I am happy to confirm the genuine character of a few artworks from earlier years from private art collections.

If you are interested to purchase one of these sculptures please and I can provide details, dimensions and a contact to the owner.
Some were part of the Eric Cass Collection and another particular sculpture's owner I’d like to name is late Frankie Vaughan.



A few ‘Begbie’ owners you might know:
Giorgio Armani
Michael Barrymore
Budha Bar, London
Eric Clapton
Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear / BBC)
Harvey Goldsmith (promoter)
George Leventis
Emily Maitlis (BBC News Night)
Debbie Moore (Pineapple Dance studios)
Vidal Sassoon (Haircare Ltd.)
Martina Navratilova
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Sir Clive Sinclair (C5 car)
Frankie Vaughan (late)

Video ‘Mostly Empty Space’ includes subtitles in different languages features an interview and the installation of my bronze-mesh Buddha sculpture at Buddha-Bar, Knightsbridge, London. Many thanks to Jonathan Cronin for a professional and clever production as well as to Heathcliff Blair for the soundtrack!
Congratulations to Jonathan Cronin, who was in the top ten at the 'MOVIE MACHINE DIGITAL CINEMA FESTIVAL with his 4 minute production about my work.

Albemarle Gallery, London
09 Nov - 30 Nov 2013
“5 SCULPTORS”

Featuring works by:
Pabo Atchugarry, Sukhi Barber, David Begbie, Olivier Chalmin and Naomi Press



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14 - 29 Oct 2013, Townhouse, 5 Fournier Street
11 am - 5pm daily
Spitalfields, London E1 6QE
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27 Sep – 14 Oct 2013
INAUGURATION OPIOM GALLERY, Southern France

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9 - 16 Aug 2013, daily 10 am - 6 pm

Cork Street Exhibition, London - UK
28 Cork Street, London W1S 3NG

Summer Salon Show 2013

with Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece


The concept of the show is to create a dynamic group presentation of the new and innovative techniques of all the contemporary participants artist and a selection of my sculpture is on show.

Finished in June 2013 - a suspended female torso in red oxide finished steel mesh, 64 cm high.
View further torso sculpture on page Mesh Sculpture.

24 May - 23 Jun 2013

Biennale Vught Special Edition, with Van Loon Galleries The Netherlands



I am currently taking part in Van Loon Galleries' magnificent art event taking place in the gallery and gardens as well as in the adjacent church – the popular exhibition is prolonged until 23 June and exhibits a fantastic choice of artists. 11 am - 6 pm. www.biennalevught.nlMany thanks to Van Loon Galleries

26 May 2013 onwards

David Begbie Sculpture at Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, Surrey, UK

Images of my installation of sculptures at Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden - a fantastic sculpture park I highly recommend to visit. The season will open on 26 May 2013 (3-5pm).



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13th May 2013: Installation of ‘ChaChaCha’, a 5.5 metres heigh mirror stainless steel sculpture with three blades with laser cut design is based on a round plinth, width 180 cm. I’d like to thank Chris, Perry, Chuck and Carol as well as Barton Engineers, ABC Stainless in Peterborough, MaerskLine and Mariano Brothers, USA for their support to make it happen!

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Read the Cowes Yachting Article, Spring Edition 2013 about all participating artists and the project:
A weekend of Fine Art Sails* racing at the London Boat Show 2013 was won by the boat and crew with my sail 'An Eye for the Buoys’.
Michael Ross' official CNM Estates UK Star Championship regatta award went to Xavier Rohart and Serge Pulfer.
Fine Art Sails is the first-of-its-kind collaboration between World Class Yachting and Internationally acclaimed artists. Established in 2012 by concept founder Michael Ross of CNM Estates, Fine Art Sails invites artists to create original artwork sails.
I am delighted to take part!

My artwork for the sail is derived from 'EVE' 2008, a limited edition flat steel-panel sculpture translated into a sail format.

I am particularly impressed by how the origins of the 'Art Sails' idea have transformed from street art and graffiti painting into the initiation of a completely new art form, literally inventing a new 'canvas' on which artists are invited to work. I'm also simply amazed at the momentum and speed at which this project has moved and gathered force since it began in 2012.

The ethos of the 'Art Sails' concept and of Michael Ross' desire to draw together the seemingly disparate worlds of nautical sailing and 'the Arts' is potentially as versatile and expansive as the invited artists can make this concept themselves, culminating in an artwork of truly magnificent proportions. I am pleased and honoured to take part and as the image I have created for this project is derived from an existing sculpture, which in itself is originated from a tiny passport photo, this demonstrates how adaptable and surprising the 'Art Sails' concept actually is.

