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1962

Born Sydney, Australia

1982 – 84

Studied at City Art Institute, Sydney [ now College of Fine Arts UNSW], BA Visual Art

Exhibitions

1983

Group Students Exhibition, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney

1988

Exhibited in NSW Travelling Art Scholarship, The Works Gallery Sydney

1988

Exhibited in ‘Inside the Greenhouse’, Tin Sheds, University of Sydney

1989

Exhibited in ‘Endangered Spaces’, Artspace, Sydney

1989

Exhibited in the Municipality of Hunters Hill Art Prize

1991

Solo painting exhibition, Julie Green Gallery, Sydney

1991

Group Drawing Show, Julie Green Gallery, Sydney

1992

Solo Painting exhibition, Julie Green Gallery, Sydney

1993

Group Exhibition, Darren Knight, Artists in Brisbane

1995

Group Exhibition, ‘No Holds Barred’, Airspace, Sydney

1996

Solo Exhibition, Dispensary Café and Gallery, Sydney

1996

Group Exhibition  ‘On Ya Bike’, exhibition of Cycling Images Dispensary Café, organised by John Aslanidis

1996

Solo Exhibition, Coffin Creek Gallery, Mudgee

1997

Group Exhibition, ‘It’s a Guitar- Shaped World’, Tamworth Regional Gallery

1998

Solo Exhibition, ‘Gouache Paintings’, Doggett St Gallery, Brisbane

1998

‘Crickart’ and ‘Alcart,’ with Reg Lynch and friends, Bat & Ball Hotel, Sydney

1998

Group Exhibition, ‘Crickart’, The Bradman Museum, Bowral

1999

Solo Exhibition, ‘Works on paper’, Desirees, Sydney self promoted exhibition

2000

Solo Exhibition, Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney self promoted exhibition, hired gallery

2001

Group Exhibition, ‘COFA Alumni, Works on Paper’, Kudos Gallery, Sydney

2001

Group Exhibition, ‘COFA Alumni 2000 Prize’, Kudos Gallery, Sydney

2002

Group Exhibition, ‘COFA Alumni 2000 Prize’, Kudos Gallery, Sydney

2003

Solo Exhibition, ‘David Kirk Paintings 2001- 2003’, Community Cultural Centre Gallery, Bondi Pavilion
Self promoted exhibition

2005

Exhibited, ‘COFA Alumni Space’, AWE Space, UNSW Sydney

2005

Group Exhibition, Defiance Gallery Sydney, ‘Same Place Different Views: Painting The Australian Landscape’

2005

Group Exhibition, Defiance Gallery Sydney, The Defiance Drawing Show

2005

Group Exhibition, ‘COFA Alumni Prize’, Kudos Gallery, Sydney

2006

Guest Artist, speaker at Young Australian Poetry Prize Workshops on Creativity, Western Plains Zoo Dubbo NSW

2006

Group Exhibition, Defiance Gallery Sydney, ‘Same Place Many Views: Painting The Australian Landscape’

2006

Christies Melbourne Australian,,International & Contemporary Paintings, April 2006, Painting published in catalogue and exhibited at Christies Sydney. Auctioned and sold in Melbourne.

2006

Group Exhibition, Defiance Gallery Sydney, The Defiance Drawing Show

2007

Solo Exhibition, The Washhouse Gallery Sydney, ‘Red in Tooth and Claw’

2007

Group Exhibition, Defiance Gallery Sydney, ‘Same Place Many Views: Painting The Australian Landscape’

2007

Group Exhibition, ‘The Coloured Digger’ , curated by Reg Lynch, Damien Minton Gallery, Surry Hills Sydney

2008

Group Exhibition for charity, ‘Food Water Shelter’, Sydney College of the Arts.

2009

Solo Exhibition, The Washhouse Gallery Sydney, ‘ Bay of Fires’

2010

Solo Exhibition, The Washhouse Gallery Sydney,  'The Black Lion,Paintings. Lion Island'

2013

Leichhardt Open Studio Trail

2013

Leichhardt Council Artist of the Month

2013

Group Exhibition, Butchers Hook Gallery Paddington

2013

Group Exhibition Transmission Pop in Space, Leichhardt Council Initiative

2013

Solo Exhibition, Butchers Hook Gallery Paddington, Sydney 'Tequila Sunrise'

2013

Group Show, Butchers Hook Christmas Exhibition


Articles, Publications etc

The Weekend Australian July 13-14 1991 Galleries, ‘Drawing a line at modern madness’ by Elwyn Lynn

The Review , Brisbane May 1997, ‘Guitarshapedworldness et al’
Sandy Herbert, Reg Lynch, Henry Mulholland, David Kirk.
Doggett Street Studio Brisbane
Reviewed by Leone Stanford

ABC Radio 702, Sally Loane Programme, September 2005
Around the Galleries Segment, By Henry Mulholland
The Defiance Gallery Drawing Show.

Christies, Melbourne  Australian, International & Contemporary Paintings
10 & 11 April 2006 Painting ‘Swimming Line’ published in Catalogue

Village Voice, People, ‘Conservation Message Features Prominently in Kirk’s Work’
Lauren Farrow 2nd march 2007

Sydney Exhibitions ABC Website 19th March 2007
Michael Johnson, David Kirk, Graham Kuo
by Henry Mulholland


Collections and Buyers

David Ash
Penelope Barclay
Meredith Burgmann
Jane Burridge and Tim Read
Rose Creswell
ADS Donaldson
Geoff Daniel
Mitchell English
Karen Finch
Sue Fischer and Roger McDonald
Mitchel English
Janine Fowler
David Foster
James Fraser
Linda Funnell
Ginny Green
Julie Green
BTG Bradley Trevor Grieve
Peter Hall
Anita and Tim Heath
Derek and Prudence Heath
Annette Hughes
Fiona Inglis
Roberta Ivers and Michael O’Rouke
Nic Johnston
Jane and Jeremy Kenny Herbert
Hilary Linstead
Juliet London and Brendan Mason
Nerissa Lea and Reg Lynch
Michael Lynch
Helen Lovelock and Henry Mulholland
Marian McGowan and Steve Wright
Michael McHugh
Dr Michael Paton and Jenny Wilks
Dr Michael Moore and Babette Pearson
Arthur McIntyre
Gayna Murphy
Gaby Naher
Jane Palfreyman
Errol O’Sullivan and Sally McInerney
Sue Riley


Tanya Robinson
Juliet Rogers
Meredith Sime
Rachel Skinner
Ashley Taylor
Tetsuya
Christos Tsiolkas
Tim Urquhart
Michael and Cath Ward
Mr Nigel Waters ( UK)
Anne Wallace and Rex Butler
Charlotte Wood and Sean McElvogue
Adam Yazxhi