David Lancashire: Roos

David Lancashire is a globally recognised graphic designer and visual artist with a distinguished career of over 40 years. Through his long-standing personal interest in and collaboration with Australia’s Indigenous people, David’s kangaroo works are about spirit and country. David sees Australia as a great and mythical place. His collages transform the familiar into rich abstractions of living forms, loaded with feeling and irony.


The content in this digital edition has been optimised for iPad and features a detailed visual study into David’s working materials and process, along with reproductions of David’s Roo works. The visuals are accompanied by an insightful essay penned by Andrew Ashton, one of Australia’s leading designers and visual commentators.