| DAVID VAN NUNEN BORN GRAFTON, NEW SOUTH WALES 1952 NEW SOUTH WALES |
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David studied at Newcastle National Art School and in 1980-1981 was artist-in-residence at the J W Power Studio (Sydney University), Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris. He travelled extensively throughout Europe. In 1988 he gained his Master of Arts at University of New South Wales. Two more appointments as artist-in-residence were to Kakadu in 1990 for the Museums and Art Galleries of Northern Territory, and in 1991 for the Art Gallery of New South Wales' exhibition, Bohemians of the bush. In that year, also, he was commissioned to design a tapestry for Darwin International Airport. Since 1974 he has had twenty-two solo exhibitions. His awards include The Sydney Morning Herald Art Prize in 1982. He is represented in numerous public, corporate and private collections. "This portrait, Conversation piece, is a celebration of my twenty-year friendship with artist, critic and author, Elwyn Lynn. It is a homage to him as my mentor, a role he assumed for me when I first met him as a young fledgling artist. "We are depicted in a typical pose, conversing about art in Elwyn's studio, surrounded by his work and books which reflect the spirit of the man." DAVID VAN NUNEN
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 Conversation-piece: portrait of the artist with mentor, Elwyn Lynn, 1996 OIL ON CANVAS 168 x 183 cm | |
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