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.....David Friedman.....................................
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Gallery Representation: Cedar Streets Galleries, Honolulu, HI
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Solo Exhibitions:
2011 "Island Flavors", Uahi Island Grill, Kailua,HI
"Z-space and Beyond", Ka‘Ikena Dining Room, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, HI
2008 "AniMandala" (3 animated paintings as projected videos), Echo Park Film Center Video Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 "Selected Paintings", Bernard Milken Jewish Community Campus, West Hills, CA
2006 "The Color of Now", Agape International Spiritual Center, Culver City, California
2005 "Spirit Images", Agape Institute, Agape International Spiritual Center, Culver City, CA
"Selected Paintings", The Offices of Senator Alan Lowenthal, Long Beach, CA
"Recent Paintings", The Rose Cafe, Venice, CA
2001 “The Color of Spirit”, Forbes Hall Gallery, Unitarian-Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, CA
2000 “The Spirit of Color”, Unitarian Church Gallery, San Mateo, CA
1999 "Countdown to the Millennium", Ramsay Galleries, Honolulu, Hawaii
1997 “Spectrum”, The Internet Cafe, Honolulu, HI
1996 “The Birth of Color”, Jarons, Kailua, HI
1995 “Surfing the Fractal Edge”, The Internet Cafe Premier Exhibit, Honolulu, HI
1992 “MetaScapes”, Roy’s Restaurant, Hawaii Kai, HI
Group Exhibitions:
2011
"For the Love of Art", Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI (Honorable Mention)
Mixed Media Miniature XIV, Koa Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Matchbox Plus VII, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI
52nd Annual Member's Exhibition, Windward Artists Guild (WAG), Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery, Kaneohe, HI
42st Annual Contemporary Show, Association of Hawaii Artists (AHA), Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI
"Figures & Portraits", Cafe Che Pasta, Honolulu, HI
51st Annual Open Exhibition, Windward Artists Guild (WAG), Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI (Sunshine Arts Award)
42st Annual Aloha Show, Association of Hawaii Artists (AHA), Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI
"Digital Matters", Digital Art Society of Hawaii (DASH), Ho’omaluhia Garden Lecture Gallery, Kaneohe, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society Members Exhibition, (HWS), ARTS at Mark’s Garage, Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Hui Hana No'eau Spring 2011 Show, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
"Now Here From Nowhere: The Future History of Navigation", The ARTS at Mark’s Garage
"Primo Colorways", ART MAZE 2011, Zindra Expo in Second Life (Virtual Reality Immersive Interactive 3D installation)
2010
OAHU ARTS CENTER II at the Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Cafe Che Pasta Group Show, Honolulu, HI
41st Annual Contemporary Show, Association of Hawaii Artists (AHA), Pauahi Tower, Honolulu, HI
"dot dot DASH", Digital Art Society of Hawaii (DASH), Gallery on the Pali, Honolulu, HI
41st Annual Aloha Show, Association of Hawaii Artists (AHA), Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI
"Option/Command/Escape", The ARTS at Mark’s Garage, Honolulu, HI
"Spring Fever", Association of Hawaii Artists, Honolulu Country Club, Salt Lake, HI
Oahu Arts Center at the Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
"Art Treasures", The Exhibition Space at 1132 Bishop, curated by David Behlke, Honolulu, HI
2009
"Out There", Los Angeles Art Association / Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA (Curated by Bert Green)
61st Annual Gold Medal Exhibit, Valley Artists Guild (VAG), VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
"Urban Ambience", Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
"Snap to Grid",Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2008
60th Anniversary Fall Exhibition, Valley Artists Guild, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
"In the Abstract", Los Angeles International Airport, Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles International Childrens Film Festival, screening of video "Color Parade", Pasadena, CA
L.A.Juried Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery, Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
