Dave Wyatt
b. Bristol, 1979
Dave Wyatt is a documentary photographer focusing on the landscape and how it relates to the individual and society as a whole, presenting us at the same time with a sense of history and challenging our notions of the space we inhabit. Wyatt gained his MA in International Photojournalism, Documentary Photography and Travel Photography from the University of Bolton undertaken at Dalian Medical University in Dalian, China, and his BA degree from the renowned school of Documentary in Newport, South Wales.
Wyatt’s work has been exhibited in both national and international galleries, museums and festivals including The Photographers Gallery in London, The National Gallery in Pristina, Kosovo, the Chobi Mela IV festival in Bangladesh, the Ian Parry Awards 2006 exhibition in London, the Riverfront Centre in Newport, South Wales and The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. He has also had images published in a variety of books and magazines editorially and accepts commercial assignments on a regular basis.
Selected Group Exhibitions and awards:
2011 Honourable Mention in the Jen Bekman Gallery Hey Hot Shot Prize
2010 Singapore International Festival of Photography
2010 Prix Pictet 2010 Nomination
2010 ISSP Latvia Participant
2010 Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Winner
2010 153rd International Print Exhibition, Allen & Overy, London
2009 International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2009 International Festival of Photography, Dali, Yunnan province, China
2009 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Honourable Mention
2009 Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed 2009, The Photographer’s Gallery, London
2008 VIP Attendee, 1st PhotoOriginal Photography festival, Guizhou province, China
2006 Chobi Mela IV, British Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 Gjon Mili Award Exhibition, Pristina, Kosovo
2006 Ian Parry Award Finalists exhibition, Getty Images Gallery, London
2005 Light in Shadow, Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport, Wales
2002 Royal West of England Academy of Art, Bristol, UK
Selected Magazines and Blogs
June 2011 SHOTS magazine 25th Anniversary issue #112 p.18
May 2010 Thames Town series featured in Portfolio Catalogue Issue #51
Feb 2010 Thames Town series featured in Sunday Telegraph ‘Seven’ Magazine
“Welcome to Sudbury (via Shanghai)” (28 Feb 2010 pp.12-13)
Nov 2009 Conscientious features Thames Town
June 2009 Deepsleep Magazine features Thames Town
June 2009 British journal of Photography “The Graduates” (Vol. 156 #7741, 24 June 2009 pp.14-15)
May 2009 1000 Words blog
Gallery Sales
May 2011 Contact Editions
Artist Talks
Jan 2011 Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
April 2011 Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Work Experience
2006-Present Freelance Documentary Photographer
2002-2003 Magnum Photos London: Production Intern
Education:
2008 MA International Photojournalism, Documentary Photography and Travel Photography –University of Bolton (Dalian Cohort)
2006 BA (Hons) Documentary Photography – University of Wales Newport
2002 Foundation Diploma Photography –Filton College of Higher Education