David Turley - To have a Win

To Have a Win

David Turley
Print Installation

A series of banners addressing the social justifications and questioning of human movement and the importance placed on the climbing of ladders, competition and achievement.




















Artist
David Turley studied Sculpture at the School of Contemporary Art at Edith Cowan University in Perth, graduating with a BA in 2004. He is currently completing a Masters of Art (Art in Public Space) at RMIT University.

Dave has produced several solo exhibitions inclusive of From Time to Time, Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA; Old Works, Central TAFE Gallery, Perth, WA; Now and Then, First Site Gallery, Melbourne, VIC.

Alongside his solo art practice, David has collaborated on projects for the past 8 years with fellow Western Australian artist Korin Gath as d&k. Through the creation of immersive environments and confronting performances their practice seeks to form sensory paradoxes that question accepted ideals and beliefs. d&k have been awarded several artist residencies including an Australia Council studio residency in Tokyo in 2006.


Biography

EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts), School of Contemporary Arts, Edith Cowan University, WA
2008 Post Graduate Diploma (Art in Public Space), RMIT, Melbourne, VIC

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/RESIDENCIES/GRANTS
2003 GOMBOC SCULPTURE SURVEY: Perth, WA
2004 SOCA@ECU GRADUATE EXHIBITION: School of Contemporary Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA
2005 DIARY: Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
2007/2008 Artist in Residence Central TAFE Perth, WA
2008 SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL ART AWARD: Central TAFE, Perth, WA
2008 Artist in Residence Hillend / Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW
2008 Arts Development Grant Dept Culture and Arts, WA
2008 CITY OF JOONDALUP INVITATION ART AWARD, Joondalup, WA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 FROM TIME TO TIME: Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA
2008 OLD WORKS: Central TAFE Gallery, Perth, WA
2008 NOW AND THEN: First Site Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

RESIDENCIES & GRANTS as d&k (David Turley and Korin Gath)
2004 Rocket Art Gallery (Collaboration with Australian sound artist Dr. Michael Fowler) Newcastle, NSW
2005 Studio Residency, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA
2006 Studio Residency, Tokyo, Japan, Australia Council for the Arts – Skills & Arts Development Grant
2006 Studio Residency at Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
2006 ARTSWA New Concepts Arts Development Grant

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES as d&k (David Turley and Korin Gath)
2003 IN TWO MINDS: Performance, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA
2003 VERGING: Installation, Spectrum Project Space, Perth, WA
2003 FREE CHEESE: Installation, Breadbox Gallery, Perth, WA
2003 SORRY: Billboard, Spectrum Project Space, Perth, WA
2004 IN TWO MINDS YET AGAIN: Installation, Free Range Gallery, Perth, WA
2004 ALL YOU NEED: Installation, Spectrum Project Space, Perth, WA
2004 THE END: Performance/Installation, RocketArt Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
2005 GETTING IN SOME PRACTICE: 24 hour Performance, Free Range Gallery, Perth, WA
2005 THE TRUTH: Installation/Performance, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, WA
2006 WE SEE A DARKNESS: Mixed media Installation/Performance, Spectrum Project Space, Perth, WA
2006 GET A LIFE: Billboard, Spectrum Project Space, Perth, WA
2006 DREAM: Photographic Exhibition, Ben’s Café, Tokyo, Japan
2007 THE GROOMING: FORGIVE US OUR SINS: Performance, Kurb Gallery, Perth, WA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES as d&k (David Turley and Korin Gath)
2004 GOMBOC SCULPTURE SURVEY: Perth, WA
2004 MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS: Kurb Gallery, Perth, WA
2004 JOONDALUP INVITATION ART PRIZE: Joondalup, WA
2005 CAUTION UNEVEN FLOOR: Moores Building, WA
2005 A DAY IN THE LIFE: Contemporary Opera, Artrage Bakery Complex, Perth, WA
2005 GENDERED AGENDA: Moores Building, Fremantle, WA
2006 PRECIOUS PIECES: Remida Exhibition, Carine TAFE Campus, Perth, WA
2006 DIGGING THE PAST/BURYING THE FUTURE: Performance/Installation, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Artlink, rich and strange, Vol 23, no 3, 2003, pg 92, Artlink, Australia
Fremantle Diary Worth Checking, The West Australian Newspaper, 09/07/05, Ric Spencer
Artlink currents Vol 26, no 3, 2006, p 86, Artlink, Australia
Time and Time Again, The West Australian Newspaper, 07/04/07, Ric Spencer
Hovering Over Life and Death, The West Australian Newspaper, 25/01/08, Ric Spencer