DAVID HAMILTON

David Hamilton was born and educated in Hobart, Tasmania. For 30 years until 2002 he was Head of Sculpture in the Fine Art program, University of Tasmania at Launceston. During his long career in university education he has held the positions of Head of School, Deputy Academic Dean and Sub Dean at the School of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Tasmania.

David established the Pilot Art Foundry, the University of Tasmania’s commercial fine art foundry.  Among it’s commissions the Pilot Art Foundry has been involved in casting a major work for the SAFTI Armed Forces base in Singapore as well as important commissions for the Maui Arts and Cultural Centre on the island of Maui and the Honolulu Convention Centre, Hawaii. 

Over the last ten years David has exhibited in over 40 selected group exhibitions both in Australia and overseas. His work is represented in various university, public, corporate and private collections within Australia and overseas.  During this time he has also undertaken a number of major public sculpture commissions in his home state of Tasmania.