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About the Artist – David Wightman

David Wightman (b. 1980) is a British painter and printmaker based in London, known for his vividly constructed depictions of fictional landscapes. Working through a distinctive process that combines painted surface with layered, collaged materials, his works often use textured wallpaper arranged in a marquetry-like technique. Colour, structure, and spatial rhythm sit at the core of his practice, creating scenes that feel both familiar and entirely imagined.

Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, Wightman studied Fine Art at Middlesex University, graduating in 2001, before completing an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2003.

His work has been widely exhibited in the UK and internationally, including solo presentations in London, Toronto, and Montréal, as well as collaborations and commissioned projects that extend his visual language into new contexts. Alongside exhibitions, his practice has also included notable collaborations and press coverage across leading art and culture publications.

He continues to live and work in London, where his evolving body of work explores the tension between constructed image, memory, and imagined place.