Dave Robertson Prints
Born in Zimbabwe and based in Cape Town, Dave Robertson is a self-taught abstract painter, photographer, and printmaker, who spent the early part of his artistic journey working in the film industry as an art-director. In between film projects, he would follow his passion for photography, which was primarily a form of social commentary often concerned with documenting marginalized lifestyles.
After winning a national award at Spier Contemporary 2010 for 'Paper Trails’, he took a break from both photography and the film industry to focus on painting. His first solo exhibition of abstract paintings was with World Art Gallery, Cape Town, in 2011.
Since then, Robertson’s paintings have been acquired by a variety of international collectors from the UK, Sweden, Australia, and the USA. Local collectors include the South African Foundation for Contemporary Art (SAACA), AFDA, Nando’s, and Spier Arts Trust.