David Brady was born in 1961 in Los Angeles, California. As an artist he is known for his continuous exploration of the figure through traditional and digital collage and his use of found objects. Brady views painting and creativity as a science in which one incessantly experiments with a variety of mediums and self-taught techniques while researching themes through travel, sketching and research. Utilizing a host of found objects and recycled materials his collage based paintings portray powerful and provocative images that reflect contemporary life. His creations include collage, assemblage, oil and drawing as well as digitally based projections and interactive multimedia.

Since the early 1980’s, Brady's paintings and collage works have been featured in several one-man and group exhibitions, international projects and student programs. His appetite for everything creative has landed him an "Artist in Residence in Japan", performance works at UCLA/Hammer Museum in addition to collaborative projects with Nelson Mandela, poet Amde Hamilton, composer Mark Sims and others.

Exhibitions and projects include the Museum of Fine Art Cuba, Modern Art Museum Mexico, Turchin Center for the Arts, The Lincoln Center, Lilia Arts Center Japan, MOCA Los Angeles, World Trade Center Osaka and the Center for the Study of Collage in France and others.

Brady entered the digital arena in the early 1990's and has since garnered a host of multimedia and design awards as a creative director and digital artist. He continues to work with seriously ill and at-risk youth, veterans and community outreach programs. David Brady currently resides in West Los Angeles, California.

Artist's Statement
Painting for me is a constant process of exploration, research and education. The creative process is paramount in my approach to painting especially when it comes to experimentation. I need to attack each image through a different approach, a different method in order to keep the spontaneity and incorporate chance into the work.

The theme in my painting has been constant throughout my life as I find the figure interesting, challenging and the most complex subject to study. I am interested in capturing human emotion and thoughts utilizing techniques, familiar objects and references to give the viewer their own map to understanding the image.

I incorporate found objects and references to trigger different memories for each viewer. This is important to me as I want each viewer to have an individual starting point when they first see the image. My paintings are a reflection of society as I use layers of varied materials (memories) to show the complex world we reside in.

David Brady