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Dave Le Fleming – Painter, New Zealand

My oil paintings explore people and myth. Reclaimed, sculptural metal surfaces help to illuminate one of my central themes, verifying the passage of the ever evasive space time continuum.

Recently returned to New Zealand after 14 years in London, I now live and work in Taranaki.

Below is a selection of artworks from Le Fleming’s most recent solo exhibition
Seven Queens of the Feather

Maud Fairwing, reliable narrator (2021)
oil on silver palted brass plate
349 x 349mm

oil painting by Dave Le Fleming on vintage Jaguar bonnet — Sunken Kirk of Swinside Fell (2021)
oil and enamel on car bonnet
1313 x 1160mm

Below is a commissioned painting from 2019, based on Albrecht Dürer’s etching ‘Coat of Arms with a Skull’ 1503

commission based on Albrecht Dürer's etching 'Coat of Arms with a Skull' 1503 #durer #renaissance — Commission, oil on baking tray (2019)

Below is a selection of artworks from Le Fleming’s solo exhibition,
‘ORIGINAL MYTH – SERIES 1’ Potocki Paterson, Wellington 2019

Lindsay – God of Subsistence (2019)
oil on car bonnet

detail of Lindsay – God of Subsistence — detail of ‘Lindsay – God of Subsistence’

Crepuscular Sect (2019)
oil on tin can
210 x 175 x 250mm

Supernova Sam – Lord of Mass (2019)
oil on metal panels (diptych)
1200 x 1170mm

detail from Night Parrot – Pocket Tickler (2019)

Below is a selection of artworks from the solo exhibition
‘INSTRUMENTS OF POSSESSION’ Potocki Paterson, Wellington 2016

Festooning of the Mind (2016)
oil on case
400 x 265mm

Carousel Kiss (2016)
oil on hat box
400 x 346mm

part of the series 'Instruments of Possession' by David Le Fleming — I like the night life (2016)
oil on violin case
240 x 803mm

Below is a selection of artworks from the group exhibition,
‘Objects of Desire’ Apart, London 2017

To see the complete series of portraits, visit
‘INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS – KEEP LOCKED’ See Studio, London 2015

David_Le_Fleming_2 — Blue print for a bear (2015)
oil on board
960 x 1960mm

Painting by David Le Fleming on 1970s Ford Capri bonnet — Manu likes to disco
oil and enamel on car bonnet
1270 x 1340mm

Manu likes to disco. 1970s Ford Capri - Painting by David Le Fleming - oil and enamel on car bonnet — detail of ‘Manu likes to disco’

Detail of Cartoon Swamp Jazz, ink on board by David Le Fleming

Cartoon Swamp Jazz — Cartoon Swamp Jazz (2015)
ink on board (acrylic case with faux fur upholstered frame)
1040 x 1283mm

Below is a selection of artworks from the solo exhibition,
‘PETROL’ Signal Gallery, London 2009, Lille 2010

David_Le_Fleming_19 — Cinder under the door (2009)
oil & enamel on Triumph bonnet
1200 x 1068mm

spot looting — Spot looting (2009)
oil & enamel on Triumph TR4 bonnet
1160 x 1340mm

Below is an artwork from 2003
‘no.2 Join the Hayboy Club’ Wellington 2003

Doing time in kitchens (2003)
oil & enamel on fibreglass panels
1210 x 1210mm