David Thomas: Colour. Time.

Texts by Olivia Poloni, David Thomas
Published by Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2009
100p, color, softcover, 8.25 x 6 inches
ISBN: 978-0-9750902-2-0

Biography
David Thomas lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.  He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1951 and arrived in Australia in 1958.  Thomas has exhibited internationally for the past four decades, including in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, and throughout Europe.

Thomas’ work is represented in public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Australian National Gallery, Art Bank, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, RMIT University, Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Cripp’s Collection (Australia and UK); Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery, Canterbury University (New Zealand); Lim Lip Museum (South Korea); and Kunstmuseum Bonn, Theodor F. Leifeld Stiftung, and Kunstmuseum Ahlen (all Germany).  He has received awards from the Australia Council, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Arts Victoria, and has participated in residencies at the Cité International des Arts (Paris), Two Rooms Gallery (Auckland), Centre for Drawing Research, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts (London), and Porthmeor Studios (St. Ives, UK).

Thomas has curated numerous exhibitions and written extensively on the subject of monochrome painting.  He is a Professor of Fine Art at RMIT University in Melbourne where he has taught since 1992.  Thomas holds an MA in Fine Art (Painting) and a PhD from RMIT University.