"My Way", VIVA (Valley Institute of Visual Art) Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
"My Space", SCA (Southern California Artists) Project Gallery, “Journey” video screening, Pomona, CA
"Video Revolutionaries.com", The J.Paul Getty Museum online, Los Angeles, CA
"Voices of Humanity", Artists Helping Artists Imagination Salon, Altadena, CA
60th Annual Gold Medal Exhibit, Valley Artists Guild (VAG), VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Open Screening, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA
"In Celebration of Color", Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
2007
"Snap to Grid", Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
"Inspired Black and White", Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
"Go Native", Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) & Gallery 825 in conjunction with the Japanese American National Museum,
... Video Screening: "See Hear Now" (animated painting #5), Juror: Nicole Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
"The Color of Summer", Valley Artists Guild (VAG), Canoga Park Youth Center, Canoga Park, CA
"See Hear Now" (animated painting #5) Video, YouTube, Internet
"A Taste of Color", Valley Artists Guild (VAG), VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
"Open Call 2007", The Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"26th Annual Exhibition", Valley Artists Guild (VAG), VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
"Sky Tunnel", Video, Fringe Exhibitions, Media Library Collection, Los Angeles, CA
"Sky Tunnel" (animated painting #4) Video, YouTube, Internet
"Mixing Materials & Personalities", Collage Artists of America, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
"2007 Gold Medal Exhibition", Valley Artists Guild (VAG), VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
The Salon, VIVA Gallery (Valley Institute of Visual Art), Sherman Oaks, CA
2006
"Small Wonders II ", Pharmaka Art, Los Angeles, CA
"Fall Exhibition", Valley Artists Guild (VAG), Valley Institute of Visual Art (VIVA), Sherman Oaks, CA
"Members Exhibition", 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
"Snap to Grid", Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
"The Art of Business", 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
"Defining Marriage", 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2005
"Snap to Grid", Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Imaginary Spaces/Real Places", Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
2004
"Strange Rituals", The Dream Gallery, Silver Lake, CA
"Snap to Grid", Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
“In America Now”, Don O’Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Open Call L.A. 2004”, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, L.A.Cultural Affairs Dept., L.A., CA
“Art and Democracy III”, Visual Artists Guild, Angels Gate Cultural Ctr., San Pedro, CA
“Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open”, Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA
2002
“Evening Becomes Eclectic”, Don O’Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000
“For The Seventh Generation”, Atelier Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
1999
The Art Collective Showroom and Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"H2O", Minnesota Watercolor Society Open Show, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul Art Crawl, Minnesota State Arts Board Focus Group, St.Paul, MN
"Hawaii Art in the Information Age", Amfac Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Printmakers 71st Annual Exhibition, Amfac Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI
1998
“New Resolutions”, Hawaii Computer Art Society, Gallery on the Pali, Honolulu, HI
“Oceans of Color”, Waikiki Alana Hotel Gallery, Honolulu, HI
36th Annual Open Exhibit, Hawaii Watercolor Society, Amfac Hall, Honolulu, HI
“Mandala”, Che Pasta Restaurant, Honolulu, HI
“Digital Decade: The Painted Pixel”, Hawaii Computer Art Society 10th Annual, Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, HI
1997
“Dataism 2.0”, Hawaii Computer Artists Society, Art Centre-Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
“MultiPlatform”, Hawaii Computer Artists Society, Gallery on the Pali, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society 35th Annual, Amfac Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI.
