David Ledger is a West Australian artist based in Boorloo, specialising in oil painting. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Curtin and studied classical drawing and painting at the Florence Classical Art Academy in Italy. He has exhibited in Australia and abroad including solo exhibitions in Perth and Hong Kong. His work utilises traditional media and techniques. A common thread in his work is related to ideas of place, where both material and metaphysical planes closely link and reflect one another. 

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Created slowly and often from memory, Ledger’s paintings act as a quiet resistance to the speed of machine-made images, creating work that reflects his experiences across diverse cultures and spaces. His practice engages with environmental care and the fragility of ecosystems. Through his paintings, his works explore the politics of cultural and environmental narrative, identity, and belonging.