David Chandler is an artist and art tutor based in Frome, England. He runs regular painting and drawing courses, and lectures and demonstrates throughout the UK and Europe. He is a Black Swan Open Art Competition winner and a Holburne Portrait Prize finalist. He co-founded Frome Community Education CIC, and is the writer and presenter of Seeing Things, a community radio programme about the visual arts. Before focusing on teaching art, David wrote drama and comedy for BBC Radio.


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