Dave Kwinter

Dave was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for most of his life. He is a retired attorney who has two degrees in psychology. Dave has practiced law, been vice president of a bank, served in the Canadian military, delivered mail, worked underground as a miner, and, as lab assistant in a memory study, trained goldfish.

Besides artmaking, Dave enjoys kayaking, nature photography, chess and playing the bagpipe.

▪ GAP - 2025 (Gallerium 4th Annual Juried Art Prize)

▪ Transmission Gallery, Oakland, California - “Pint Size 3 - Small Scale Assemblage” - 2025

▪ San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild - “International Juried Exhibition” - Juror: Dr. Amy Galpin, Executive Director, Miami Dade College Museum of Art and Design - 2025

▪ Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, California - “Made by Hand”- Juror’s award: First Place - Juror: Barbara Sebastian, artist - 2025


▪ KBM Gallery, Hollywood, California - “Show Off Your Art” - 2025

▪ Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, California - ”Realms” - Jurors: Kim Larson and Bradley Platz of Modern Eden Gallery - 2025

▪ ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, California - ”Joie Debris” - 2025

▪ San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild - “Spring Online Exhibition” - Juror: Nancy Lim, Associate Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Department of Painting & Sculpture - 2024

▪ Main Street Arts Gallery, Martinez, California - Guest Artist - 2024

▪ Studio Seven Arts, Pleasanton, California - Guest Artist - 2024

▪ Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, California - “Mixing it up with Mixed Media” - Juror: Susan Press, artist - 2023

▪ ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, California - “Things with Wings” - 2023

▪ John O'Lague Gal...