David Boyd (1924 - 2011) was among Australia's

leading artists of the late 20th century. Part of the

legendary Boyd family dynasty, he was brother to

fellow artist Arthur Boyd and a member of the

Antipodean movement.

Beginning in the late 1950s, Boyd has created

numerous notable series including the Trial,

Wanderer, Exiles and Explorer series. Often symbolic,

his crosses subjects from Australia's legal system to

the tragic history of Tasmania's Indigenous peoples.

Unflinching and thought-provoking, Boyd's

treatment of these subjects has met controversy.