David Ball won the Sculpture by the Sea Bondi major prize in 2017 the first time he exhibited there. He hand-builds his monumental sculptures, engineering feats that often appear to defy gravity.

David was born into the bush and has always lived on its edges. It has given him everything he values as a sculptor.

David Ball’s work is derived from forms observed in nature. From the molecular to celestial then distilled, simplified and imagined. Finally scaled up or down to sit easily in the landscape.

David has been sculpting for more than two decades. His early works sold into private collections but nearly all his latest sculptures are public commissions in locations ranging from Middle Harbour, Sydney, and Rowville, Victoria, to Goulburn and Shellharbour, NSW.