England born and raised, David Dodsworth was educated at the Lancaster School of Arts and the Polytechnic in Sunderland, where he learned the fundamental technical skills of the draftsman and printmaker.

Dodsworth has always keenly pursued his own work while teaching art part-time and playing an integral part in the creation of the print studios at London Contemporary Art. He was influenced at an early age by the religous paintings of Velasquez, Goya and Titian, and later by the New York Abstract Expressionists.

Most recently, Dodsworth has become increasingly fascinated and pre-occupied with primitive mark making and hieroglyphics. References to abstract expressionism, primitivism, religion and technology are evident in his works, though Dodsworth refuses to describe himself as an abstract painter. His mission is to provide artwork that is enjoyed and accessible to a wide audience and dissolve the barriers between art and people. Noted for his handmade papers and abstract imagery, Dodsworth's work is found in numerous corporate and private collections around the world. "My work does not specifically or identifiably relate to visual facts or experiences, but to a reality which strikes a note directly into our nervous system - a note which transcends everyday pictorial reality but gives us nonetheless, the sensation of understanding and feelings of recognition. "

David Dodsworth Recent U.S. Exhibitions:

06-97: Images Fine Art, Yountville, California

06-96: Miranda Galleries, Aspen, Colorado and Laguna Beach, California.

12-94: Waterfront Gallery, Lake Arrowhead, California.

10-94: Images Fine Art, Yountville, California

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