Hawaii Watercolor Society Membership Show, Amfac Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI
Association of Hawaii Artists Contemporary Exhibit, Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI
1996
Hawaii Computer Artists Society, Alana Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
“Dataism”, Hawaii Computer Artists Society, The Art Centre-Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
1995
Hawaii Artweb Online Pilot Project, Mayor’s Office on Culture & the Arts (with the Manoa Innovation Center), Honolulu, HI
1994
“CyberArt” (with Larry Lovett), multimedia installation, Hawaii Pacific University Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society 32nd Annual, Amfac Plaza, Honolulu, HI
6th Annual Hawaii Computer Art Exhibition, Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI
1993
Hawaii Watercolor Society 31st Annual, Amfac Plaza, Honolulu, HI
1992
Artists of Hawaii 1992 Annual, Honolulu Academy of Art, computer/video installation, Honolulu, HI
8th Annual Banana Show, Gateway Gallery, "Funniest Banana" Award, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society 30th Annual, Amfac Plaza, Honolulu, HI
1991
Spring Contemporary Exhibition, Association of Hawaii Artists, Honolulu, HI
1990
Honolulu Printmakers 62nd Annual, Amfac Plaza Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI
1989
Spring Contemporary Works, Association of Hawaii Artists, Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI
Association of Hawaii Artists Annual, Association of Hawaii Artists, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
1988
"Paperworks:Works on Paper", Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu, HI
Association of Hawaii Artists Aloha Annual Exhib., Assoc. of Hawaii Artists, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
1987
Printmaker's 59th Annual, Amfac Plaza Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI
Windward Artists Guild 25th Annual, Amfac Plaza Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI
1987
The Art of Peace Invitational, SOHO too Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Pauahi-Nu'uanu Gallery, Manoa Valley, Honolulu, HI
Association of Honolulu Artists 60th Anniversary Members Show, Pauahi Tower Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Windward Artists Guild, Annual Membership Show, Windward Mall Atrium, Kaneohe, HI
1985
"Artists of Hawaii 1985", Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
SOHO too Gallery, Honolulu HI
Education:
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967, M.F.A.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1965, B.F.A.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employment:
2000 to 2006
Special Education ParaEducator, Classroom Aide, Resource Teacher,
...San Mateo and Los Angeles Unified School Districts1999-2000
Scenic Artist, various shops incl. the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN 1993-94
Exhibit Designer, ThemeScapes Incorporated, Honolulu, Hawaii1990-93
Architectural Graphics & Signage Systems Designer, Oszjaca Design Group1990
Graphic Designer, Corporate Identity, Urano International, Honolulu, Hawaii
Special Projects:
2003
“Hearts of Peace”, student project & display, Emerson Middle School, Los Angeles1999
“Sailboats”, wall mural, Kapiolani Counseling Center, Honolulu, Hawaii1992
“The SkyQuest Room”, designer, artist and supervision of installation,
...Pacific Aerospace Museum, Honolulu International Airport,
...interactive exhibits on the history of early aviation in Hawaii1994
“Sand Castle Beach”, wall mural, Kapiolani Rehab & Counseling Center1992-93
“Electric Gallery”, co-founder and Art Director of Hawaii’s first virtual art gallery,
...a weekly television series featuring original digital animation and music,
...telecast on ATTN-TV: Community Access Television1990
“Hawaii Icons”, parking structure murals and peripheral signage system,
...Honolulu Inter-Island Terminal at the Honolulu International Airport1989
“The Magic Eye”, original concept, design & installation of interactive,
...multimedia exhibit on color & perception, Hawaii Children’s Museum, Honolulu1987
“SkySails”, 3-D aerial installation, Gold Bond Building, Honolulu
...(Pele Award for Architectural Graphics with John Oszjaca)1983
“The Kaleidoscope Room” and “Kaleidohedron”, original interactive exhibits
...on color mixing, optical illusions & visual perception, Minneapolis Children’s Museum1978
“Laser Sky", commission to create an outdoor public city-scale art event
...in conjunction with a national Business & the Arts conference for the Minneapolis Arts Commission
Teaching:
1997,98
“Art on the Computer”, Artists in the Schools Program, Grades 4-6,
...Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.1991,93
“The Science of Color for Artists”, College of Continuing Education,
...University of Hawaii at Manoa, original curriculum on light & color.
Publications:
2006
"Joy of Expansion", illustration, Artists For A Better World 2007 Calendar, Hollywood, CA2004
"Bhoma: Guardian Spirit", exhibit postcard invitation, The Dream Gallery,
..... Silverlake, CA.
"MetaWorld", exhibit postcard invitation, “Art and Democracy III”,
..... Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.2002
"Pathmaker: Walking the Talk", cover illustration, The Talking Stick Newsletter.1998
“Digital Artists at Work”, The Signal, feature article,
...Journal of the Honolulu Apple & Macintosh Users Society (HMAUS).
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