Personal
DAVID WIGGS
1964
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Education
MOSMAN HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA OF HOTICULTURE – RYDE SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE, 1985 – 1988
ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA OF FINE ART MAJORING IN PAINTING – SEAFORTH COLLEGE OF TAFE, 1989 – 1991
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PAINTING – SEAFORTH COLLEGE OF TAFE, 1995 – 1996
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE DRAWING-SEAFORTH COLLEGE OF TAFE
1995-11996
Awards And Art Prizes
WARATAH FESTIVAL OF SYDNEY DRAWING AWARD 1969
CHROMA ACRYLICS AWARD 1989/90/91
SEAFORTH TAFE PAINTING AWARD 1991
LLOYD REES MEMORIAL YOUTH ART PRIZE 1992 – COMMENDED
ROYAL ART SOCIETY OF NSW DRAWING PRIZE – 2004
NORTH SYDNEY ART PRIZE 2005 – HIGHLY COMMENDED
NORTH SYDNEY ART PRIZE 2007 – LOCAL ARTIST AWARD
NORTHBRIDGE ART PRIZE-COMMENDED-2012
NORTHBRIDGE ART PRIZE-WINNER-2017
MOSMAN,WARRINGAH ,NORTH SYDNEY & WILLOUGHBY ART PRIZE - FINALIST -2002 – 2004
MOSMAN ART PRIZE - FINALIST - 2009
NORTH SYDNEY ART PRIZE - FINALIST - 2009
NSW PARLIAMENT PLEIN AIR PAINTING PRIZE - FINALIST - 2012
NSW PARLIAMENT PLEIN AIR PAINTING PRIZE - FINALIST - 2013
HUNTERS HILL ART PRIZE - FINALIST - 2013
NORTH SYDNEY ART PRIZE - FINALIST - 2013
WARRINGAH ART PRIZE - FINALIST - 2013
MOSMAN ART PRIZE - FINALIST - 2013
MOSMAN ART PRIZE - FINALIST- 2014
WAVERLY ART PRIZE – FINALIST - 2014
OUTBACK OPEN ART PRIZE-FINALIST- 2015
WARRINGAH ART PRIZE – FINALIST - 2015
HUNTERS HILL ART PRIZE – FINALIST – 2016
MISSION TO SEAFARERS ART PRIZE – FINALIST – 2016
WARRINGAH ART PRIZE – FINALIST – 2016
GOSFORD ART PRIZE – FINALIST – 2016
HUNTERS HILL ART PRIZE – FINALIST – 2017
NORTHERN BEACHES ART PRIZE FINALIST-2017
MISSION TO SEAFARERS ART PRIZE FINALIST-2017
GOSFORD ART PRIZE FINALIST-2017
MOSMAN ART PRIZE-FINALIST-2017
HORNSBY ART PRIZE FINALIST-2017
BLACKTOWN ART PRIZE FINALIST-2017
Exhibitions
AXIS GALLERY SOLO EXHIBITION 1991
MANLY REGIONAL GALLERY 1991 JOINT EXHIBITION
MANLY REGIONAL GALLERY JOINT EXHIBITON 1998
MANLY ARTS FESTIVAL SOLO EXHIBITION – 2001
OPENED D.WIGGS ART STUDIO/GALLERY – EXHIBITION SPACE TERREY HILLS 2003
THE BASE SPACE – JOINT EXHIBITION 2003
MANLY BEACH EXHIBITION – OCEAN CARE DAY 2003
TAP GALLERY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY EXHIBITION 2003/04
THE BASE SPACE – 2004
ST AUGUSTINES – ART 4 ART SHOW 2004
THE KINGS SCHOOL ART SHOW – 2004
MANLY BEACH – OCEAN CARE DAY – 2004
LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL – 2005
THE ARTROOM UPSTAIRS MANLY EXHIBITION – 2005
ST AUGUSTINES ART 4 ART SHOW 2005
THE KINGS SCHOOL ART SHOW – 2005
GLEN STREET THEATRE – SOLO EXHIBITION 2005
WILLIAM STREET STUDIOS – 2005/06
DALE THOMAS GALLERY – 2006
GLEN STREET THEATRE – 2006
STATIONS OF THE CROSS EXHIBITION – WIILIAM STREET STUDIOS – 2007
MOSMAN MOMENTS EXHIBITION – MOAMAN ART GALLERY – 2007
