About Dave Wood

Dave Wood is recognised world wide for his works which are breathtaking in their execution and in the visual pleasure they exude. He combines his 45 years of experience as a graphic designer, typographer and world class calligrapher to expand calligraphy into a new and exciting dimension.

Dave has been a pioneer in the promotion of calligraphy, originally holding the first ever solo exhibition of calligraphy in New Zealand in 1983. More recently in Australia Dave has continued to exhibit his work successfully in Galleries throughout Australia as well as overseas. Opening Australia’s first and only Calligraphy Gallery furthered his aim to have calligraphy recognised as an art form in its own right.

Dave enjoys sharing his extensive knowledge and experience both in the calligraphic field and the field of design for which he is highly respected. He has taught not only for many local Calligraphy Societies in Australia and New Zealand but overseas for many years now, both at Conferences and weekend workshops. He is even more available to teach worldwide now, given that he no longer has his Calligraphy Gallery. Most recently he has been invited to Summer Schools in Japan, Belgium and South Africa as well as teaching in the UK, Holland and USA. If your Society / Guild is interested in a workshop / summer school with Dave, please contact us.

About Dave’s Work

Dave’s calligraphic artwork evokes a deep emotional response within the discerning art lover. His creative ability is portrayed by the continual development of new ideas and concepts using such mediums as paper sculptures and hand made papers to explore the wider dimensions of the written word Dave studied with Donald Jackson, Calligrapher to HM The Queen and has been a Fellow of the highly respected, London based Society of Scribes & Illuminators since 1991.

Works on vellum with traditional gilding in 23ct gold are interpretations of Dave’s 21st century approach to calligraphy, based however on the ancient techniques and letterforms.His works are far more than writing on a piece of paper, they are unique artworks of distinction.

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International Acclaim

Original and limited edition handcrafted books and prints are held in the collections of the National Library in Canberra, the McPherson Collection of Rare Books in the State Library of NSW, the State Library of South Australia as well as the National Library of New Zealand and State Library of Auckland.

Dave’s original artworks are also in many collections in United Kingdom, United States of America and New Zealand.

Commission work

Over the last 30 years Dave has completed many corporate and private commissions using the art of calligraphy combined with various graphic techniques to create unique works of art. View some of Dave’s private commission works.