| David Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Kenneth Ireland, Jr. |
| Born | August 25, 1930 Bellingham, Washington |
| Died | May 17, 2009 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | sculpture, installation |
| Training | Western Washington State University, BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts, MFA from San Francisco Art Institute, Laney College |
| Awards | N.E.A. Artist Fellowship grant, Adaline Kent Award, The Engelhard Award, Award from American Academy of Art, Rome, Italy |
David Kenneth Ireland (August 25, 1930 - May 17, 2009) was an American artist and co-founder of the Capp Street Project artist residency.
Born in Bellingham, Washington, he studied Printmaking and Industrial Arts at California College of Arts and Crafts, prior to joining the Army in the early 1950s. After leaving the Army Ireland traveled Europe extensively, working as an illustrator, and eventually traveled to Africa to lead safaris. It was not until his 40s that Ireland decided to dedicate himself to work as a full-time artist. He returned to the United States and returned to school, this time at the San Francisco Art Institute. Upon graduating from the San Francisco Art Institute Ireland spent a year working in New York, before returning to settle in San Francisco.
Ireland is most well known for creating site-specific installation art pieces; most notably, his former residence at 500 Capp St.
In 1999, Ireland collaborated with sound artist GX Jupitter-Larsen remixing and re-recording tapes from the audio achieves of 500 Capp St. The outcome was released as a CD on Vinyl Communications.