David Fairbairn b. 1949

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Contemporary works on paper artist David Fairbairn was born in Zambia, Africa, and came to Australia in the late 1970s. He won the 2002 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the 1999 Dobell Drawing Prize, and in 2010, was a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize for the thirteenth time.
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Related recognitions
  • Over 40 further award since 1975 (received)
  • 1997 Winner - Conrad Jupiters Purchase Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD (received)
  • 1997 Winner - Fishers Ghost Open Art Prize (received)
  • Berrima Works on Paper Prize (received)
  • 1999 Winner - Dobell Drawing Prize, NSW (received)
  • Flemming Muntz Albury Purchase Award for Works on Paper (received)
  • Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (received)
  • Art on The Rocks (received)
  • Calleen Acquisitive Award, Cowra Art Gallery (received)
  • Willoughby Art Award, Works on Paper (received)
  • 2009 - Kedumba Drawing Award (received)
  • Dobell Prize for Drawing (received)
  • Over 40 further award since 1975 (received)
  • 1997 Winner - Conrad Jupiters Purchase Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD (received)
  • 1997 Winner - Fishers Ghost Open Art Prize (received)
  • Berrima Works on Paper Prize (received)
  • 1999 Winner - Dobell Drawing Prize, NSW (received)
  • Flemming Muntz Albury Purchase Award for Works on Paper (received)
  • Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (received)
  • Art on The Rocks (received)
  • Calleen Acquisitive Award, Cowra Art Gallery (received)
  • Willoughby Art Award, Works on Paper (received)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Familiar Faces (exhibited at)
  • Portraits from Africa (exhibited at)
  • Malevolent Head and the Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Wedderburn Pathways & Platforms (exhibited at)
  • Visage (exhibited at)
  • Scratching the Surface (exhibited at)
  • Engraven Images (exhibited at)
  • Head Strong (exhibited at)
  • Tableau (exhibited at)
  • Overdraft (exhibited at)
  • Headline (exhibited at)
  • Marking Time (exhibited at)
  • Captured (exhibited at)
  • Insight (exhibited at)
  • Contour (exhibited at)
  • Lineage: David Fairbairn Selected Portraits 1998-2010 (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Familiar Faces (exhibited at)
  • Portraits from Africa (exhibited at)
  • Malevolent Head and the Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Wedderburn Pathways & Platforms (exhibited at)
  • Visage (exhibited at)
  • Scratching the Surface (exhibited at)
  • Engraven Images (exhibited at)
  • Head Strong (exhibited at)
  • Tableau (exhibited at)
  • Overdraft (exhibited at)
  • Headline (exhibited at)
  • Marking Time (exhibited at)
  • Captured (exhibited at)
  • Insight (exhibited at)
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