David Wright is known primarily as an internationally acclaimed glassworker with a unique technique of working the material. Since graduating in Architecture from the University of Melbourne he has completed commissions for glasswork in numerous private and public buildings including Jewish, Hindu and Christian places of worship as well as schools and hospitals. His glasswork has been exhibited in Australia and overseas. He has travelled widely in the Australian outback over the last few decades and has kept sketchbook diaries of these travels. A PhD titled "The Life, Art and Religious Iconography of David Wright" was completed by the Revd. Dr. Peter French and looks at, amongst other things, the interaction between the sketchbooks and the glasswork designs.
Wright was awarded an Order of Australia Medal [OAM] for his contribution to the arts. He and his wife Sue McPhee live in Flinders, Victoria where he has his studio.