David Vancil

D.W. Vancil
David William Vancil is a writer and visual artist whose work explores the intersections of art, travel, and the human condition. He is the author of three books, including Raging into the Night: Stories from the Underground (2024) and Martyr of the American Night: Anthology of an Average American Male (2022). His writing and photography have appeared in the Prairie Light Review (1997,2025), Point of View (2022), First Light Journal (2025) and Graphé Magazine at the University of Illinois Chicago (2024).
Vancil earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois Chicago, graduating magna cum laude from both the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts and the UIC Honors College. His photography and sculpture have been featured in numerous exhibitions, including a solo show at the UIC Arts and Exhibition Center.
He is the recipient of multiple honors and scholarships, including the Vivian Steward Award for Educational Excellence, The Poetry Award from Point of View (2022), the Gilman Scholarship, the Navigators Scholarship, the Cook County College Teachers Union Scholarship, and Talent Tuition Awards from UIC in both 2023 and 2024.
In recognition of his academic achievement and creative excellence, Van...

University of Illinois at Chicago, 12 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607- Bachelors in Fine Art, Magna Cum Laude
-May 2024
Harper College1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL60067 — Associate in Arts with Honors
-April 2022
Hypnosis Motivation Institute, 18607 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, 91356 — Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy with Honors
-April 2016
University Of Hawaii, 2500 Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96822 —Psychology Major Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
-May 2000

Aug. 2023 Solo Art show In the Exhibition Hall at UIC
Dec. 2023 Group Show in the Exhibition Hall at UIC
Jan. 2024 Group Show in the Exhibition Hall at UIC
May 2024 Solo Art show at The Gallary on Main. Lisle, IL.
May 2024 Group Show in the Great Hall at UIC