David Chandler

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 Prie 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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