DAVID ROBERTSON

David Robertson is an artist who specializes in wood engraving. David walks and sketches in the countryside, creating engravings from these drawings back in his studio. Wood engravings are made on end grain wood blocks using traditional tools.
David’s artwork is held in public collections at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Manchester Metropolitan University, Royal Collections Trust, Windsor Castle and Central Academy Fine Art, Beijing, China as well as private collections around the world.
​
David is an elected member of the Society of Wood Engravers and MAKE Southwest.
This link takes you to the Society of Wood Engravers website for an excellent explanation of what wood engraving is.

---

Born: 1971

Member of the Society of Wood Engravers

Education:
BA Fine Art (Sculpture), Bath Spa University
BA Time-based Media, University of the West of England, Bristol
MA Screenwriting, University of the West of England, Bristol

Recent exhibitions:
Royal West of England Autumn Open, Bristol, 2016
The Society of Wood Engravers’ 79th Annual Exhibition, touring, 2016-17
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Print Prize, 2016
National Original Print Exhibition, 2016
Liverpool Open, 2016
RE Masters: Relief prints, London, 2015
Royal West of England Autumn Open, Bristol 2015
The Society of Wood Engravers’ 78th Annual Exhibition, touring, 2015-16
Royal West of England Autumn Open, Bristol 2014
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Print Prize, 2014
The Society of Wood Engravers’ 77th Annual Exhibition, touring, 2014-15