David Garner was born in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. He is an installation artist known for his use of found objects and overtly political themes. He studied at Newport and Cardiff College of Art and the Royal College, London where he received a scholarship to work in the RCA studio in Paris. Subsequently he returned to South Wales, with a desire to root his artistic practice there. He is one of Wales’ leading visual artists, having exhibited work alongside Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer, Bill Viola and Mark Wallinger. In 2015, the National Museum & Galleries of Wales purchased Last Punch of the Clock for its contemporary collection. Garner became a successful recipient of the ACW Creative Wales Award, allowing him to broaden the medium in which he works, through exploring the possibilities of time-based media and their potential outcomes for his future work. As a result of this award, Garner staged Call and Response, an installation comprising a chandelier at the Chartist Cave, Trefil, Mynydd Llangynidr, and an improvised response from harp player Rhodri Davies, on the 20th August 2015. Garner was included in Tomorrow Today at ‘Created by Vienna’ 2015, a city festival of contemporary art which reflected on the interface between art and capital. He was shortlisted for Cymru yn Fenis Wales in the Venice 2019 Biennale di Venezia 58th International Art.