David Tremlett
Born 13 February 1945, St Austell, Cornwall, England).
Lives and works in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK.
Education
- Falmouth College of Art, 1962–1963
- Birmingham School of Art, 1963–1966
- Royal College of Art, London, 1966
Artistic Development
First solo show at Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, early 1970s; began wall and floor drawings (first in 1969 at Grabowski Gallery)
Extensive travels in North America, Australia (early 1970s), later Middle East and Africa (1978–1987)
Since the 1980s, developed site-specific pastel wall drawings as his primary medium
Notable Commissions & Public Works
British Embassy, Berlin (16 × 46 m)
Chapel of Brunate (Barolo), Italy – with Sol LeWitt.
British Council Building, Nairobi.
St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Villenauxe-la-Grande, France – stained glass windows, 2005
Tate Britain, London – 'Drawing for Free Thinking' wall drawing, 2011 (erased 2023).
Bloomberg Building, London – South Lobby, 2017.
Recent wall paintings in Italy and Switzerland (2019–2022): Ghizzano (Tuscany), Rossa (Grisons), Palazzo Butera (Palermo), Collegio Borromeo (Pavia).
Exhibitions & Recognition
Short‑listed for the Turner Prize, 1992 (Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover)
Solo exhibitions at Tate Britain; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Museum of Grenoble; Pecci Museum, Prato; MoMA, New York.
Recent shows: 'Another Step', Fondazione Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, 2024; 'I DRAW', Luxembourg, 2023.
Publications & Projects