Born 1975, David Eastwood completed a MFA in 1999 and BFA (Honours) with the University Medal at UNSW COFA. He has held six solo exhibitions at Robin Gibson Gallery.

Other exhibitions include the Metro Art Award, Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, Hazelhurst Art Award and Dobell Prize for Drawing. He has been awarded the Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award (2000) and an Australia Council residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2008-09).

He lives and works in Sydney.