About

David Kirkman is an internationally selling Abstract artist.  His mixed media paintings are immersive; balancing energy, spontaneity, and a lot of emotion. They are about life, humanity and freedom - of a state of mind; of excitement, and contemplation - full of contrasts.  His work is born from the desire to create spaces of escape and understanding, particularly for those who, like him, experience the constant hum of a busy mind. Art offers a moment of pause amidst life's chaos , to embrace moments of joy and hope.

David’s passion for diving is an intriguing layer to his work, it expresses a lot of what he does within his paintings- creating a space of calm, a place to feel free, where nothing but your senses and breath matter…the quiet and the tapestry of the underwater, the unknown. 

“To put yourself at the mercy of the ocean is to feel humbled and free. I draw inspiration from wanting to capture these feelings in paint. To create excitement through the brushstrokes, movement, contrast and colours and at the same time find peace within the moments they create. With each breath or mark you are embracing your own vulnerabilities and turning them into positive experiences. Whether under the water or on land, our world is colourful and chaotic but also mesmerising. I want my paintings to immerse and capture you in the space between uncertainty and acceptance.”

Biography:

David Kirkman was born in Leigh-on-Sea, England in 1985. He is an early career, self-taught, abstract artist. David has featured in galleries, Art Fairs and exhibitions across the UK these include; New Artist Fair London, Rochester Art Fair Kent, The Pie Factory Margate, The W Gallery Suffolk, Folkestone Art Gallery Kent, Hype Gallery Leigh-on-sea, DIG Gallery Margate, Liberation Art Gallery Brighton, Art Space Gallery Gibraltar and Bluewater Shopping Centre. His work has featured in Artist talk Magazine, Collect Art Magazine and Haus-a-Rest Magazine.  His work can be found in private collections around the UK and Europe.

Galleries stocking my work:

The Circle Gallery, Ascot

The W Gallery, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Art Space Gallery, Gibraltar

EXHIBITIONS:

2024

Rochester Art Fair - Kent 4th - 6th Oct 

Headcorn Art Fair - Kent - September 2024

Creek Creative Studios Group Show - March 2024

Under the Rainbow - Group Show, April-May 2024, Bluewater, Kent

Leigh Art Trail - July 2024, Leigh-on-sea, Essex

Rochester Art Fair - May 2023, Rochester, Kent

2023

Under The Rainbow- Nov/Dec 2023 Group Show, Bluewater, Kent 

The Pie Factory – October 2023, Group exhibition with DIG Gallery. Margate Kent

Rochester Art Fair, Oct 2023 Corn Exchange Rochester, Kent

New Artist Fair - Sept/Oct 2023 Truman Brewery, London

The W Gallery - Group Show, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Leigh Art Trail, July 2023, Leigh-on-Sea

Leigh Community Centre, Mental Health Charity June/Aug 2023 Group Show, Leigh-on sea 

The Stables Gallery- June 2023, Hall Place, Bexley, Group Show, London

Under the Rainbow- May/June 2023 Group Show, Bluewater, Bluewater, Kent

Holy Art Fair- March April 2023, Oxo Tower London

CREATE 98 - Feb/March 2023, Solo show Leigh-on-sea, Essex

Under The Rainbow - Feb/March 2023, Group Exhibition, Bluewater Kent

Twenty One - Feb 2023, Solo Exhibition at Twenty One, Southend (Focal Art Gallery)

SB Studios - Fed 2023, London – Group Show

Holy Art - Jan 2023, Holy Art Gallery, London – Group Show

2022

Under the Rainbow - Nov/Dec 2022 – Bluewater, Kent Group Show

PUBLICATIONS:

 Artist talk Magazine, 2023 - Issue 25

Collect Art Magazine, 2023 - Volume 18 Love of my life

Collect Art Magazine, 2023 - 101 Contemporary Artists

Haus-a-Rest Magazine, 2023 - Issue 33 Life of Lines