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David Tovey Art

Solo & Group Exhibitions

Homelessness: Reframed – Saatchi Gallery, London

The Ghosts of Who I Used to Be – ODAC, London (Apr–Jun 2022)

The Unknown Soldier – Rochester Art Gallery, Kent (28 Jan–16 Apr 2022)

The Art of Homelessness – Solo Exhibition, Salts Mill, Saltaire (19–21 Oct 2018)

Not Forgotten – Solo Exhibition, Euston Station Piazza (11–15 Jun 2018)

My Solitude – Gloucester Cathedral (Mar–Apr 2018); Diorama Arts Centre, London (Mar–Apr 2017)

Pulling the Positives from the Negatives – Charing Cross Station, London (Apr 2016)

Blood on our Hands – The Ebeneezer Gallery Cefn Mawr, Wales March 2025

Live & Immersive Performances

Man on Bench – Camden Town Hall, London (2016); Southbank, River Thames, London (2015); Art in the City Festival, Gloucester (2019)

Man on Bench Fairytale – Immersive performance, Mayfield Depot, Manchester (18 Nov 2018)

Unknown Soldier – Performed at HOME Festival, Coventry City of Culture (12 Oct 2021); 245 Hammersmith, London (1 Sep 2021); The Place Theatre, Bedford (21 Oct 2021); Hull Nourishment Centre (10 Oct 2020)

An Identity Tied to Conflict – ODAC London (28 Jan 2023); Seattle Opera House, USA (Oct 2022)

Installations & Museum of Homelessness Projects

“The Spirit of the Bullring lives on”, St John’s Waterloo 18th February 2025

Man on Bench – Tate Exchange, Tate Modern (Apr 2017)

A Soldier’s Story – Tate Exchange, Tate Liverpool (Jan 2018); Tate Modern, London (Apr 2017)

Shelter Stories – The Crypt, Trafalgar Square & Nationwide HQ, Swindon (Dec 2017)

International Exhibitions

Clean Up Crew – Storgaten 28, Tønsberg, Norway (2–9 Mar 2019)

Arbeide Gjør Frii – Kunsthall Stavern, Norway (Nov–Dec 2018)

ATSA Festival – Montréal, Canada (12–20 Nov 2017)

FEANTSA Policy Conference – Gdańsk, Poland (May 2017)

This is Where I Live – Mumbai, India (Mar 2017); Foyer Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (2015); Café Grumpy, New York, USA (2014)

Festivals & Community Curation

Sibling Distillery Art in the City Festival – Gloucester (2019): Man on Bench performance & A Soldier’s Story exhibition

The One Festival of Homeless Arts – Ringcross Community Centre, Islington (Oct 2017); Diorama Arts Centre, London (Aug–Oct 2016)

Additional Group Exhibitions

My London – Somerset House, London (2017–2018)

Hidden Art Exhibition – The Depot, Hackney, London (4 May 2017)

Hampstead School of Art – Various exhibitions (2015, 2017)

Cafe Art Calendar Exhibition – Spitalfields Market, London (Oct 2014)