Artist: David Bromley
Artwork Name: Butterflies Red and Green

Size: 120 (Wide) x 150 (High)cm
Price: $16,000

Artist Bio: 

High school drop out, surf bum, lost boy finds clay, starts making pots and works out that being busy is the best way to quiet an over active mind. A love of other artists’ work, a love of paint, a collecting obsession and a desire to try most things creative and explore different mediums.

Bromley’s love of interiors and creating magical spaces means that his collection is housed within his numerous spaces, one of which the Old Castlemaine Gaol is the perfect canvas for David’s Dr Seuss meets Salvador Dali meets Edward Scissorhands mindset. David’s exploration of whimsy, joy and beauty is his life.

Over the past 20 years David’s work has fostered widespread acclaim and notoriety in Australia and internationally. He has exhibited on nearly every continent including Asia, Europe, Africa and America.

A finalist in the AGNSW’s Archibald Prize in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2008, he has been awarded the
coveted title in the Fisher’s Ghost Prize, along with being named numerous times as a finalist in the Moet & Chandon Touring Art Prize.

Bromley’s practice is noted for its distinct styles of painting that include the female portrait, his children series and the butterflies and birds series. His 4 decades of practice has honed his uniquely identifiable line that is recognisable across a multitude of themes and mediums.

With his wife Yuge, this partnership has crafted unparalleled studios, galleries and an art practice that under the banner Bromley & Co that has become an internationally recognised and respected creative brand.