Who’s David Tremlett ?

David Tremlett came to prominence in Britain in the 1970s, alongside a group of conceptually oriented artists such as Richard Long and Gilbert & George. Tremlett was already making wall drawings at that time — his first was in 1969. Since the 1980s, his primary media has been pastel. Like his material, Tremlett's wall drawings vary between fleeting and enduring. Despite the time and attention required by all of his site-specific works, Tremlett does not limit himself to locations that will ensure permanence. Indeed, many of his wall drawings exist for only a short period of time before they are weathered by natural elements or painted over in preparation for the next gallery show.

Born in  1945 in Sticker St. Austell, Cornwall, he’s now living in Bovington, Hertshire.
Tremlett studied at the very serious Royal College of Art in London before travelling all over the world.  His palette has been influenced over the years by his travel to execute site-specific works in places such as Malawi, India, Italy and Texas. The drawings bring beauty to the chosen locations, and in turn, the locations contribute to the beauty of Tremlett's drawings.

His first solo exhibition took place at the Grabowski Gallery in London in 1969. David Tremlett's extensive exhibition history also includes solo exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou, in Paris, 1985, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1980, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York,1973, the Tate Galleriy in London, 1972 among many others.