Australian artist David McKay was born in Sydney and currently resides in the US. From an early age, David has been attracted to bright and shiny imagery and possessed an urge to paint on any surface he could find. His work been influenced by his extensive travels particularly in Mexico, Africa and Japan and been involved in many group and solo exhibitions in Australia, Japan, USA, England and Europe.
He has also conceived and published an illustrated cookbook with his chef sister, Kirsten McKay and writer Anna Johnson. His paintings have been extensively collected privately and publicly, most notably his ‘Waratah’ is part of the NSW Parliament House permanent collection. David was also in the legendary surf wear label Mambo’s original stable of artists.
Stylistically David continues his love of colour and vibrancy, depicting everyday objects, in a painterly ‘pop’ manner and on a diverse range of found objects ranging from surfboards to musical instruments.