David Boyd (1924-2011) is one of Australia’s most recognisable artists, having established a lifelong career exhibiting across Australia and internationally. The artist was a member of Australia’s highly distinguished artistic family, the Boyd dynasty.

This exhibition celebrates Boyd’s life as a multidisciplinary artist and covers a period from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. The show comprises of works from seminal series such as (The Tasmanians), The Trials, Church and State, London Sfumatos and The Private View. Trials and Tribulations encapsulates the period and series of work on display, highlighting Boyd’s exploration of the human condition and challenging the injustices of the world.

David Boyd, Mary Comforting Judas, 1971. Oil on canvas. 152 x 120cm. Nancy Benko, The Art of David Boyd, Lidums, Adelaide, 1973, illustrated p. 172