
Annual Exhibition. Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
New Work for 1996”. The Loggia Gallery, Buckingham Gate,London SW1
Annual Open Exhibition. New English Arts Club. The Mall Galleries,London SW1
“Venetian Watercolours”. Richmond House Gallery. Woodhall Spa,Lincolnshire
1994
New Work for 1994”. The Loggia Gallery, Buckingham Gate, London SW1 & The Boxfield Gallery, Stevenage. (In June 1994 accepted as Full Member of the Free Painters and Sculptors)
“Oils,Watercolours and Drawings”. Fundraising exhibition for The Oxford International Biomedical Centre. The Gallery in Cork Street, Cork Street, London W1X
Wandsworth Artist’s Christmas Exhibition. The Pump House Gallery,BatterseaPark,London SW11
1993
Heads”. The Loggia Gallery, Buckingham Gate,London SW1
1992
Greek Landscapes in Oil for show and sale. The Contemporary Art Group,59 Ebury Street,London SW1
1991
Landscape paintings in Oil on show and sale. The Churzee Studio Gallery & Stable Gallery, Wandsworth Common, SW18
1990
“Figures and Townscapes”. Two-man show. David Sawyer and Steve Small. Pennybank Gallery,St John’s Square, London EC1
1989
“Figure and Abstracts” Oils. Brixton Town Hall, London SW2
