David Lewis

Artist


Born:1962
Country: United Kingdom

Dave Lewis attended the Polytechnic of Central London (now University of Westminster) to study film and photography in the mid 1980s and later worked for the community based Blackfriars Photography Project in South East London.

Lewis's work has appeared in a number of publications around themes of race, identity and representation. His work Untitled (Royal Anthropological Institute, London),1995, entered the Arts Council Collection in 2001. He has exhibited widely in both solo and group shows including the Photographer's Gallery, London; MOMA, Oxford; Recontres d'Arles, France.

Lewis continues working as a commercial photographer and gives talks and workshops in galleries and schools as well as lecturing in further and higher education institutions. Lewis is currently working on projects focussing on three areas: mental health, urban issues and anthropology.