David Frazer
David Frazer is an Australian artist renowned for fine wood engravings, linocuts, etching and lithographs as well as his sculptures and paintings.
Frazer's work explores a sense of place, and the emotions of longing, nostalgia and isolation that accompany it. The universal yearning to be 'somewhere else' is a common thread throughout. It exists in his figures amidst bleak Australian landscapes, along with those fixed in a foreign locale. Combined with this is a gentle sense of whimsy and humour. Frazer's skill as a storyteller is always present in the strong narrative component of both his paintings and his prints.
Frazer is the recipient of many awards in Australia and Internationally. In 2007, he took part in the International Print Biennale in China where he was the major prizewinner. He was also awarded first prize at the 2019 Cossack Art Awards in Western Australia.
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Love Letter (Panels I&II), 2020
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Artist Studio
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Slow Boat, 2016
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Two Trees Entwined, 2024
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Begin Again (study III), 2020
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200 Words, 2021
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Artist Studio
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A Kind of Prayer, 2022
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David Frazer Proof & 'Love Letter' Book with Nick Cave (Detail)
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Rain Your Kisses Down Upon Me (Study), 2020
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David Frazer Cutting Slowboat
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Free Woman, 2020
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Lately I've Let Things Slide (Broadsheet), 2022
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Hug, 2011
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Walking for Solace (composition II), 2023
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Meet the Maker: Printmaker David Frazer's View from the Roof
The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 May 2015 -
David Frazer's Wood Engravings
Radio National Australia, 4 May 2015 -
Slow boat by Printmaker David Frazer
The Age, 19 February 2018 -
Home Gallery: David Frazer
Country Style, 1 March 2018 -
Passing Storm
Pressing Matters, 1 November 2019 -
Marking Out the Territory
Trebuchet, 20 July 2020 -
David Frazer: The artist turning Nick Cave songs into wood engravings
Andrew Stephens, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 September 2021