David Lock: Masculine Meanings
Leicester-born British artist, David Lock graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London, with an MA in Fine Art, in 2001, following a first-class BA (Hons) in Fine Art from The University of Reading, in 1999. He has exhibited his work throughout the UK and internationally. In 2018, his solo exhibition, ‘Fragmented Eros’, staged at Studio 1.1, East London, met with much acclaim. In 2018, his painting ‘El Muniria’ was included in the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize, after which the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, acquired the painting for its permanent collection. In 2011, Lock received the Abbey Award from the British School at Rome, enabling him to study Roman artefacts. In 2021, he curated the exhibition ‘Burra and Friends’ at Rye Art Gallery, West Sussex, which showcased the work of the artist, Edward Burra and his contemporaries, together with contemporary Queer artists. Since graduating, he has established himself as an innovative painter of the human form – a...