Michael David
Professional Title: Professor, Chair of Fine Arts Department
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Fine Arts: Painting and Printmaking
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Fine Arts Department Chair
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Senior Studio I/II; Color and Composition; Monotype I/II
Education: MFA, Painting, Boston University (1980); BA, Fine Arts, Brandeis University (1977); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1981)
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
Exhibitions:
- 100 Boston Painters, Schiffer Press (2012)
- Paintings. Ellen Miller Gallery, Boston, MA (2010)
- Paintings, George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Catalog) (2009)
- New Work, George Billis Gallery, NY (2005)
- Works from Provincetown, Pepper Gallery, NY (2004)
- Field Paintings, George Billis Gallery, NY (2004)
Fun Facts: Born in Boston, one of ten children; Attended classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as a teenager; Graduated Norwood High School; First teaching job at Worchester Art Museum (Later at the MFA, Boston University, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown); 30 One-Person Exhibitions to date (Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, San Francisco); 11 Massachusetts Art Awards in Painting, Drawing or Printmaking; 9 Museum Collections; 2 Residences (Boston and Provincetown); 1 Cat.
I am not interested in creating disciples of my philosophy and work, but to help each individual student discover their own. I will encourage you, support your interests, challenge your ideas, push your expectations, expand your knowledge, question your decisions and applaud your successes.
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