David Stewart Lovegrove is a writer/illustrator and one of Australia’s most innovative artists. He trained at the world famous classical art school, Julian Ashton's, and during his Master's degree program at Queensland College of Art (Griffith University) developed unique ambidextrous art making skills. He came to the attention of Qantas Airlines, who were showcasing innovative Australian artists, and was commissioned to create a double handed prime time advertisement.

This ad and other artistic acheivements won David a 'Best Creative Industry' Award, and his own episode of the worldwide Art program 'Colour in your Life', showcasing his ambidextrous creative art.

Colour In Your Life TV Show 

David starred in an art driven launch for Emirates Airlines and Nissan in Dubai, where he drew and painted characters from his upcoming futuristic YA novel 'Daruma', on three new Nissan Patrol SUV's.

He also created the manga pages for the latest edition of Obento Deluxe, the Australian market leading Japanese language series for years 7 - 10.

Obento Deluxe 

David has also created art for major corporations including Cochlear Ltd (inventors of the bionic ear), Daiso Australia, Westpac Bank and others. He has recently completed a commission to draw maps and monster illustrations for the historical novel 'Rescuing Árni', by Stephany Steggall, and has created an exciting new Workshop - 'Maps and Monster's', inspired by it.

His exciting and unique art and writing workshops for young people were voted ‘ Most popular workshop’ during Japan Week in Brisbane (for the Consulate General of Japan), and he has run hundreds of well attended workshops around Australia at literary festivals, schools and libraries.

David is also an acknowledged Master of Kung Fu, a keen student of the Icelandic and Japanese languages, and an authority on the Viking Age and the paranormal in the early Middle Ages. He is currently writing a book entitled 'Viking Superpowers - Way of Asgard'.

David is the ideal presenter to get participants excited about literacy and pushing the creative boundaries, and talking about his workshops for weeks after!