I will be in New York in May, primarily to install a giant stainless steel sculpture (height 5.50m!) called ChaChaCha 2013, but we're also having a SoHo loft party:
If you are happen to be in NYC on 8th of May send me a rsvp if you like to join! I am pleased to show together with Keith Haynes and Kim Clayton-Jones, Art-Partnership presenting Vinyl Art!

OK! Magazine Fashion Shoot at Buddha-Bar, London depicts ‘TRANSCEND’ 2012

145 Knightsbridge was the location of choice for a fabulous fashion spread in OK! Magazine with latest trends (Issue 874, April 16th 2013).

All images of this sculpture on page PROJECTS.

02 - 30 Mar 2013
'Captured' Portrait Sculpture Exhibition
SCULPT Gallery Essex, UK

A selection of my work including steel panel portraits EVE, BURNS and HEROINE, an Amy Winehouse portrait, all made from stainless steel.



The exhibition features portraits and combines a range of very interesting styles from 7 very different artists. It runs until the 30th of March, in case you can't make it on the 2nd. It would be nice to catch up with you if you can make it to the Private View on 2nd of March, where I will also be present. I hope to see you then.

28 Mar - 21 Apr 2013
'Figuratively Speaking' at Byard Art, Cambridge, UK


Sculpture 'Icon IV', 'Iconic', 'Fnud' and ‘Pzinu’

28th March - 21st April 2013 Gallery Byard Art will show recent work and I am looking forward to a visit to Cambridge again, where the gallery is based.

March 2013

Installation of a unique steel mesh angel 'SOLA' at Mews of Mayfair, Knightsbridge, London




If you are visiting Mayfair, London, it might be of interest for you to pay a visit to 'Mews of Mayfair'.
The exquisite restaurant, bar and lounge is the new home of 'SOLA', a bronze-mesh angel sculpture (wing-span of 2,60 metres), thanks to Tanner & Lawson gallery, 59 Columbia Road, London E2, where you can see other examples of my new work and on a Sunday fight your way through the lively flower market to do so!

David Begbie Sculpture “wins” Loan Auction Museum Beelden Aan Zee

The Loan Auction of Museum Beelden Aan Zee 2013 was a success: A total of 40.000 Euros and the highest bit 3,500.00 Euros - for “AMALGAMATES”, a sculpture of David Begbie from 2002.
The highest bidder receives “the possession” of the artwork for one year - from the collection to his home. Winner are both the highest bidder and the supported museum.
More than 100 visitors and companies placed their bids at the second “loan auction” Museum for 21 works by renowned artists such as Fernando Botero, Gerhard Marcks, Niki de Saint Phalle, Man Ray and Auke de Vries. The loan auction was made possible by auction house Christie's, Van Wichers Buttingha Notaries from The Hague, Rabobank Den Haag eo and the Sculpture Club.

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15 - 17 Mar 2013
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong with Ode to Art, Singapore

Sculpture ‘Flutterboy’, 1996 (private collection) and as design for a poster 2013.
Photo credit: Marco Elizondo. Thanks to Ramona Cantú Westendarp for letting me know!

18 - 25 Jan 2013


I am delighted that the Visitor's Choice Prize Cork Street Open Exhibition went to 'MANOMANOMAN' - my triple male composition in steelmesh. Many thanks to all visitors and to curator Kathryn Roberts!

The CORK STREET OPEN WINTER EXHIBITION (free entrance) promises to be a spectacular show of International art.
The Private View is a fund raiser for charity CRISIS. Tickets are £15 each / £25 per couple and include Miller's Gin, Mottra Caviar and a chance to preview and purchase the artwork before the exhibition opens to the public. Please note there are **two events for this exhibition**. I will only be present at the artists' reception on 23rd January 2013.

Image: ‘Sinuu’, 2012. A double sculpture, female front and male back torso, suspended, in black finished steel-mesh. Currently located at
Van Loon Galleries is showing my work.
Being an important centre of the avant-garde art in Northern Europe, Amsterdam has also another, much older and richer tradition – that of realism. Dutch painters were famous since Renaissance through the 18, 19 and 20 century. In the middle of the 20c., a movement called magic realism contributed with important figurative paintings depicting figurative scenes in a fantastic, mysterious scenery.