DAVID PAIRPOINT 4 CHURCH ROAD, FLIXTON, BUNGAY, SUFFOLK NR35 1NU
01986 89 5398 dp@davidpairpoint.co.uk
Education
2007- Professional Doctorate in Fine Art University of East London
2005-2007 MA in Fine Art - Distinction University of East London
1992-1995 B A Hons Fine Art Painting and Print Making University of East London
1991-1992 Foundation Course Norwich Art School
Solo Exhibitions1
Feb 2009 - The Cut Arts Centre Halesworth - Hooray for Hollywood - 11 new large scale paintings continuing the theme of autobiography and cinema August 2008 - Fisher Theatre Bungay - Island Hopping - exhibition of small paintings exploring Greek land and seascapes
Sept 2007 - AVA Gallery Docklands MA Show Hooray for Hollywood - 20 large scale paintings on the themes of autobiography and cinema.
Oct 2005 - Arts Centre, Kings Lynn - Distant Conflicts - 30 oil paintings incorporating ink jet prints centred on the experiences of two family members in WW1 and WW2
July /Aug 2005 - The Gallery, Bungay - The Air Raid Shelter - Lottery Funded Digital film and Audio Visual Installation
Nov 2004 - Norwich Cathedral - Once There Was A War
Aug/Sept 2004 - The Gallery Bungay - Once There Was A War - A series of 15 oil paintings incorporating inkjet prints chronicling the
final days of an uncle in WW1
Sept/Oct 2002 - Kunstverein Hofatelier.Weimar Germany - Uncompromising Images - 20 oil paintings commenting on contemporary
news stories
May 2000 - Steeple Gallery Suffolk - Down in the Country - Series of 10 oil paintings describing the negative elements of rural life
August 1996 - Steeple Gallery Suffolk - Dark Heart - Series of 10 oil paintings commenting on the last days of 1990s
June 1995 - BA exhibition UEL - Series of paintings and prints using Greek Mythology to comment on current social problems
November 1994 - Christ Church Spitalfields - London Myths - Paintings and prints made during a residency with the City of London Sinfonia
Selected
December 2006 - The Cut, Halesworth - Halesworth Festival - 5 oil paintings from a series called The Last Medieval War on WW2
May 2003 - Eastern Open Kings Lynn - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
Aug/Dec 2002 - Buckenham Gallery, Southwold - Summer and Winter - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
May 2002 - Eastern Open Kings Lynn - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
Aug/Dec 2001 - Buckenham Gallery, Southwold - Summer and Winter - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
May 2001 Eastern Open - Kings Lynn - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
Aug/Dec 2000 - Buckenham Gallery, Southwold - Summer and Winter - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
May 2000 - Eastern Open Kings Lynn - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
Aug/ Dec1999 - Buckenham Gallery, Southwold - Summer and Winter -
May 1999 - Eastern Open Kings Lynn -
June 1999 - Extreme Art, Hitchin, Herts - Figurative Art - 4 large scale paintings from the Dark Heart series
October 1998 - Beatrice Royal, Eastleigh - Figurative Art - 3 large scale paintings based on Greek Myth
May 1997 - Eastern Open Kings Lynn - A range of oil paintings selected from previous exhibitions
Dec 1997, 2001. - John Russell Gallery Ipswich - Christmas Show - 5 small political commentary paintings
July/Aug 1996 - John Russell Gallery Ipswich - Summer Show - 2 acrylic paintings
May 1996 - John Hunt Redchurch St EC1 - 4 large scale paintings from BA degree show
September 1995 - Contact Gallery Norwich - Greek Echoes - Painting and prints based on Greek mythology
June/July 1994 - Courtauld Gallery UEL at Zwemmers and Prints after Poussin - Lino cuts and monoprints, transcription pieces from
Poussin drawings
March 1992 - Whitechapel Art Gallery At Hoxton - 4 oil paintings, depictions of rural life
September 1992 -Contact Gallery Norwich - Cars - 1 mixed media painting on the theme of the environment
Group
July 2005 R K Burt Gallery - The House Of Ours - The Flat Pack Rodin, cardboard sculpture based on The Kiss
June 1998 Yoxford Gallery/Leiston Barn Suffolk Open Studios - 5 large scale oil paintings
August 1995 East West, Ladbroke Grove - Summer Fizz - Selection of oil paintings from BA Degree exhibition
August 1995 Blue Egg Gallery Southend Interpretations of the Human Head - Selection of oil paintings from BA Degree exhibition
April 1995 Tate Gallery - Making and Meaning - Transcription paintings and drawings based on Whistler Exhibition
Aug 1992/1994/1995 Halesworth Steeple Gallery Open - A range of oil paintings
Residencies
Apr/May 2007 - Digital Photography and Digital Display Exhibition - working with the public at Norwich Millennium Library to create
digital mosaics of literary figures using 200 photos of library users.
Sept/Oct 2005 - I thought we’d nearly lost him. Parapatetic art projects on theme and experiences of being an evacuee, taken to schools
in rural Norfolk culminating in a DVD and a book.
Nov/Dec 2002 - Imagine Project, The Georgians, Thetford Working as part of a team bringing art projects to 13 primary schools using
museum artifacts.
July, Aug 2003 - Imagine Project, The Great Fire of London,Thetford, working as a team bringing art projects to 20 primary schools
Nov 1994 - Selected as Artist in Residence for high profile residency with the City of London Symphonia working with schools in
East London in the production of a musical event based around Greek and African myths.
April 1994 - Selected as Artist in Residence by King’s College, London University - Production of Agamemnon as part of the
London Festival of Greek Drama creating paintings, scenery and stage props.
Jan 1994 - Invited to take part in Open Door to the Public residency with five other artists producing work in the Gill Gallery, Newham, London.
Workshops
Dec1994 - Selected to take part in Tate Gallery, Making and Meaning Workshops based around the Whistler exhibition, culminating
in an exhibition of work in the Tate Gallery in April 1995.
June 1994 - Invited to take part in Prints After Poussin workshops and subsequent exhibition at the Courtauld Galleries, London.
Public Collections
Royal Ulster Constabulary Museum Belfast. - Oil Paintings of RUC Officers
Commissions
Caribbean Cruise Lines 1999 & 2001, 2002, 2003 - Series of paintings on various Opera Themes