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DAVID LEAPMAN: COMPLIANT KEEPERS

9/9/08-11/15/08
DeVean Gallery
Reception 10/4
JMS 5-6pm
Public 6-9pm

David Leapman was born in London, UK and studied fine art at St. Martins School of Art, Goldsmiths College and Chelsea School of Art. He has exhibited nationally and internationally since 1981. His solo shows include the Ikon Gallery Birmingham, Todd Gallery, Hales Gallery and Beaux Arts in London.

Leapman exhibited in the Venice Biennale, represented Great Britain at the International Festival of Painting and has shown work at the ICA and Serpentine Gallery in London. Leapman also won the John Moores Award, Britain's oldest and most prestigious painting prize. His work can be found in many public and private collections around the world and is currently represented by Beaux Arts London.

This is Leapman's first solo show in Riverside and it gives him an opportunity to show some of his key images: Box Man, Trier testers, Existence harness, Burden and the Petal thinkers. The show's title is indicative of his aspirations for his images; these characters have a connected history and are searching and journeying.

Leapman's paintings begin life as small gold line drawings on cream paper, the first of which was made on January 1st 1983. His work grabs the viewer's attention quickly with unusual materials, such as mirror flake, cristalina, diamond dust and interference pigments.

For nearly twenty years Leapman frequently visited California, ultimately settling his family in Riverside in the summer of 2007. Leapman's RAM exhibition is in partnership with La Sierra University and the Brandstater Gallery where he will have a solo exhibition from October 13 to November 3.