Daevid is a four-time finalist in the Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, most recently in 2018, and has been a finalist in the Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize twice. In 2017, he was selected as a semi finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, a finalist in the George’s River Art Prize, Darlington Reserve Art Prize, and the Collie Art Prize, and won the painting prize at the City of Stirling Art Awards. In 2018 he was selected as a finalist in the Kennedy Art Prize. 
His work is held in private collections across Australia and the United States

Daevid currently lives and works in Perth, Western Australia.