David Shkolny

David Shkolny is an artist from Edmonton, Canada. He graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1992.
I work primarily in soft pastels because it is very direct and complements my working process of trial and error, risk taking and immediacy. The sensitivity of touch demanded by pastel is another facet of working with this medium that fascinates me. I see the landscape as a vast canvas (or in my case, mostly paper) that
begs exploration. The best way for me to do this is to be pulled into the painting by the medium and trust the process as it is revealed to me.

BFA, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (major in painting and printmaking)

2019 It All Started Here, Dow Centre, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

2019 influence/confluence, Alberta Branded, Edmonton, Alberta

2018-2020 Plate Tectonics, Alberta

2016, Land and Figure, Midtowne Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

2014, point of departure (solo), McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

2014, point of departure (solo), Prairie Star Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2013 Fall Music Festival Gala (solo), Alberta College Conservatory of Music, Edmonton, Alberta

2013, Rooted, Devonian Botanic Gardens, Devon, Alberta

2013, Field Notes (solo), Stony Plain Multicultural Centre Gallery, Stony Plain, Alberta