David Carlsson was born in Gweru, Zimbabwe in 1981. He works predominantly in contemporary oil painting, but includes graphic art and model airplanes in his design portfolio. In 2005 he received a National Diploma of Visual Arts in Fine Art at the Andrew Owen School of Art in Cape Town. He currently tutors private art lessons and teachers art at the Genesis Early Learning Centre and Midlands Christian School in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
David is represented in the National Arts Group exhibition: Landmarks,United Nations World Tourism Organisation - Victoria Falls 2013 conference Wild Geese Arts Festival 2015/16 and Sanganai.