David Orban

David Z Orban is a New Jersey-based artist creating colorful still-life paintings that merge painterly realism with abstraction. 

Following nearly three decades in technology marketing, he recently returned to his artistic vocation.

Rooted in tradition yet distinctly contemporary in its color and spatial energy, Orban's paintings stand as thoughtful meditations on material culture - works that feel both timeless and unmistakably of the present. 



His work highlights the overlooked beauty of utilitarian objects such as antique toys, hand tools, and balloons, inviting quiet reflection on the everyday in a culture shaped by technology and high-gloss consumerism.

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BA, MFA: Brooklyn College, CUNY
A.A. Mercer County College

Studied with Philip Pearlstein, Lois Dodd, Al Terris, Sam Gelber, Milet Andrejevic, Hiroshi Murata, Mel Leipzig, and Frank Rivera

RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026
May 2026 – ARTVENTURE NJ 5TH ANNUAL JURIED SHOW
Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce, Flemington, NJ

May 2026 – VISUALIZE THE SCORE: When Art & Music Converge
Barron Art Center, Woodbridge, NJ

April 2026 – AOY 14th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION * Best in Show
AOY Art Center, Yardley, PA

March 2026 – 46th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ

February 2026 – Orban received a 2026 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP AWARD from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

February 2026 – TRENTON MAKES JAZZ
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

January 2026 – GENERATION MEL – Selected works by former students of Mel Leipzig (Invitational)
Mercer College Gallery, West Windsor, NJ

2025

December 2025 – THE RED DOT 10x10 EXHIBITION
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

September 2025 – 96th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION * Patron’s Award for a Painting of an Interior Scene
Phillips’ Mill, New Hope, PA

August 2025 – REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS with Noel Cross, Larry Holmes, Maria Lindenfeldar, Scott Noel, Edmond Praybe, Frank Trefny, Allison Syvertsen, and Lauren Whearty (Invitational)
Marlin Gallery at Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ

July 2025 – ARTVENTURE NJ 2025 ANNUAL JURIED SHOW * 2nd Place Award
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