1955-60 Studied at the Royal Navy Officer Academy.
1960 Emigrated to Canada. Studied at the University of Toronto. Worked as a copywriter with McCann Erickson Advertising.
1961-1962 From December 1961 to March 1962, he travelled from Canada to Colombia by motorbike. This was his first contact with the Hispanic world.
1962-1964 Lived in Colombia and worked as Assistant Construction Manager, which enabled him to get to know the world of metals and welding. Founded the first audio-visual language school in Medell as a joint-venture with the University. Livestock farming near Cartagena.
1964 Returned to London. Course in non-ferrous metals with British Oxygen.
1965 Arrived in Spain. Agricultural farming in Mijas and creation of his first sculptures.
1972 Set up his workshop in Malaga for industrial designs, trophies, tableware, corporate gifts, decorative objects (lamps, trays, tables, candelabras, games, etc). Exclusive collections for Christian Dior and Artespa. Moved this venture to Seville in 1981. Exhibitions in Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Cologne, Seville, Florida, Malaga, Granada, Ghent (Belgium), Montsaraz (Portugal) etc. He currently boasts a permanent gallery in Benahavis, alongside an artistic centre, and is working on new lines in wood. He also has galleries in Berlin, Brussels, Florida, New York, Seville, Copenhagen, Honfleur (France)
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS: Galerie Arte Azur, Saint Paul de Vence.
EXHIBITIONS: 1969 Marbella Hilton Hotel (now Don Carlos Hotel), Marbella (Malaga). 1970-1990 Hotel Meliá Don Pepe, Marbella, (Málaga). Hotel Melion Pepe, Marbella (Malaga). Spanish Chamber of Commerce in London. Haywood Gallery, London. Maison Dupin, Geneva. Sala Kandinsky, Centro Difusor de Arte, Madrid. Gallery Hamilton, Londres. Sala Giannini, Corunna. Frankfurt. Berlin. Permanent exhibition at Benahavis and Puerto Banus (Malaga). Hotel Meliierra Nevada. Gallery Rueckli, Zurich. Torneo Gallery, Seville. Gallery Dakota Centre, Florida.
1991 Villafam Contemporary Art Museum (Castell)
1992 Galer Mona, Denia (Alicante).
1993 Interart, Valencia. El Ingenio Cultural Centre, San Pedro Alcara ? Marbella (Malaga). Hotel Melion Pepe, Marbella (Malaga).
1994 Porticvs Gallery, Malaga. Interart, Valencia. Art Fair, Toulouse. Nova Gallery, Malaga. Galeria 6, Marbella (Málaga). Conde Duque Cultural Centre, Madrid. Open Air Sculpture Museum, Madrid.
1995 Conde Duque Cultural Centre, Madrid. Art Fair, Granada. Tudores Gallery, Puerto Banus, Marbella (Malaga). Guedj Gallery, Lyon. Aparte Gallery, Saint Paul de Vence. Salon des Independent, Paris. Ghent Art Fair, Belgium. Sammer Gallery, Madrid. Sammer Gallery, Segovia. Montsaraz Exhibition, Portugal.
1996 Aparte Gallery, Saint Paul de Vence. Tudores Gallery, Puerto Banus, Marbella (Malaga). Schoener Gallery Wohnen, Zurich. Gallery Areta, Grecia.
1997 Galerie du Dauphin, Honfleur. Galerie de l’Alpage, Megeve. Galerie du Vieux, Saint Paul de Vence. Interart, Valencia. Galerie Saint Catherine, Honfleur. Gallery Hanne Gundelach, Copenhague. Mona Gallery, Denia (Alicante). Contreras Gallery, Almería. Parrot Gallery, Elche (Alicante). Gallery Eduardo Selección, Gijón (Principado de Asturias). Galerie Art Azur, Saint Paul de Vence.
1998 Galería Casa Grande, Marbella (Málaga).
2000 Galería Báculo, Madrid.
2002 Atlica Art Centre, Corunna.
He has participated in the following international fairs; Cologne (Koln Messe), Frankfurt (Messe Frankfurt), New York (Gift Show), Index in Dubai and others.
SOME MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Ford Spain, Ferrari Spain, General Motors, Gas Madrid, Entel, Club Pineda, Dragados y Construcciones, Peugeot-Talbot, Cruz Campo, Bacardi, Andalusia Regional Government, Anfred Erdle (Berlin), Harvey Nichols and Harrods (London), Gumps (San Francisco),In the Spirit and Fortunof (New York), Wunderhause (Munich), Taurus (Stockholm), Molini Southard (Miami), Listmann Boutique (Mainz Germany), Ruckli Gallery (Zurich), Pecha (Nice), Neiman Marcus (Dallas), Unienosa (Madrid), Villafam Museum, etc.
BMW at El Club del Mar, Puerto Banus. International launch of the new 7 series BMW - 400 journalists invited to the launch who received a small David Marshall sculpture depicting dynamism together with a show of his work in the media launch.
Peugeot - Spanish Open Golf at the Club de Campo in Madrid. David Marshall provided 3 sizes of brass golf bags on an aluminium plinth as prizes.
Ryder Cup at Valderrama, David Marshall produced a selection of gifts for the VIPs such as ashtrays, clocks etc.
Ferrari showrooms in Madrid and Marbella - David Marshall designed inlaid brass engravd floor tiles and doorhandles.
Union Fenosa - David Marshall created a series of small sculptures in a limited edition of 85 pieces to be given to VIPs.
For the merger of Banco Exterior de Espaith the Banco Argentaria, every client received a gift by David Marshall (72.000 Pieces).
A range of tableware designed exclusively for Christian Dior.
Casino de Andalucia, David Marshall has created a collection of sports trophies and gifts over the years.
Tivoli World - specialy designed gifts by David Marshall for VIPs.
CIT - commemoratiive celebrity plaques on "Avenida de los famosos" en Puerto Banus.
World offshore championship power boat trophies designed by David Marshall.
Prizes for the Nabisco Tennis WTA Grand Prix.
Commemorative sculptures for the Rotary Club - Spain.
Turespaasters Open Andalucia - a collection of trophies by David Marshall.
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BMW at El Club del Mar, Puerto Banus. International launch of the new 7 series BMW - 400 journalists invited to the launch who received a small David Marshall sculpture depicting dynamism together with a show of his work in the media launch.
