M.F.A., University of Hartford Art School, 2010

B.F.A. with Distinction, Art Center College of Design, 1998

B.F.A., University of Delaware, 1994

David is an industry award winning painter and illustrator represented by NYC agency Gerald & Cullen Rapp.  An artist member of the Society of Illustrators, David has lived in Los Angeles and New York City.  His characteristic personal, editorial, and portrait work has been sought out by leading publications such as TIME magazine, Rolling Stone, Newsweek (US and International), Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, GQ (US and London), SPIN, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles and New York Times magazines. Numerous personal and editorial works have been selected and published in contemporary Illustration industry annuals including American Illustration, Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators New York, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Creative Quarterly, and 3 x 3. David has participated as an exhibitor and juror for annual exhibitions and has collaborated with some of the best creative directors, art directors and designers in the field.

A graduate with distinction from Art Center College of Design and Hartford Art School’s prestigious MFA Illustration program (led by Murray Tinkelman), David is currently an Associate Professor of Art and Design at the University of Delaware. He has exhibited personal works nationally from New York to Los Angeles at the Society of Illustrators NYC, Gallery Nucleus, Creative Arts Center in Burbank, La Luz De Jesus Annual Juried Group Show, Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, as well as Robert Berman Gallery in Los Angeles. Recent personal paintings and illustrations were selected and published in American Illustration 32 & 34, Communication Arts Illustration Annual 54, Communication Arts Photography Annual 56, SILA 51, 3x3 #10 #11 #12, Creative Quarterly #40, and Society of Illustrators 57 Annuals.