David Gardner

Born 1987, UK

Lives and works in London, UK

David Gardner's work seamlessly blends representation and abstraction, employing lines, forms, and colours as its fundamental vocabulary to explore concepts of presence, absence, memory, and trace. His works aspire to conjure a realm where every space converges into one, a concurrent present, essentially forming a palimpsest of imagery that draws inspiration from a rich tapestry of art history, interwoven with contemporary and personal references. Gardner is the recent winner of the ACS Studio Prize and spent time in residency at Palazzo Monti. His works are held in the Royal collection, the V&A, and private collections internationally. He completed a Drawing Year Postgraduate at the Royal Drawing School (2018-19) and studied Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins School of Art (2007-2011). Alongside his studio practice, he is part of the faculty at the Royal Drawing School and has taught there since 2020. Gardner was the 2022 winner of the Delphian Open Call, culminating in this collaborative exhibition.