Davyd Whaley

Davyd Whaley was born on December 6, 1967 and died on October 15, 2014. He was a resident artist at the Santa Fe Artist Colony in downtown Los Angeles, a member of the Los Angeles Art Association, had served in the Navy for four years from 1986-1990, and previously worked for 20 years as an electrical engineer before becoming a professional artist. He was admired and deeply loved by his colleagues, his friends, and his spouse, television director Norman Buckley.

His time was split between being a full-time studio artist and teaching classes to the underprivileged in East LA. For the latter he was awarded 2012 Volunteer of the Year by the City Council of Los Angeles. Davyd Whaley was primarily self-taught, but studied painting at UCLA and also with Ronnie Landfield and Larry Poons at the Art Students League of New York.

To create a thing of beauty, which may comfort or inspire others, Davyd believed, was his highest calling. The genesis of his art came from both nature and his surroundings but also from his dreams and subconscious. He was intrigued by Jungian psychology and his own desire to understand the unconscious mind through the study of dreams, symbols, art, and philosophy. In technical terms, Davyd was drawn to asymmet...

2014-Art Center College of Design, Pasadena



2012 -14 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

2008-12 Art Students League of New York, NY

Exhibitions 2014

"Habitual" Gallery 825 juried by Mills Morgan, Director of OHWOW Gallery, LA
(Feb 8 - Mar 7)
"Subconscious Tendencies" Gallery Michael, Beverly Hills, CA (Feb 22)

Exhibitions 2013

"Art Aqua Miami", Miami Beach FL ( Dec 3- 8 )
"IX Biennele" "Florence Italy (Nov 30 - Dec 8)
"Los Angeles Art Show", Los Angeles CA (Jan 23 - 27)
Bonham's / Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA (Jul 27)
"GetArt5" Project Angel Food, Los Angeles, CA ( Jun 1)
"It's Your Show", UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. (May 3rd - Jun 1st)
"Showcase", Santa Fe Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA. (May 18th - 19th)
"Inaugural Exhibition " Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills, CA (Feb 23-Apr4)

Exhibitions 2012

"Open Show",Topanga Art Gallery(Jan 11 - 29)
"Made in CA", City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA (Mar 24- May 4)
Art Expo NY , New York, NY (March 22 - 25)
"GEM", Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA. (Apr 2)
Affordable Art Fair, Toronto, Canada (Apr 19 - 22)
"Brit Week T4C", Los Angeles, CA . (Apr 24 - May 7)
"Out There", Los Angeles Art Association, West Hollywood, CA( Jun. 8 - 15)
"GFP" curated by Eva Daniels & Ally Canosa, Hosted by Harvey Weinstein, Beverly Hills,CA(6/ 28)
"Studio Showcase", Santa Fe Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA. (July 21) ...