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David Opdyke

Biography

Education

BFA in Painting and Sculpture: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

2008
Ronald Feldman Fine Art
Plan C, University At Albany Art Museum, Albany NY

2007
Dredge, Roebling Hall, NYC 2006
Drawings, BravinLee Programs, NYC
Fabrications, Roebling Hall, NYC

2004
2004 Aldrich Emerging Artist Award Exhibition,The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum,
Ridgefield, CT
American Paradigms: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (2 person show with Lane Twitchell)

2003
Loose Ends, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn

2001
Small World, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn

2000
For External Use Only, Pacifico Fine Art, NYC

1999
Non-toxic, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2008
Artists and War: North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks ND
HereThereEverywhere: Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL
New Prints 2008/Winter: International Print Center of New York, NYC

2007
Climate of Concern (with Tara Donovan, Maya Lin and Margaret Wertheim):
David Weinberg Collection, part of the Chicago Humanities Festival
Models as Muse: Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover MA
Mr. President: University Art Museum, University at Albany, Albany NY

2006
National Image, Sherman Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
Global: Westport Art Center, Westport CT (scheduled Nov 2006)
I Love the 'Burbs: Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah NY

2005
Greater New York 2005: P.S.1, Long Island City, NY
Other America: Exit Art, NYC
Dating Data: Josee Bienvenu Gallery, NYC

2004
Closed Universes – Williamsburg, New York: Pavilion 19, Zagreb Fair, Croatia
FACE-OFF: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, NYC
Oil Painting: White Columns, NYC
Bush League: Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Open House: Brooklyn Art Today: Brooklyn Museum of Art

2003
Signs + Senses + Envelopes: Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy
Doing Business: Contemporary Art Galleries Storrs, University of Connecticut
Summer Reading: Schroeder Romero, Brooklyn, NY
Focus Group: Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY; Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
Global Priority: Herter Art Gallery, UMass, Boston MA (November)
American Dream: Ronald Feldman Gallery, NY
Critical Consumption: Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn
Comic Release (Curated by Barbara Bloemink and Vicki Clark); Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA; New Orleans CAC, New Orleans LA; University of North Texas , Denton TX; Western Washington University, Bellingham WA

2002
Serious Fun: Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle
Overt Operation: Joseph Helman Gallery, NYC curated by Peter Ryan
NextNext Art: Brooklyn: Brooklyn Academy of Music, curated by Dan Cameron
Americas Remixed: Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy, curated by Eurydice Arratia
POP Patriotism: Momenta Art, Brooklyn, curated by Peter Scott
Artchitecture: Kenny Schachter conTEMPorary, NYC
Works: Princeton University ARO Gallery, Princeton NJ
Selection 1: Wythe Studios, NYC; presented by The Brooklyn Rail

2001
Brooklyn! Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach FL
Land Marks: SPACES Gallery, Cleveland OH
32 Lbs. of Head: The State of Art, Brooklyn
Entropic Garden: Wake Forest University, NC
Another Day on Planet Earth: DeChiara|Stewart, NYC

2000
The Great Wide Open: Lump Gallery, Raleigh NC
Small: Joseph Helman Gallery, NYC
Obsessing: Pacifico Fine Art, NYC
Bridges: DUMBO Art Center, Brooklyn
NEO: Exit Art, NYC
Expiring: Project, Wichita KA

1999
Lottery: Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn
Loop: Miller Durazo, Los Angeles
(P)review: Roebling Hall
Babel: Roebling Hall

Awards

2005
NYFA Fellowship (Sculpture)
NYFA Award finalist

2004
Farpath Grant and Artist Residency
Aldrich Emerging Artist Award

Bibliography

2007
Art+Auction, Annual Investment Issue, “Playing the Numbers,” p.30: chart by Nigel Holmes
Revista Piauí, “Portfolio: Monumentos em miniatura,” May, p 42-6
The Nation, “Fevered Imagination,” May 7, p 36-40: Lawrence Weschler (photo)
Virginia Quarterly Review, "Miniature Monuments," Winter issue: portfolio with essay by Lawrence Weschler

2006
Vanity Fair, “The Art Universe,” December, p. 340-1: Nigel Holmes
Flaunt magazine, October, p. 102 (photo)
Art+Auction, Annual Investment Issue, “Customs of the Countries: United States,” p. 16: Judd Tully

2005
The Aldrich Poetry Competition (chapbook cover art)
Greater New York 2005 (exhibition catalog), P.S.1 and MoMA, NYC
The New York Times, "Youth and the Market: Love at First Sight," Mar 18, p E37: M. Kimmelman
Crude Oil Paintings (exhibition catalog)
The New York Times, Conn., “Small Scale, Big Issues,” Jan. 2: Benjamin Genocchio

2004
Artreview International, “Debut,” November, p. 142: Stephen Vincent
Open House: Working in Brooklyn (exhibition catalog), Brooklyn Museum
Sculpture, “American Paradigms: David Opdyke & Lane Twitchell,” March
The Washington Post, “Oil’s Coils And Mad Doilies,” March 6, p. C1-2: Blake Gopnik
The Brooklyn Rail, “David Opdyke, Loose Ends,” January: William Powhida
Corcoran Museum of Art, “American Paradigms: David Opdyke and Lane Twitchell,” (exhibition catalog): Stacey Schmidt

2003
The New York Times, “Critical Consumption,” March 7, p. E45: Holland Cotter
The New York Times, “Overt Operation,” January 10, p. E45: Ken Johnson

2002
Art in America, October, p. 165 (photo): Calvin Reed
Americas Remixed (exhibition catalog), Artshow Edizioni
artforum.com, September Critics’ Picks: Martha Schwendener
The New York Times, September 20, p. E31: Ken Johnson
The New York Times, August 8, p. E33 Ken Johnson
ArtNews, April, p. 118: Barbara Pollack
The New Yorker, January 7, p. 13
NY Arts, February, p. 78: Carey Mc Dougall

2001
The New York Times, September 18, p. B33: Edward M. Gomez
The Plain Dealer, July 23, p. E5 (photo): Dan Tranberg
NY Arts, June 2001, p. 73-76 (photo)
Review, February 1: Suzan Dionne (www.reviewny.com)

2000
The New York Times, July 28, p. E31: Ken Johnson
The New Yorker, July 8

1999
Daily News, December 23 (photo)
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 2 (photo)
Brooklyn Bridge, November/December
ARTnet (www.artnet.com/magazine/features), June 29: “Brooklyn Spice” Paul Laster
ARTnet (www.artnet.com/magazine/reviews), October 19: “Brooklyn Spice” Paul Laster
Waterfront Week, February 11, p. 6: Susan Hamburger
Time Out New York, February 11, p. 68: Carol Kino
Review, February 1, p.18: Dominique Nahas