• After a successful career of more than 20 years in the IT industry, Jean made a decision to revert back to what he always passionate about - painting.

• He studied at the Julian Ashton Art School (JAAS) in Sydney which was established in 1890, and has been one of the most influential and prestigious in Australia.

• The training was academic, traditional, and very hard work. It gave him ability and skills to remain true to the form when working with portraits and figuratively.

• After gaining the experience at JAAS, Jean realized that he needed an appreciation of contemporary practise, so he enrolled at the University of NSW for a degree in Fine Art, and subsequently was awarded a Barchelor of Fine Arts in 2003.

• During the three years studying for the degree, Jean developed an appreciation for the abstraction of form and colour which is now so pronounced in his landscape paintings.

• He has most deliberately nurtured a (relatively) unique ability to work in both traditional and contemporary methods which enables him to produce works that have a wide range of appeal.

• He recently relocated to Europe to develop his practice, and has found further impetus to his direction and endeavours to depict the landscape.

• Jean is extensively involved in the art scene in Europe, London, and Sydney.

• His work is featured in a number of private collections throughout Europe, USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and China.

EXHIBITIONS

2010 Jean David Atelier d'art - Cordes sur Ciel (France)
2009 - KunstKerk Gallery - Amsterdam
2008 Paint, Light and Colour - The Gallery Upstairs - Netherlands
2006 Annual Exhibition Royal Society of Oil Painters - Mall Galleries London
2006 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair - London
2006 Affordable Art Fair - London
2005 "Love" Exhibition - West-eleven London
2004 The Watch House – Balmain Sydney
2003 Threshold - Manly Arts Festival
2002 Threshold - Manly Arts Festival
1999 Julian Ashton Art School Annual Exhibition