David Wooddell

ALL ARTWORK READY TO HANG.
I have painted since childhood, when I did not know what an artist was. Even now I am still defining myself as an artist. I have lived in Chicago, DC, New York and Maine, and currently live and work in Boston. I paint from life, in the landscape, before a still life or with a model. The paint is important. I want it evident in the work, not polished over. Brushstrokes and drips tell the story of the making. My work is about looking, not seeing. Looking is making choices, being deliberate. I want to compel you to look at my paintings, not merely to see them. I paint what it is like to look, not what a thing looks like.

MURALIST, PROJECT MANAGER, EVERGREENE PAINTING STUDIO, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Executed and managed large scale mural projects including:
• 40,000 square foot sky ceiling, Caesar’s Palace, Atlantic City, 1997.
• Over 100 murals on canvas for The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999.
• Dome Ceiling, Dubai, 1999.
MURALIST AND PROJECT MANAGER, RICHARD HAAS EXTERIOR MURALS.
Executed and managed large scale exterior architectural murals for Richard Haas, including:
• 3200 square foot Absolut Haas, New York, New York, 1996.
1200 Square foot Gateway to the Hudson, Yonkers, New York, 1998.

Teaching
Friday painting sessions, Orchard Gardens Boys and Girls Club, Boston, 2013 to Present.

Education
• MFA, 1995, The American University, Washington, D.C.
• Chautauqua Summer Program with Stanley Lewis, 1993-1995.
BFA, 1989, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Currently featured at The Center for Figurative Painting in "Shaping Post-War American Landscape." through April 2024, as well as several pieces in their permanent collection.



• Solo Shows, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York New York, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Washington Art Center, Washington Depot, Ct. 2005
Group Shows
• Figurative Painting Now, 55 Mercer Gallery, 2001
• Atrium Gallery, Lewiston, ME., 2007
The Figure Revealed, Atrium Gallery, Lewiston, ME, 2007
Four Artists, Distillery Gallery, Boston, 2007
Distillery Gallery Spring Group show 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Distillery Gallery Fall Group show, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Spring Show, Decorative Arts, Chicago, 2014

CURATOR
Figurative Painting Now, 55 Mercer Gallery, NY, NY, 2001
Produced performance of Rutter’s requiem, in row boats, on Lake Chautauqua,NY, at midnight. Summer, 1992