NORTHERN EXPRESSIONS EXHIBITION – THE ART SANCTUARY GALLERY 2007
ETHEL STREET GALLERY – SOLO EXHIBITION – 2007
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – 2008
MAY GIBBS – NUTCOTE – 2008
MOSMAN A.S. – SPRING EXHIBITION – 2008
ETHEL STREET GALLERY – SOLO EXHIBITION – 2008
MANLY ARTS FESTIVAL – THE OPENING OF DAVID WIGGS’ STUDIO/GALLERY – 2008
MANLY BEACH EXHIBITION – OCEAN CARE DAY – 2008
STATIONS OF THE CROSS EXHIBITION – WILLIAM STREET CHURCH/STUDIOS – 2009
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – MOSMAN A.S. – 2009
PARLIAMENT HOUSE – SYDNEY – 2009
MLC GALLERY – SENSE OF SYDNEY EXHIBITION – 2009
MOSMAN ART GALLERY – MOSMAN DOWN UNDER EXHIBITION – 2009
ETHEL STREET GALLERY – SOLO EXHIBITION – THE BEACH,THE BUSH & THE ROAD – 2009
STATIONS OF THE CROSS EXHIBITION – WILLIAM STREET CHURCH/STUDIOS – 2010
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – CREATIVE JOURNEYS EXHIBITION – 2010
SOLO EXHIBITION – BATHERS PAVILION BALMORAL – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER – 2010
ETHEL STREET GALLERY – SOLO EXHIBITION – THE BEACH,THE BUSH & THE ROAD – 2011
NORTH HEAD HARBOUR TRUST - MANLY ENVIRONMENT CENTRE – ECO CONFERENCE EXHIBITION 2011
LUNA PARK – ART ALONG THE BOARDWALK OPEN AIR EXHIBITION- 2011
PARLIAMENT HOUSE -NORTHERN EXPRESSIONS EXHIBITION- 2011
ART SYDNEY -DARLING HARBOUR -SOLO EXHIBITION- 2011
MOSMAN ART GALLERY SPRING FESTIVAL – MOSMAN ART SOCIETY EXHIBITION – 2011
ETHEL STREET GALLERY-”THE BEACH, THE BUSH, THE HARBOUR AND THE LILLY” – SOLO EXHIBITION – 2011
BUTLER GOODE GALLERY – PADDINGTON - 2012
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – MOSMAN ART SOCIETY EXHIBITION – 2012
ANGEL GALLERY – SOLO – 2012
MOSMAN ART GALLERY – ARTISTS OF MOSMAN 2088 - 2013
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – M.A.S. – 2013
MOSMAN ART GALLERY – M.A.S, SPRING EXHIBITION – 2013
MANLY ART GALLERY – KEEPING COMPANY WITH COLLECTION – 2013
BATHERS PAVILION GALLERY – BALMORAL – SOLO – 2013
“MY HARBOUR OF WORK AND LEISURE – MY HARBOUR OF TOIL AND PLEASURE”
GALLERY 307 –EXHIBITIONS- 2013
ETHEL ST GALLERY-SOLO-2014
GALLERY 307-EXHIBITIONS-2014
MOSMAN ART GALLERY - ARTISTS OF MOSMAN 2088 – 2014
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – M.A.S – 2014
HEADLAND PARK-M.A.S.--9”X5”-EXHIBITION-2014
MOSMAN ART GALLERY-ARTISTS OF MOSMAN 2088-2015
ETHEL ST GALLERY-SOLO-2015
OUTBACK OPEN ART PRIZE FINALIST-BROKEN HILL ART GALLERY- 2015
GALLERY 307- SOLO EXHIBITION- 2015
MOSMAN ART GALLERY-ARTISTS OF MOSMAN-2088-2016
BATHERS’ PAVILION GALLERY- BALMORAL-SOLO-2016
“THE BEACH,THE CROWD AND THE FERRY”
WARRINGAH CREATIVE SPACE EXHIBITION-TWO VIEWS-2016
GALLERY 307 - EXHIBITION – 2017
NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL – M.A.S – 2017
CREATIVE SPACE-NORTHERN BEACHES-SOLO-2017
“THE BRIDGE,THE CROWD,THE BEACH AND THE FERRY”
MANLY ART GALLERY-“LAND” EXHIBITION-2017
MOSMAN ART GALLERY-MAS ART EXHIBITION-2017