David Wadelton | |
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| Born | 1955 |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Known for | Painting |
David Wadelton (born 1955) is an Australian artist who lives and works in Melbourne. He is best known for his cyber-pop paintings, almost photorealist in style. [1]
David Wadelton | |
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| Born | 1955 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting |
David Wadelton (born 1955) is an Australian artist who lives and works in Melbourne. He is best known for his cyber-pop paintings, almost photorealist in style. [1]
Since 1984 he has had nearly 20 solo exhibitions in galleries in Melbourne and Sydney, including Pinacotheca, Melbourne and Annandale Galleries Sydney. The most recent exhibitions include Pop Life at Rex Irwin Gallery, 1998; Brand Power, Robert Lindsay Gallery Melbourne 1998; Techno Pop at Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne, 2000; Brand New Release, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 2003 and a solo show at Tolarno Galleries during the 2004 Melbourne Art Fair. He has also been the subject of a major survey exhibition, "Pictorial Knowledge", at Geelong Art Gallery in 1998.[ citation needed ]
In addition to his painting career Wadelton has played in bands Ad Hoc and Signals with Dave Brown, Philip Thomson, Chris Knowles and James Clayden.[ citation needed ]
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