David Surman

Overview
Black and white photograph of British artist David Surman in his studio, represented by the Rebecca Hossack gallery
David Surman (b. 1981) is a British artist based in London. He has established an international reputation in contemporary art for his paintings exploring the conventions and boundaries of figuration. Through animal imagery he has developed a contemporary language embracing gestural expression, a knowledge of art history and pop cultural aesthetics such as cuteness. He is a graduate of the animation programme at the Newport Film School (2002) and the postgraduate film studies programme at Warwick University (2004). David Surman's work has been extensively exhibited across Asia, North America and Continental Europe. His work is also held in several major public and private collections, including the UK Arts Council Collection, The McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, the Neumann Family collection, the Hornik Collection, Colección ALKAR Arriola Zugaza and Colección Espinosa de los Monteros Sáinz de Vicuña.
Works
Video
Related Content