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David O (osbaldeston)
Manchester, UK. GB
Updated: 2025-10-27 05:58:05

RESUME

Lives and works between Manchester, Scotland & London, UK.
 

 

CURRENTLY  . . .

Jan-April 2026      Abbey Fellowship in Painting, The British School at Rome

2025/26                 Pollock Krasner Foundation, Artists Grant Award, NY. 

Sep-Nov 2025       Tales from the Expanded Moment, Matt’s Gallery, London

2025                       Artist in Residence, Cove Park, Argyll, Scotland, funded by The Hope Scott Trust & Creative Scotland.  

Spring 2025           Monograph: A Pastiche of Different Techniques. Published by Slimvolume. UK

 

 

PREVIOUS . . . 

2024         A Pastiche of Different Techniques, Solo Exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow

2022/3      A Pastiche of Different Techniques, Solo Exhibition, Moon Grove, Manchester

2020/21     The Serving Library Collection, 019, Ghent, Belgium, On tour at Ravisius Textor, Nevers, France; LLS Paleis,
                  Antwerp, Belgium; and PXL, Hasselt, Belgium.   

2019         Double Act, Cample Line Gallery, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
                  The Annotated Reader, Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh. Touring to New York Art Book Fair, & Cork St, London,(2022) 
                  Curated by Jonathan P Watts & Ryan Gander                    

2018         The Serving Library V David Osbaldeston, The Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent University. UK

2017          Drawing Biennal, The Drawing Room, London.
                  Public View, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, UK

2016          The Top & Bottom of It. Mechanism for a Future Reference, Matt’s Gallery, London.            

2015          Modern History, Vol 1, 2, & 3  Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool. Atkinson Gallery, Southport. Bury Art Gallery,
                  Manchester. UK. Curated by Lynda Morris,       
                  Drawing Biennial 2015, The Drawing Room, London.

2014          The Measure of All Things, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.  
                  
Chancellors Fellow, Residency in Art Writing, Edinburgh College of Art & Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
                  Annals of the Twenty Ninth Century, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge. UK
                  A Model of the Serving Library, Dexter Sinister, Tate, Liverpool. UK

2013          Inflection Sandwich, Piper Keys, London.
                  Drawing Biennial, The Drawing Room, London.
                  Life is an Illusion, Love is a Dream, The Royal Standard, Liverpool. UK. 

2012          Marbled Reams, Tom Godfrey. The Modern Institute / CCA Glasgow. & Limoncello, London. UK
                  What We Have Done and What We Are About to Do, CCA, Glasgow. UK
                  Publish & be Damned, Artists Book Fair, ICA, London. 

2010          Rijksakademie Open Ateliers, Amsterdam. NL
                  Out of Time (The Light of Day, The Action of the Play) Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. UK

2009          4 x 4, Anya Gallacio, David Mabb, Shana Moulton, David Osbaldeston, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool. UK

2008          The Pleasure of Your Company, (Nought to Sixty), ICA, London. 

2006          Your Answer is Mine, Matt's Gallery, London
 

Professional Recognition, Commissions and Awards

2025/6     British School at Rome, Italy, Abbey Fellowship Award. 
2024/5     Pollock Krasner Foundation, NY, Artist's Grant Award. 
2024        Creative Scotland Artist's & Makers Award.    
2014        Artist in Residence, Art Writing, Edinburgh College of Art/ Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, University of Edinburgh.
2013        Artist in Residence, Wysing Arts Centre, Bourn, Cambridge. Supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
2012        Arts Council England, Grants for Arts Award.
2010-15   ACME Firesation, Work/Live Residency, London.  
2010        Dutch Ministry of Culture, Rjksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. Artist in Residence
                The Elephant Trust (Estate of Roland Penrose)

Collections 

Tate Collection,
British Council Collection, 
Tate Library Artist's Books Archive