David Lancashire

Originally from the United Kingdom, David Lancashire began his study of fine art at the Circle Studio in Stockport at the age of eleven. He continued to study painting and ceramics at Stockport Art School and Liverpool Polytechnic. He began working in graphic design in the UK before immigrating to Australia in 1966 where he established his own design practice in 1976.

David has built an enviable reputation designing everything from postage stamps to three-dimensional exhibition spaces and has a wealth of experience in the interpretation of environmental, cultural, and natural values. His long-standing collaboration with Indigenous cultures has resulted in world-class visitor centres in remote parts of Australia and in museums in Australia, India and Asia. David’s experience in this area derives from his personal interest in cultural diversity and his capacity for understanding the natural environment. David’s work has been recognized by many awards and has appeared in numerous Australian and international publications. His standing in the design community is reflected in his membership of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.

David is a world-recognized designer who has always maintained a fine art practice. He has had a number of sell-out painting exhibitions and his work is in private collections in France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. He also has limited edition posters in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia.

Although David’s design work encompasses a broad range of communication objectives, his fine art work is almost always concerned with his relationship to the Australian landscape. David now concentrates on his fine art practice in his studio in south western Victoria.

Selected Exhibitions

2000 6th Annual Poster Biennale, Mexico City, Mexico

2002  Celebrating Australia: Identity by Design, Powerhouse

Museum, Sydney, Australia and traveling exhibition incl. New York and Washington

2003  Strange Objects of Desire – from the Great Southland, solo exhibition, Qdos Arts, Lorne, Victoria

2004  Festival D’Affiches de Chaumont, Chaumont, France

2004  3rd International Poster Biennale, Ningbo, China

2005  Ballpoint Exhibition, The Gallery at Pentagram, London,UK

2010 World of Posters, Danske Plakatmuseum, Aahus, Denmark

2012 A Century of Olympic Posters, V&A, London, UK
2014 Rooms Full of Roos, solo exhibition, Cyclone Gallery, South Melbourne, Victoria
2014-2015 Spirit of Country, solo exhibition, Qdos Arts, Lorne, Victoria

2017  The Magic of Country, solo exhibition, Wonderhall Gallery, Victoria

2018  The Magic of Country, solo exhibition, Nishi Gallery, Canberra,

Australia

Selected Acknowledgements

1994 Alliance Graphique Internationale
1996 Design Institute 0f Australia, Hall of Fame
2002 Peace Roo, Distinction, 6th AGDA National Biennial

Awards
2014 AGDA Hall of Fame