David Imms (born 1945) is an English artist and painter. Imms was born near

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and studied at Derby College of Art (1962–64) and at

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, London (1964–67). He has had numerous one-man exhibitions and his work is widely represented in private and public collections including the

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London,

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and

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. His work is influenced by the West Country landscape and reflects literary and historical associations, such as

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, and the prehistoric earthworks and standing stones of Wiltshire. Awarded the Northern Arts Purchase Award and Llewellyn Smith Scholarship. Imms lives and works in

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