David Atkins CV/Resume
1964 Born, Greenwich, London. England
1982-1983 St Martins School of Art, London. Foundation Course
1983-1986 Winchester School of Art (BA Fine Art Honors Degree, First Class: Painting)
1993-1995 PGCE Post Compulsory Education.
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Solo exhibitions
2025. From Street to Sand. Thackeray Gallery. London
Camber and the Ashdown Forest . Fairfax Gallery Tunbridge Wells
2024 Different Times Other Places Campden Gallery
Recent Paintings of North Norfolk Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2023 Sea Paths and City Streets. Thackeray Gallery. London
2022 The Ashdown and Rye Bay Fairfax Gallery Tunbridge Wells
North Norfolk Paintings, Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2021 A Glimpse of Blue Thackeray Gallery London
2018 'Light of Day' Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
‘All Weathers’ McAllister Thomas Gallery Surrey.
2017 Ashdown and Beyond Fairfax Gallery Tunbridge Wells
Rivers, Rocks and Mountains McAllister Thomas Gallery
2016 Land, Sea and Sky Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
2015 ‘A Slight Chance of Rain’. Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
Shared Journey’s McAllister Thomas Gallery,Surrey
2014 ‘Weather and Light. On a Journey with Turner’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2013 ‘London Life’, Albemarle Gallery, London
‘Under English Skies’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
‘Devon and Cornwall’, McAllister Thomas Gallery
2012 McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
Red Rag Gallery, Bath
2011 ‘A Journey in Two Cities’, Campden Gallery
McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2010 ‘Venice’ Albemarle Gallery, London
Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
2009 ‘Land and City Light’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
2008 Albemarle Gallery, London
2007 Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2006 Albemarle Gallery, London
2005 Stables Gallery, Northern Ireland
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2004 Albemarle Gallery, London
2003 Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2002 Albemarle Gallery, London
2001 The White Gallery, Brighton
1991 Tall House Gallery, London
Selected group exhibitions
2025 In Our Nature Dorset Visual Arts Durlston Castle
2024 Discerning Eye Mall Galleries, London
Gallery Artists Show. Thackeray Gallery. London
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
West Horsley Place Quantum Contemporary Art
2023. West Horsley Place Quantum Contemporary Art
2022 The Land and Sea. Thackeray Gallery. London
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2021 Gallery Artists Show. Thackeray Gallery. London
In the Mind’s Eye. Sladers Yard. Dorset
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2019 Drawing on Dorset. Durlston Gallery Dorset.
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2018 RMSA Exhibition Mall Galleries London
ROI Exhibition Mall Galleries London
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2016 Sladers Yard Dorset
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2015 Anniversary Exhibiiton. Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
Paintings of Oxford Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2013 The Art of Making. Bournemouth University
Affordable Art Fair London. Quantum Contemporary Art
2012 ‘AQUEOUS’. Albemarle Gallery . London
Courcoux and Courcoux, Hampshire
1994- 2011 ‘Site Unseen’, Olympic Delivery Authority London
McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
Red Rag Gallery, Bath
Albany Gallery, Cardiff
Courcoux and Courcoux, Hampshire
Fairfax Gallery. Tunbridge Wells
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
Beaux Arts, Bath
Campden Gallery, Gloucester
Stables Gallery Ireland
Laing Landscape Exhibition, London,
Landmark. A Survey of British Landscape Painting, Bournemouth University
Offer Waterman Fine Art London
Public collections
2006 Hampshire County Council Collection
Russell Coates Museum, Bournemouth
1992 Guild hall, Kingston, London.
1986 Creasy Collection , Salisbury
Awards
2018 Baltic Exchange Prize for Painting RMSA Mall Galleries London
2012 Aesthetica Magazine Competition. Runner Up
2011 Aesthetica Magazine Competition. Highly commended
2003 The Horan Prize for Painting. Awarded at the NEAC Exhibition. London
2001 The Laing Landscape Award
2000 The Facade International Prize for Painting at The Discerning Eye
The Chichester Open (Prize Winner)
1999 Bideford Open. Prize Winner.
1993 Atlantis Young Artist Award. 1st Prize .
1986 The Bateson Mason Award for Drawing.
Commissions
1986 Four murals for the GLC at Eltham Park Swimming Pool .
Publications
2017 Drawing and Painting the Landscape. Phil Tyler
2016 ‘Land, Sea and Sky’ exhibition catalogue Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
2015 ‘A Slight Chance of Rain’. exhibition catalogue Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
Shared Journey’s McAllister Thomas Gallery,Surrey
2014 ‘Weather and Light. On a Journey with Turner’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire 2014
2012 ‘Under English Skies’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
2011 ‘A Journey in Two Cities’, Campden Gallery
Aesthetica Creative Works, catalogue
Public Collections catalogue, South Dorset County Council
2009 ‘Land and City Light’, exhibition catalogue. Campden Gallery
2007 Public Collections catalogue, Hampshire County Council
2002/13 Exhibition catalogues, Albemarle Gallery. Forward by Brian Sewell
2002 Laing PLC calendar 1998
1998 BBC film for Beatrice Royal Art Gallery.
Artists & Illustrators Magazine. Oct issue.