Portrait of an Artist

Born in England in 1937, David Naseby moved to Queensland, Australia in 1953. Working as a rouseabout and studying at the Queensland Art Gallery, David developed his craft and soon moved to Sydney where he worked extensively in the advertising industry. David’s foray in to portraiture came when John Singleton commissioned him to paint a portrait of Belinda Green, and David has since painted many portraits on commission, including two of Greg Norman.

David’s work is represented in collections in Australia, the USA and the UK. He was a finalist in the Archibald Prizes of 1995, 1998 and 1999 for his portraits of Les Murray (twice) and Bob Ellis; the National Portrait Gallery acquired his portraits of Murray and Ellis in 2001, and in 2002 he held an artist residency at Bundanoon.

Portrait of an Artist

Born in England in 1937, David Naseby moved to Queensland, Australia in 1953. Working as a rouseabout and studying at the Queensland Art Gallery, David developed his craft and soon moved to Sydney where he worked extensively in the advertising industry. David’s foray in to portraiture came when John Singleton commissioned him to paint a portrait of Belinda Green, and David has since painted many portraits on commission, including two of Greg Norman.

David’s work is represented in collections in Australia, the USA and the UK. He was a finalist in the Archibald Prizes of 1995, 1998 and 1999 for his portraits of Les Murray (twice) and Bob Ellis; the National Portrait Gallery acquired his portraits of Murray and Ellis in 2001, and in 2002 he held an artist residency at Bundanoon.