David Cuesta
David Cuesta is a London-based artist whose work explores themes of identity, memory, and the relationship between the natural and the artificial. His practice is informed by his Latin American heritage and draws inspiration from minimalism, performance, and dematerialisation. Born in Calgary, Canada, to Colombian parents, he moved to the UK in 1983 before relocating to Vancouver in the early 1990s, eventually returning to London in the early 2000s.
Cuesta studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver and was active in the city’s art scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He participated in the Witness program, created album art for independent musicians, and contributed to publications such as Some Magazine and Others Magazine. He also exhibited at artist-run spaces including the Sugar Refinery, Video Inn, and The Helen Pitt Gallery.
In 2018, Cuesta was awarded a residency at the Florence Trust in London, where he developed a body of work investigating the performative nature of the artist’s studio. This period culminated in two major exhibitions in 2023: Senescence at Pocko Gallery and Apocrypha at Filet Gallery. Senescence showcased a retrospective of work created in the four years following his residency, featuring sculptures and a video filmed in Colombia that examined cycles of decay and rebirth. Apocrypha presented a new body of work exploring psychological shadows, mysticism, and the relationship between nature and urbanism through painting, sculpture, and film.
Cuesta is currently researching the impact of colonial exploration on the Amazon Basin and has been awarded a one-month residency in Iquitos, Peru, to further develop this work.
Please contact 21@creativerandd.com for enquiries about his work.
Curriculum Vitae
Apocrypha
Filet Gallery
Video, Sculpture, Drawings
London, UK, 2023
Senescence Exhibition
Pocko Gallery
Video, Sculpture, Collages
London, UK, 2023
Selvaglyphic
Mixed Media Projections Performance
Praxis Studios
London, UK, 2022
Florence Trust 1 Year Residency
Mixed Installations and Performances
London, UK, 2018-2019
Only One
C-Print
Private Collector Hong Kong
Hong Kong, August 2016
Tongue Fu Poetry Films
Various Animations
BBC and theSpace.org, 2012
Photographers Gallery, 2014
Rich Mix, Ongoing Residency
Price of Oil
Digital Installation
Alberta Winter Olympic Pavilion
Vancouver, February 2010
Phaeton
Acrylic Wall Installation
Wincanton Group Show
Somerset, October 2009
Urban Versioning
Illustrations for book
by Usman Haque and Matthew Fuller
New York, May 2008
Margaret Howell
Installation
Menswear Showroom
Paris, May 2007
Nine White Lillies
Tosa Gallery
Vancouver, BC, August 2006
In Brackets
Boyle Gallery
London, October 2005
Breath
Large Format Prints
Nog Gallery, London, April 2005
Allocation
Large Format Prints
Red & White Exhibition
Canada House, London, September 2004
Ladestation.net
Illustrations
Issues 5 & 9, March 2003 & 2004
Others
Curated Publication Featuring Una Knox, Terrence Koh, Tim Barber, Panagiotis Tsagaris & Jeremy Shaw.
Vancouver, July 2002
Some Magazine
Creative Director & Founder 6 issues
Vancouver, September 2001
HIP
Performance
Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC August 2000
Iplo 1-4
Sculptural Works,
Cellular Origins Group Show
Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC May 2000
Phrase
Installation, Large Scale Xerography
Solo Show
The Crying Room Gallery, February 2000
Battery
Mixed Media
50 things to remember for Y2K Group Show
Curated by Ken Anderlini Video in, July 1999
Clean
Installation/Performance
Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC December 1999
Tree
Sculptural Installation
Witness Group Show
Round House Community Centre, December 1997
Please contact 21@creativerandd.com for enquiries about his work.
Curriculum Vitae
Apocrypha
Filet Gallery
Video, Sculpture, Drawings
London, UK, 2023
Senescence Exhibition
Pocko Gallery
Video, Sculpture, Collages
London, UK, 2023
Selvaglyphic
Mixed Media Projections Performance
Praxis Studios
London, UK, 2022
Florence Trust 1 Year Residency
Mixed Installations and Performances
London, UK, 2018-2019
Only One
C-Print
Private Collector Hong Kong
Hong Kong, August 2016
Tongue Fu Poetry Films
Various Animations
BBC and theSpace.org, 2012
Photographers Gallery, 2014
Rich Mix, Ongoing Residency
Price of Oil
Digital Installation
Alberta Winter Olympic Pavilion
Vancouver, February 2010
Phaeton
Acrylic Wall Installation
Wincanton Group Show
Somerset, October 2009
Urban Versioning
Illustrations for book
by Usman Haque and Matthew Fuller
New York, May 2008
Margaret Howell
Installation
Menswear Showroom
Paris, May 2007
Nine White Lillies
Tosa Gallery
Vancouver, BC, August 2006
In Brackets
Boyle Gallery
London, October 2005
Breath
Large Format Prints
Nog Gallery, London, April 2005
Allocation
Large Format Prints
Red & White Exhibition
Canada House, London, September 2004
Ladestation.net
Illustrations
Issues 5 & 9, March 2003 & 2004
Others
Curated Publication Featuring Una Knox, Terrence Koh, Tim Barber, Panagiotis Tsagaris & Jeremy Shaw.
Vancouver, July 2002
Some Magazine
Creative Director & Founder 6 issues
Vancouver, September 2001
HIP
Performance
Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC August 2000
Iplo 1-4
Sculptural Works,
Cellular Origins Group Show
Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC May 2000
Phrase
Installation, Large Scale Xerography
Solo Show
The Crying Room Gallery, February 2000
Battery
Mixed Media
50 things to remember for Y2K Group Show
Curated by Ken Anderlini Video in, July 1999
Clean
Installation/Performance
Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC December 1999
Tree
Sculptural Installation
Witness Group Show
Round House Community Centre, December 1997