David Winslow Van Ness
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Intermediate Productivity Solidwork, May 2007, MLC-CAD Austin, TX
MFA, Sculpture, May, 2003, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2001-2003
Alvin Specter Scholarship
Joan Mitchell nomination. 1 of 2 nominated
BFA, Sculpture, May, 2001, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1997-2001
Cum Laude
Gallery Representation
GF ContemporaryGallery, 707 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM; www.gfcontemporary.com
Visions West Gallery, 1715 Wazee Street, Denver, CO 80202; www.visionswestgallery.com
Mary Tomas Gallery, 1110 Dragon St, Dallas, TX 75207
Design Products Carried By:
Nasher Sculpture Center Stores, 2001 Flora, Dallas, TX 75201 and at Northpark Mall across from Barney's
Max Ditting, Rennweg 35 8001 Zurich Switzerland
Web Projects:
2010
www.wikisculpture.org :this website is dedicated to the idea of creating the first opensource sculpture series. Users can download and upload the existing model. 30% of the new model must be made from the orginal but the rest is for the user to create. I will also be printing several generations of the piece as it is created
Art Fairs
2008
Bridge Art Fair, The Catalina Hotel Room #120 1732 Collins Avenue
South Beach, Florida; Sponsor: ALLRiSE Gallery
Solo, 2, 3 man shows
2009
"Animorphs", Mary Tomas, Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2008
"Grand Matter", ALLRiSE Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2006
“The Stacking Cow”, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Group Shows:
2010
-SculptCAD Rapid Artists, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Disney
Hotel and Conference Center, Anaheim, CA.
"Gallery Artists", GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
"Gallery Artists", Visions West Gallery, Denver, CO and Bozeman, MT.
"Animal Farm", Project Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
'''New Texas Talent", Graighead Green, Dallas, TX.
"North American Sculpture" Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
''TEDxSMU'', One Arts Plaza, Dallas, TX.
''Faculty Show", University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
"Peculiar Pleasures", Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
"Aurora 2010", Aurora Dallas, Dallas, TX.
Max Ditting, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nasher Sculpture Garden Stores, Dallas, TX.
2009
Visions West Gallery, Denver, CO.
Seven-O-Seven, Santa Fe, NM.
''XV" Mckinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX.
"'Death is Easy Comedy is Hard", Red Door Collective, Oakland, CA.
''Faculty Show'', University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
''FacutlyShow'', Forth Worth Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX.
2008
Seven-O-Seven, Santa Fe, NM.
"Pushing the Limits", McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX.
2007
Seven-O-Seven Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
“Reconfigured”, Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
“Brookhaven Faculty Show”, Brookhaven Community College Forum Gallery, Farmer’s Branch, TX.
“Faculty Show TCCD NE”, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX.
“Gallery Artists”, Al.so Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2006
“Global Warming”, Al.so Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
“Faculty Show”, Brookhaven Community College Forum Gallery, Farmer’s Branch, TX.
“DADA Gallery Walk Show”, Al.so Gallery, Dallas, TX.
“Gallery’s Artists”, Al.so, Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
“The Stacking Cow”, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, New York.
"Natural Selections", Al.so Gallery, Dallas, TX.
“Oh6 Selections”, 500X Gallery, Dallas Texas.
2005
“Faculty Show”, Collin County Community College, Spring Creek Campus Gallery, Plano, TX.
“UnReal”, University of Texas at Dallas, Main Art Gallery, Richardson, TX.
“Faculty Show” Dallas County Community College, Brookhaven College Forum Gallery, Farmers Branch, Texas.
2004
“Open Show”, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
“2004 Texas Sculpture Association Membership Show”, North Park Shopping Center, Dallas, Texas.
2003
“Selections from the 2003 Thesis Show”, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
“CranbrookAcademy of Art Thesis Show 2003”, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2002
Gallery 560, Ferndale, Michigan.
“Undefined Objects”, Cranbrook Museum of Art Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
“MichigaNow”, Michigan Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
“Sunday Drive”, Cranbrook Museum of Art Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
“Cigarette as Muse”, Cranbrook Museum of Art Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2001
“Senior Thesis Show”, Maryland Institute College of Art, , Baltimore, MD.
“Invitational Show of Maryland Institute College of Art Students”, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
“Moving Show”, Harbor Place, Baltimore, MD.
2000
“Flight”, Maryland Institute College of Art Sidewalk Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
1999
“Drawing Show”, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2010
"SculptCAD Rapid Artists use Geomagic to explore new create and commercial vistas", Bob Cramblitt, Cramblitt and Company, www.Geomagic.com.
-"Animals R Us", www.annarbor.com, Anya Chung, 2010.
-"Animal Farm, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan", www.annarbor.com, Ksenya Gurshtein, 2010.
-"Gallery Project's "Animal Farm" offers up a creative menagerie", www.annarbor.com, John Carlos Cantu, 2010.
2008
"A Grand Matter", www.artslant.com
2010-"David Van Ness Studio/How to Use Maya as Sculpture", Prince George Community College Largo, MD July.
-"David Van Ness Studio Work", Boise State University, Boise, ID, March.
- SculptCAD Rapid Artists, "What Digital Means for the Sculptor", Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, Disney Hotel and Conference Center, Anaheim, CA. May.
2008
-"David Van Ness, Studio Work", York University, Toronto, CA March.
2008
Foundation Grant, Brookhaven College, Feburary 2008.
2007
Foundation Grant, Brookhaven College, February 2007.
2008
-Digital Sculpture Laboratory, York University, Toronto, Ontario, March 2008.
-Night for Educators, Fort Worth Modern, Fort Worth, Texas, April 2008.
International Sculpture Center
College Art Association
Dorkbot
Teaching
University of North Texas, Visual Arts Adjunct Faculty, Aug 2008-present.
-ARTS 1510 Drawing 2
-ASTU 4010 Artist Professional Development for Undergraduates
-ASTU 3450 New Media Studio 2 Interactive and Kinetic Sculpture
Tarrant County College District, Visual Arts Adjunct Faculty, Jan 2006-present
-ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
-ARTS 1310 Drawing 1
-ARTS 1510 Drawing 2
-ARTS 1311 Design 1 (2d Design)
-ARTS 1312 Design 2 (3d Design)
-ARTS 2326 Sculpture 1
-ARTS 2323 Life Drawing
Dallas County Community College, Brookhaven College, Adjunct Faculty,
August 2005-present.
-ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
University of Texas at Dallas, Adjunct Faculty, August 2005-May 2008.
-ARTS 1312 Introduction to 3d-design
University of Texas at Arlington, Adjunct Faculty, Dec 2005-May 2006.
-ARTS 1312 Design 2 Introduction to 3d-design
Collin County Community College Spring Creek Campus, Adjunct Faculty,
August 2005-Dec 2005.
-ARTS 1310 Art Appreciation
Business
U.S.Art Co., Operations Manager, June 2004-August 2005
U.S.Art Co., Crate Shop Manager, Sept. 2003-August 2005.