# David Wadelton

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**David Wadelton** (born 1955) is an [Australian](/source/Australians) artist who lives and works in Melbourne. He is best known for his cyber-pop [paintings](/source/Painting), almost [photorealist](/source/Photorealism) in style.[1]

## Career

Since 1984 he has had nearly 20 solo exhibitions in galleries in Melbourne and Sydney, including [Pinacotheca, Melbourne](/source/Pinacotheca,_Melbourne) and Annandale Galleries Sydney. The most recent exhibitions include *Pop Life* at Rex Irwin Gallery, 1998; *Brand Power*, Robert Lindsay Gallery Melbourne 1998; *Techno Pop* at Robert Lindsay Gallery, Melbourne, 2000; *Brand New Release*, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 2003 and a solo show at Tolarno Galleries during the 2004 [Melbourne Art Fair](/source/Melbourne_Art_Fair). He has also been the subject of a major survey exhibition, "Pictorial Knowledge", at Geelong Art Gallery in 1998.[citation needed]

In addition to his painting career Wadelton has played in bands Ad Hoc and Signals with Dave Brown, Philip Thomson, Chris Knowles and James Clayden.[citation needed]

## Exhibitions

- 1982 [Biennale of Sydney](/source/Biennale_of_Sydney)
- [National Gallery of Victoria](/source/National_Gallery_of_Victoria)- 2004 Australian Culture Now
- [Australian National Gallery](/source/Australian_National_Gallery)
- [Art Gallery of New South Wales](/source/Art_Gallery_of_New_South_Wales)
- [MOCA Sydney](/source/MOCA_Sydney)
- [Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia](/source/Contemporary_Art_Centre_of_South_Australia)
- Linden Art Gallery
- Museum of Modern Art at Heide
- [Monash University](/source/Monash_University) Gallery
- [Australian Centre for Contemporary Art](/source/Australian_Centre_for_Contemporary_Art)
- 200 Gertrude Street Gallery
- City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
- Noosa Regional Gallery

## Collections

- National Gallery of Victoria
- Australian National Gallery
- Monash University Art Gallery
- [La Trobe University](/source/La_Trobe_University) Art Collection
- Artbank
- [University of Queensland](/source/University_of_Queensland) Art Museum
- [McClelland Art Gallery](/source/McClelland_Art_Gallery)
- City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
- [State Library Victoria](/source/State_Library_Victoria)
- [Australian Opera](/source/Australian_Opera)

## References

1. ["David Wadelton Curriculum Vitae"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120330121538/http://www.tolarnogalleries.com/media/client/5934_CVprofile_Wadelton.doc). Archived from [the original](http://www.tolarnogalleries.com/media/client/5934_CVprofile_Wadelton.doc) on 30 March 2012.

## Bibliography

- *"Australian Painting Now"*, published by Craftsman House Press in Australia, and by Thames and Hudson in the U.K, 2000, with an essay by Charles Green; and an interview with the artist,
- *"From Red Rattlers to Lara Croft"* conducted by [Robert Rooney](/source/Robert_Rooney) in *Art & Australia*, vol 38, no.2, Spring 2000.
- *"Awesome"!* By Laura Murray Cree, Craftsman House Press, 2002.

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