David Thomas is a Canadian visual artist working across mural, portrait, and mixed media painting. His work blends realism with abstraction, often using vibrant colour, layered forms, and personal imagery to explore emotion, memory, and transformation. Known for his bold use of tone David often paints his children, not as literal portraits, but as figures that evoke broader themes of growth, identity, and human connection.
His murals and studio work are deeply influenced by place, season, and mood-balancing thoughtful composition with intuitive mark-making. Whether on canvas or a city wall, David’s work aims to create a sense of presence and uplift, inviting viewers to pause, feel, and reflect.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Reflections – Naess Gallery – 2021
Connectivity – The Front Gallery – 2018
The Unfinished Symphony – Naess Gallery – 2016
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
No Fear – Harcourt house Gallery – 2023
Configured – Harcourt House Gallery – 2023
Red – The Front Gallery – 2020
New Paintings – The Front Gallery – 2019
Our Many Paths – The Front Gallery – 2019
Beyond Realism – The Front Gallery – 2019
Christmas Salon – The Front Gallery – 2018
Disseminate – The Front Gallery – 2017
Fine Art Of Schmoozy – Latitude 53 Gallery – 2016
Centre Of Your Mind – Lotus Gallery – 2016
Allure – Lotus Gallery – 2016
Portraits – Naess Gallery – 2016
Le Figure – Lotus Gallery – 2016
Touching The Void – Harcourt Gallery – 2016
Girls, Women, Lives – Naess Gallery – 2015
What Can’t You Do With A Sketchbook- Artisan Nook – 2015
Doctors and Derrières ( art auction ) – Enterprise Square – 2012
Recharged – Harcourt Gallery – 2011
Persona Grata – Walterdale Playhouse – 2011
Finally Legal – Harcourt House Gallery – 2010
Thespiae – Naess Gallery – 2010
Doctors And Derrières ( art auction ) – Enterprise Square – 2009
Hot – Harcourt House Gallery – 2009
Doctors And Derrières ( art auction ) – Enterprise Square
SELECTED MURAL PROJECTS
TAWAW Wellness Centre – Fort Mc Murray Alberta – Fort McMurray DRIP Grant – 18’ x 58’ – 2025
Squamish Mural Walk – Squamish B.C. – 8’ x 12’ – 2025
Ukrainian Youth Centre – Edmonton, Alberta – 18’ x 33’ – 2025
Isaute Quebec City Lobby Mural – 25’ x 57.5’ – 2025
Sonic 102.9 Radio Edmonton – Selected artist of the year in conjunction with the Edmonton Mural
Festival – 28.5’x60’ – 2024
Edmonton Mural Festival – Brookview Hall four walls 6.5’x 50’ – 2024
Isaute Montreal Lobby Mural – 30’x 30’ – 2024
Salvation Army Fort Mc Murray – Fort Mc Murray DRIP grant revitalization program – 10’x 120’ – 2023
Fort Saskatchewan Downtown Revitalization Mural – 12’x 24’ – 2023
Fort Saskatchewan Downtown Revitalization Mural – 18’x 60’ – 2022
Taber Alberta Downtown Revitalization Mural – 8’x 80’ – 2022
Taber Alberta Downtown Revitalization Mural – 9’x 30’ – 2022
Potterie – Potterie in conjunction with Fairview Alberta ‘Revitalization Grant – 14’x50’ – 2022
Launchpad Lobby Mural – 20’x40’ – 2022
Peace River Alberta – Municipal Revitalization Program – Painted on Diabond panels – 8’x16’ – 2022
Peace River Alberta – Municipal Revitalization Program – 18.5’ x 60’ – 2021
Peace River Alberta – Municipal Revitalization Program – A collage mural involving 40 4’x 8’ painted Diabond panels – 2021
PRESS
Modern Luxura Magazine – The Space Between Realism and Abstraction – November 2025
Art Because – Connectivity – Interview Dave and Al Thomas – July 2018
The Edmonton Journal – Art Pic – June 2, 2016
The Edmonton Journal – Artistry With An Airbrush – October 14, 2005
The Edmonton Sun – Duo Has Designs On Success – May 22, 2005
The Edmonton Sun – Local Artist Keeps On Trucking – July 21, 2000
TELEVISION
City TV Live – September 13 2024
City TV Live – 2016
The Big Breakfast – A Channel – 2005
Global Morning News with Loraine Mansbridge 1999
The Edge Tv – 1995
RADIO
SONIC Radio 102.9 – Interview and contest in promotion of Sonic Mural – 2024