Dave Platford

At the Academy of Art University I studied the traditional and contemporary oil painting techniques and principles of Realism, Pop-Art, Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, Graphic Design, and Eastern Aesthetics. Ultimately I went my own direction, developing a unique poetic visual language with paint. My inspiration comes from traveling to sacred places around the world, plein-air painting and observing the interaction of contrasting elements.

M.F.A. - Academy of Art University, San Francisco
B.A. - Univsersity of California Santa Cruz

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Land Escapes, Brown Couch Cafe, Oakland, Ca.
Desert Landscapes, Arab Cultural Center, San Francisco, Ca.
Land Escapes, Hotel Biron, San Francisco, Ca.
New Paintings from China, Cafe 817, Oakland, Ca.
Land Escapes, Rockridge LIbrary, Oakland, Ca.
2011
FM Gallery, Oakland, Ca.
2009
East Bay Open Studios, 11th Street Oakland Studio, Oakland, Ca.
Equilibrio Wellness Grand Opening, Oakland, Ca.
2007
New Paintings: MFA Thesis Show, Gallery 79, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
2006
Worldscapes: India & China, Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, Ca.
2005
Freeways Unlimited, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, Ca.
2004
Land Escapes 3, Academy of Art Univ. MFA studios, San Francisco, Ca.
2002
Land Escapes 2, Louis Siegriest Exhibition Hall, Oakland, Ca.
1999
Land Escapes 1, Asian Rose, Santa Cruz, Ca.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland, Ca.
Indie Awards After-Party, Oakland, Ca.
2013
My Groove Design, Oakland, Ca.
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, Ca.
2012
Lightning in a Bottle Festival, Los Angelos, Ca.
2010
Sea of Dreams, Concourse Pavilion, San Francisco, Ca.
3 Perspectives, 11th Street Studio, Oakland, Ca.
Creativity & The Spiritual Path, Barakah Life, San Jose, Ca.
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