David Gillanders’s practice is grounded in a response to the instability and complexity of contemporary life. 

Although Gillander’s paintings are informed by research and cultural observation, the artist’s process is primarily intuitive. Meaning emerges through the act of making. This allows the work to evolve unexpectedly and remain open to interpretation. The paintings offer space for reflection and provoke questions about power, disorder, and how we visually process the chaos of the world around us.

David Gillanders was born in Toronto, Canada in 1968 and studied at the University of Western Ontario, London and McGill University, Montreal. He lives and works in Ottawa, Canada.

Recipient of grants from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Ontario Arts Council, David Gillanders has exhibited his work widely in Canada and the United States. His work is held in a number of notable collections, among them the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the MNBAQ Art Bank, the City of Ottawa Fine Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Northumberland, National Bank, Loto-Québec, and BMO Financial Group .