Philip Davey
Philip Davey is a painter, ceramicist, draughtsman and printmaker, based in Melbourne. He was born in the English mill town of Tiverton in Devon in 1949, arriving in Australia in 1957. Trained originally as a teacher, Philip began his art career in his mid-30s, establishing himself on the Melbourne art scene before joining Australian Galleries in 1998. His broad practice incorporates images of urban and natural landscape, as well as figurative narrative works, often inspired by classic Australian texts. He has been artist in residence at several Victorian secondary institutions. Davey has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney, and his work is held by the British Museum print room, London, Artbank, Sydney, the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and several regional collections.
