David Crompton is an artist based in Vancouver, Canada. Exploring on foot, he focuses his inquiry on the subtle, often overlooked corners of urban spaces and the transient objects and architectural forms found within them. Through photography, printed matter, sound and motion imagery, he seeks to reveal the underlying poetry of these settings.
A graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, his work has been exhibited in galleries, festivals, and media channels throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Crompton’s pieces are included in the Media Centre collection at the Marshall McLuhan Salon (Canadian Embassy in Berlin) and he has been awarded grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council.
Crompton has produced several photography-based artist zines, including Common (2014), Strait Goods (2017), and the five-volume Surrounded (2017), which highlights his work from 2013 to 2017. His most recent collection, Umwelt (2024), documents work from 2018 to 2024.
David Crompton is an artist based in Vancouver, Canada. Exploring on foot, he focuses his inquiry on the subtle, often overlooked corners of urban spaces and the transient objects and architectural forms found within them. His compositions favour geometric structure, layering, and the ephemeral qualities of light, shadow, and reflection. Through photography, printed matter, sound and motion imagery, Crompton seeks to reveal the underlying poetry of these settings.
A graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, his work has been exhibited in galleries, festivals, and media channels throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Crompton’s pieces are included in the Media Centre collection at the Marshall McLuhan Salon (Canadian Embassy in Berlin) and he has been awarded grants by the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council.
Crompton has produced several photography-based artist zines, including Common (2014), Strait Goods (2017), and the five-volume Surrounded (2017), which highlights his work from 2013 to 2017. His most recent collection, Umwelt (2024), documents work from 2018 to 2024.
studio@crompsy.com
studio@crompsy.com
studio@crompsy.com
ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 — Seen | Guest Artist at Propellor Studio and Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2017 — SummerSeven | (With Tristesse Seeliger) South Main Gallery Vancouver, Canada
2016 — Strait Goods | GAM Gallery (Capture Photography Festival) Vancouver, Canada
2015 — Common | Remington Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | March 6 - 28, 2015
ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 — Seen | Guest Artist at Propellor Studio and Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2017 — SummerSeven | (With Tristesse Seeliger) South Main Gallery Vancouver, Canada
2016 — Strait Goods | GAM Gallery (Capture Photography Festival) Vancouver, Canada
2015 — Common | Remington Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | March 6 - 28, 2015
ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 — Seen | Guest Artist at Propellor Studio and Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2017 — SummerSeven | (With Tristesse Seeliger) South Main Gallery Vancouver, Canada
2016 — Strait Goods | GAM Gallery (Capture Photography Festival) Vancouver, Canada
2015 — Common | Remington Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | March 6 - 28, 2015
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS AND FAIRS
2018/19 — Winter Group Show | South Main Gallery | Vancouver, Canada
2017 — Vancouver Photobook Fair | Western Front | Vancouver, Canada
2015 — OpenSpaceShow | The Playground | Vancouver, Canada
2015 — MobFORMAT 15 Format International Photography Festival | Derby, UK
2010 — Walk in/Here You Are* (2010 Cultural Olympiad) | Vancouver Public Library, Canada
2006 — Marshall McLuhan Salon Canadian Embassy* | Berlin, Germany (Ongoing)
2006 — Northwest Film & Video Festival* Portland, Oregon
2006 – European Media Arts Festival* Osnabrück, Germany
2006 – PDX Film Festival* Portland, Oregon
2006 – Filmfest Dresden* Dresden, Germany
2006 – Ann Arbor Film Festival* Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 – South By Southwest [SXSW]* Austin, Texas
2006 – Transmediale* Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin, Germany
2006 – Club Transmediale* Maria am Ostbahnhof Lounge, Berlin, Germany
2006 – Stuttgarter Filmwinter* Stuttgart, Germany
2005 – Resfest* Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver
2004 – The Weather / Le temps qu’il fait* Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Canada
2004 – The Weather / Le temps qu’il fait* Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2004 – The Weather / Le temps qu’il fait* Lian and Danny Taran Gallery, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montréal, Canada
*With Andrew Herfst
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS AND FAIRS
2018/19 — Winter Group Show
South Main Gallery | Vancouver, Canada
2017 — Vancouver Photobook Fair
Western Front | Vancouver, Canada
2015 — OpenSpaceShow
The Playground | Vancouver, Canada
2015 — MobFORMAT 15
Format International Photography Festival | Derby, UK
2010 — Walk in/Here You Are*
(2010 Cultural Olympiad) | Vancouver Public Library | July-September 2010
2006 — Marshall McLuhan Salon Canadian Embassy* | Berlin, Germany (Ongoing)
2006 — Northwest Film & Video Festival*
Portland, Oregon
2006 – European Media Arts Festival*
Osnabrück, Germany
2006 – PDX Film Festival* Portland, Oregon
2006 – Filmfest Dresden* Dresden, Germany
2006 – Ann Arbor Film Festival*
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2006 – South By Southwest [SXSW]*
Austin, Texas
2006 – Transmediale* Akademie der Kuenste,
Berlin, Germany
2006 – Club Transmediale*
Maria am Ostbahnhof Lounge, Berlin, Germany
2006 – Stuttgarter Filmwinter*
Stuttgart, Germany
2005 – Resfest*
Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver
2004 – The Weather / Le temps qu’il fait*
Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Canada
2004 – The Weather / Le temps qu’il fait*
Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2004 – The Weather / Le temps qu’il fait*
Lian and Danny Taran Gallery, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montréal, Canada
*With Andrew Herfst
ARTISt PUBLICATIONS
2024 – Umwelt
2017 – Surrounded. 01: Other Geometries
2017 – Surrounded. 02: Surface Area
2017 – Surrounded. 03: PNW
2017 – Surrounded. 04: Strays
2017 – Surrounded. 05: Unpopular Music
2017 – Strait Goods
2014 – Common
2012 – Where I'm From
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLICATIONS
2004 – The Banal | Cate Rimmer, published by SBC Galerie d'art contemporain | ISBN 978-0-920473-71-9
2008 – Damp: Contemporary Vancouver Media Art | Oliver Hockenhull, Alex Mackenzie | Published by Anvil Press | ISBN 978-1-895636-89-5
2024 – Duct Tape Magazine [Issue Number 3: Vancouver Special] | Mark Mizgala, Jennifer Nikkel