Historical information

David FRAZER (1966- )
Born Foster, Victoria, Australia

David Frazer works in painting, wood engraving, etching, lithography and bronze. He studied a B.A. Fine Arts (Painting) at Phillip Institute of Technology, followed by a Diploma of Education (Secondary- Art/Craft) at Latrobe University in 1991. He completed an Honours Degree in Fine Art (Printmaking (at Monash University in 1996, and between 1998 and 2000 Frazer undertook a Master of Arts (Visual Arts) by research: “Pastoral Melancholia”, at Monash University.

One of Austalia's foremost printmakers David Frazer's highly detailed woodblock and linocut prints often explore the emotional and fragile state of the human condition. His work offers a nostalgic image of Australia through its examinations of landscape, Australian buildings, sheds, and itinerant travellers. He has held seven solo exhibitions between 1996-2006 in Melbourne, Sydney and a survey show curated by the Horsham Gallery, which toured Victorian regional galleries from 2004-2005. David Frazer’s work was seen in 37 group exhibitions between 1996-2006 including the 5th British International Miniature Print Exhibition in the UK, in the 2003. He more recently held a solo exhibition with Rebecca Hossack in London 2011. (http://www.thestockrooms.com/, accessed 06/03/2015)

David was awarded the Keith Wingrove Bookplate Design and in 2002.

These two wood engravings are the subject of the forthcoming Private Press book: ‘The Bookplates of David Frazer’ written by Robert C. Littlewood, The Lytlewode Press, Chateau Bosgouet, Normandie, France, 2014/2015.

Physical description

Two limited edition prints by David Frazer using the wood engraving technique. They have been framed together.

.1) Messenger
Wood Engraving
Plate 10.0cm x 7.5cm
Paper 29.0cm x 19.3cm
Edition: 32/40

.2) Woe
Wood Engraving
Plate 10.0cm x 7.5cm
Paper 29.0cm x 19.3cm
Edition: 32/40

Donated through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine N. Littlewood, 2014