David Carson was born in 1968 in Tapawera, Tasman District, New Zealand. He is a self taught artist who has participated in the following:
2001
Craft Habitat, Nelson
Nelson Airport, Nelson
2002
Becroft Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Takapuna
Nelson Sculpture Symposium, Nelson
World of Wearable Art Awards (finalist)
2003
Manukau Vessel and Sculpture Exhibition, Manukau – (merit award)
Nelson Sculpture Symposium, Nelson
World of Wearable Art Awards (finalist)
2004
Shapeshifter, Lower Hut
Surveillance, Soca, Newmarket
Bells, Sealevel, Tasman
Sculpture Onshore, Devonport
Fusion, Letham Gallery, Ponsonby
2005
Sculpture On The Gulf, Waiheke Island
Art in the Garden, Hawarden
Ellerslie Flower Show, Manurewa
2006
Shapeshifter, Lower Hutt
R30 Soca, Newmarket
2007
Art in the Garden, Hawarden
Art Out There, Waiheke Island
2008
Shapeshifter, Lower Hutt
Eye for Art, Clevedon
2009
Objectifi, Refinery, Nelson
2010
Hunters and Gatherers Letham Gallery, Ponsonby
C.F.W Exhibition Refinery, Nelson
2011
Inpressed, Refinery, Nelson
Te Mania Vine Sculpture Exhibition, Richmond- (peoples choice award)
2012
Nelson Art Expo, Nelson
Con.txt, The Refinery, Nelson
Heart of Art, Kereru Gallery, Tasman
2013
Headland, Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island
Out of the Woods, Kereru Gallery, Tasman
The Wood Show, The Vivian Gallery, Matakana
2014
Suspense, Kereru Gallery, Tasman
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Shapeshifter Essential New Zealand Sculpture, Hutt City Civic Gardens, Lower Hutt
The Ellerslie Sculpture Garden, Hagley Park, Christchurch
Taller than the Tallest Man, Icon Art Park, Upper Moutere. (solo show)
Braveheart Art Exhibition, Auckland
Connections, Little River Gallery, Little River
King’s College Fine Art Sale, Otahuhu
2015
The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, Wood from the Trees
2016
Shapeshifter Essential New Zealand Sculpture, Hutt City Civic Gardens, Lower Hutt
This is a Test, The Refinery, Nelson (solo show)
New Zealand Sculpture Onshore, Takapuna, Auckland
Find out more at http://www.davidcarson.co.nz/