David McDiarmid b. 1952

  • Designer
McDiarmid worked in a wide array of media and styles in his artmaking. After 1975, all his work focussed on gay experience, and he is known for his huge wall hangings and other fabric works about HIV/AIDS in the mid 1980s. He used bold designs and colours and very kitsch, 'non-art' materials, such as hologram foil - his argument was: "Good taste can be a prison."
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Name
David McDiarmid
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer
Other Occupation
  • gay activist (ANZSIC code: 9559)
  • craftworker (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • fabric designer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1952
Birth place
Victoria
Death date
1995
Death place
Sydney, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1969 - 1995
  • 1983 - 1984
Residence
  • 1979 - 1987 United States of America
  • 1977 United States of America
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian Queer Archives, Melbourne VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian Queer Archives, Melbourne VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)