David Kas
A Brief History
“Drawing on the landscape's sublime and picturesque qualities, my paintings deal with the natural environment, the mystery within the landscape, the spirit concealed in matter. “ David Kas
Born in Australia in 1964, David Kas has been committed to a landscape aesthetic for over thirty years. David grew up in Sydney, and studied art at the National Art School in 1984-1985. Since the mid 1990’s he has been based near Brunswick Heads in northern NSW.
He has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows for over 30 years, his paintings have been recognised across various art awards
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A Brief History
“Drawing on the landscape's sublime and picturesque qualities, my paintings deal with the natural environment, the mystery within the landscape, the spirit concealed in matter. “ David Kas
Born in Australia in 1964, David Kas has been committed to a landscape aesthetic for over thirty years. David grew up in Sydney, and studied art at the National Art School in 1984-1985. Since the mid 1990’s he has been based near Brunswick Heads in northern NSW.
He has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows for over 30 years, his paintings have been recognised across various art awards and prizes. His work has been a finalist in many prizes including the Fleurieu Art Prize (Highly Commended), the Lethbridge Landscape prize (highly Commended), Hurford Portrait Prize, Border Art Prize and the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize. In 2011 he won the Countryscapes art prize and in 2013 the Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award.
A dedicated painter of landscapes, David works instinctively and experimentally. His fictional surreal landscapes are derived from experience and invention. His work is represented in public, corporate and private collections in Australia, the US and Europe.
Solo Shows
2016
Wavering Radiance, Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2014
East meets West, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2010
Landscape & Memory. Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW
Mysterium Magnum. Sheffer Gallery, Sydney
2008
Nature Studies. In Good Company Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
1998
Recent paintings. Kas Gallery, Balmain, Sydney
1997
Space - sculptures. Kas Gallery, Balmain, Sydney
1996
Arts Balmainia Festival. Artist’s Studios Exhibition, Balmain, Sydney
1994
Shelf-life and Old Favourites. Kas Gallery, Balmain, Sydney
1993
Recent Works. Mori Gallery, Annex, Leichhardt, Sydney
1990
Myth - Logic. Ten Taylor St Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1991
Antipodean. Quotall Art, WTC, Amsterdam
1987
Marked Visions. Artlook Gallery, Glebe, Sydney
1986
Asimov. Arthaus Gallery, Darlinghurst Sydney
Selected Group Shows
2022
Lethbridge Landscape Prize 2022, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2019
Flesh & Bones, Forest Art Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW
2015
Hurford Portrait Prize, Lismore Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2014
Stanthorpe Art Festival Awards, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Qld
2013
Fleurieu Art Prize, Finalist, Hardys Tintara, McLaren Vale, Adelaide
Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
Border Art Prize. Finalist, Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD
2012
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize Touring Show, Regional Galleries of NSW & QLD
2011
Countryscapes 2011, Finalists exhibition, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Caldera Art Prize- Finalists exhibition, Tweed Regional Art Gallery, NSW
New Ground. Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW
2010
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize, Finalist, Grafton Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Rivers of Life. Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW
Pathways Foundation Art Auction, Montecollum, NSW
Grounded. ArtPiece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW
2009
Caldera Art 09, Tweed Shire Council Civic Centre, Murwillumbah, NSW
Border Art Prize, Gold Coast Regional Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD
Caldera Art Awards, Finalist, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Beaudesert
About a Tree. Artpiece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW
FEHVA art auction. A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW
2008
Border Art Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwullimbah, NSW
Small and Precious. Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW
Tweed Naturally Art Awards. Finalist, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillimbah,
2007
Group Show. In Good Company Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2005
Pathways Foundation Art Auction, The Buttery, Bangalow, NSW
2004
Japan. Factory 3 Artspace, Byron Bay, NSW
1998
300 to Zero. ARTD Gallery, Leichhardt, Sydney
1990
David Kas & Locust Jones, Ten Taylor St Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1989
Lithium. William St Space, East Sydney
1988
Mindscape. Rondeau Gallery, Newtown, Sydney
1987
Threshold, Studio Gallery, William St Space, East Sydney
1986
Alumni Show. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
En Plein Air. Arthaus, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1985
Sydney Morning Herald Art Award, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney
Awards
2022
Highly Commended, Lethbridge Landscape Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2013
Winner – Lethbridge 10,000 small scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2013
Highly Commended, Fleurieu Art Prize, McLaren Vale, Adelaide
2011
Winner – Countryscapes 2011, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst
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