David Pledger (born 1962) is an Australian artist and director. Pledger has won several awards, including the

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's 1999

Kenneth Myer Medallion for the Performing Arts Kenneth Baillieu Myer, (1 March 1921 – 30 July 1992) was an American-born Australian patron of the arts, humanities and sciences; diplomat, administrator, businessman and philanthropist. He was a member of the notable Melbourne retailing Mye ...

, and in 2000 the A$25,000

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., He established the Collaboration Project between the

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and the IETM. In 2004 he directed two shows at the Melbourne Festival. Pledger's work is featured in ''Melbourne Now Limited Edition'' (NGV, Australia, 2013); ''Multimedia Performance'' (Macmillan, UK, 2012) and ''Making Contemporary Theatre'' (MUP, UK, 2010). He works as an advocate for artists. In 2008 he attended the 2020 Summit as a delegate in the Creative Australia stream.

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