David Campbell Wilson

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David Campbell Wilson
Born 1973
Occupation(s) Painter

David Campbell Wilson(Born October 26, 1973 Wayne, PA) is a figurative painter. He began formal art training through the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts at the age of twelve, and later studied painting at Syracuse University with professor Jerome Witkin.


David moved to Seattle in 1996, where he spent several years developing larger installation projects, showing in local galleries and spinning fire with members of Magmavox. He was Seattle's choice for designer and featured artist at the Stadium Exhibition Center's Last Call Millennium Ball on New Years of 2000, and co-founder of the Nico Gallery in Pioneer Square. He moved to Los Angeles in 2002 and was featured in a one man show at the prestigious Regency Club in Westwood Village.

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[edit] Education

1991-1995 Syracuse University, BFA ; Syracuse, NY

1994 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Philadelphia, PA

1988-91 University of the Arts; Philadelphia, PA

1987 Moore College of Art: Philadelphia, PA

[edit] Honors

2001 Art Crowd Magazine Juried Competition Winner

1995 Hiram Gee Painting Award and Scholarship

[edit] Influences

David cites influences from da Vinci to Dalí and Egon Schiele to Alex Grey and Star Wars

[edit] Exhibitions

[edit] Solo exhibitions

2006 Vorpal Space; Portland, OR

2004 The Regency Club; Los Angeles, CA

2000 Nico Gallery; Seattle, WA

1999 Ace Gallery; Seattle, WA

1998 OK Hotel; Seattle, WA

1995 Shaffer Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY

1994 Zopie's Gallery; Syracuse, NY

[edit] Group exhibitions

2007 The Venice Contemporary; Los Angeles, CA "Re:Mission", Thinkspace Gallery; Los Angeles, CA The Hive Gallery; Los Angeles, CA Cannibal Flower; Los Angeles, CA Create/Fixate; Los Angeles, CA

2006 Copro/Nason Gallery; Santa Monica, CA Lawrence Asher Gallery; Los Angeles, CA "The White Elephant Show", Mauve; Newport Beach, CA Cannibal Flower; Los Angeles, CA Thinkspace Gallery; Los Angeles, CA The Hive Gallery; Los Angeles, CA

2005 "The Flesh Machines", Transport Gallery; Los Angeles, CA Create/Fixate; Los Angeles, CA

2004 "X1", Transport Gallery; Los Angeles, CA "Dramatic Realism", Symbol Gallery; New York, NY

2001 Nico Gallery; Seattle, WA

2000 Nico Gallery; Seattle, WA Smith Tower Gallery; Seattle; WA

1999 "artsEdge Festival", Seattle Center, Seattle; WA

1998 "Cash Bash Invitational", Artspace Gallery; Seattle, WA "Unconventional Self-Portraits", The Pound Gallery; Seattle, WA

1997 Art-A-Whirl; Minneapolis,MN Blue Haus; Hattiesburg, MS "Combustion Zone", Riverside Arts Center; Ypsilanti, MI

1996 Aaby's Gallery; Seattle, WA

1994 Joe & Emily Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY

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