| 1993 | Elected Honorary Member of Society of Scottish Artists | |
| 1991 | Member SAAC | |
| 1986 | meets Marc Chagall in Glasgow | |
| 1983 | Retires from teaching | |
| 1973-83 | Principal Teacher of Art, Hamilton Grammar School | |
| Elected Member of Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | ||
| 1961 | Elected Member of Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour | |
| 1959 | Elected member of Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | |
| 1949 | Elected Professional Member SSA | |
| Marries Isobel Smith. Moves to Eaglesham | ||
| Design for Fabric selected by Arts Council for inclusion in an exhibition in the Design Centre, Glasgow. Printed by Gayonne Fabrics Ltd | ||
| 1949-59 | Studied design at evening classes with Robert Stewart, GSA | |
| 1948-9 | Jordanhill Teacher Training College | |
| 1946-48 | Glasgow School of Art under David Donaldson | |
| Meets the painter Isobel Smith at Glasgow Scholl of Art | ||
| 1946 | Instructor in art under the Forces Educational and Vocational Training Scheme | |
| 1942-46 | RAF instrument mechanic in Trichinopoly, Southern India | |
| 1940-42 | Glasgow School of Art | |
| 1934-9 | Educated Govan high School |
| 2006 | John Martin Gallery at Lalique, New York | |
| 2003 | Landscapes, John Martin Chelsea | |
| 2002 | Eightieth Birthday Exhibition, John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 2001 | Roger Billcliffe Fine Art | |
| 2000 | John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 1999 | David Martin Paintings 1948-99, Perth Museum and Art Gallery | |
| 1999 | John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 1998 | Roger Billcliffe Fine Art | |
| 1997 | John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 1995 | The Fosse Gallery | |
| 1995 | John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 1994 | Thackeray Gallery, London | |
| 1994 | Roger Billcliffe Fine Art | |
| 1992 | Thackeray Gallery, London | |
| 1991 | Kingfisher Gallery | |
| 1990 | Torrance Gallery | |
| 1985 | Torrance Gallery | |
| 1984 | Gallery 22, Cupar, Fife | |
| 1983 | Fair Maids Gallery, Perth | |
| 1979 | Strathclyde University | |
| 1965 | Stone Gallery, Newcastle |
Born in 1922 in Glasgow, David Martin lives and works in Scotland
