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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Walking for Solace (Composition I), 2023
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A Kind of Prayer, 2022
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Do You Remember That Moon?, 2021
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200 Words, 2021
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Our First Weekend Away, 2021
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Sunshine (Study), 2021
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The Sky is Ready to Burst II, 2021
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Words on Paper, 2021
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Take Me with You, 2021
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Sunshine, 2021
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Giving the Afternoon Away II , 2021
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Our Town , 2021
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Rain Your Kisses Down Upon Me , 2020
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The End, 2020
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Free Woman, 2020
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Love Letter, 2020
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We Live in Hope II , 2020
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Complicated Life II , 2020
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Passing Leaves, 2020
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The Heavy Sky, 2020
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A Letter and a Prayer, 2020
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Begin Again (study III), 2020
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We Live in Hope, 2020
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Your Slowly Fading Forms, 2020
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A Wicked Wind, 2020
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A Handful of Hopeful Words, 2020
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The Sky is Ready to Burst, 2020
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Love Letter (Panels I&II), 2020
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A Kind of Prayer , 2020
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The End of Yearning, 2020
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Rock of Ages, 2020
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Wounded Wood III, 2019
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All the Trees Above, 2019
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Wounded Wood I, 2017
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Slow Boat, 2016
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The Deal, 2015
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Together Alone, 2014
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Waiting for Rain (Panel 2) 2nd state, 2013
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Waiting for Rain (Panel 1) 2nd state, 2013
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Walk Away, 2013
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Merry Go Round, 2012
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All in My Trance When I Dance, 2012
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Homesick, 2012
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Hug, 2011
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Satellite, 2011
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Lonely Boy, 2011
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Broken Home, 2010
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Caravan, 2010
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Broken Home (The Ladder), 2010
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Burning House, 2010
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The Ladder, 2010
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Lost Home II, 2009
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Caravan XIII, 2009
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Caravan XIV, 2009
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The Day of the Storm, 2008
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Lost, 2008
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The Long Way Home , 2007
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Moon Over Murtoa , 2007
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Herr Roffboy, 2003
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Detachable House (Edition of 8), 2002
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Pastoral Melancholia, 2002
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Love Letter
David Frazer 6 June - 5 July 2022 LondonNick Cave's 2001 song Love Letter is one of the great ballads of its era. Recently, it has been the inspiration behind a series of images by renowned Australian printmaker,...Read more -
Marking Out The Territory: Six Australian Printmakers
Group Show 8 August - 26 September 2020 LondonInside Marking Out The Territory, an exhibition by Australia’s leading contemporary printmakers including Hertha Kluge-Pott, David Frazer and GW Bot at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery in London.Read more -
Some Sunny Day
Group Show 26 July - 30 August 2019 LondonInside Some Sunny Day, an exhibition celebrating the joys of summer at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery in London, featuring artists such as Emma Haworth, Ashley Amery and Toby Burrows.Read more
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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