David Schab

David Schab (born Dawid Schab) was born in 1973 in Rybnik, Poland. He currently lives and works in Bristol, United Kingdom. He studied law and graduated in political science from the University of Silesia in Katowice. He also holds a degree in painting from the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, where he studied under Professor Włodzimierz Karankiewicz. In the 1990s, he attended painting and drawing classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow for two years.

David has been engaged in easel painting since 1999, though drawing has been an integral part of his life from an early age. He prefers working with oil on canvas and dry pastels on paper. His works are characterized by a rich palette of colors and a striking interplay of light and shadow. His art predominantly features still lifes, animals, landscapes, and portraits.

David Schab draws inspiration from the masters of Fauvism, such as Henri Matisse, André Derain, and Maurice de Vlaminck, which gives his works their distinctive, emotional character. He describes his artistic journey as "an attempt to find harmony between color and emotion."

His artistic achievements include numerous solo and group exhibitions in Poland, the United Kingdom (London, Bristol), and Italy (Venice, Florence). His paintings are part of private collections worldwide, including in Australia, Denmark, Germany, the USA, and Poland.

In 1998, he worked at Film Factory in Bielsko-Biała as an assistant to the lead animator for Walt Disney Studios, contributing to the production of Disney computer games. His works have been featured in publications such as Artysta i Sztuka (Poland), Tydzień Polski (United Kingdom), and Gennaio Toscana Nuova (Italy).

In 2024, he participated in the ninth season of Landscape Artist of the Year on SKY ARTS TV in the United Kingdom. His contribution to the program was praised for its unique approach to landscapes, vividly capturing their atmosphere and depth through the intensity of color and dynamic composition.