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DAVID M. KING
1582 Compton Road
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
mohjohman@gmail.com
www.davidkingpainting.com
EDUCATION
MFA- Kent State University, 2007
MA- Kent State University, 1994
BS- Art Education, Kent State University, 1982
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Solo Show-Hedge Gallery,Cleveland,Ohio
2024 Tikkanen Painting Exhibition,Ashtabula, OH
Erie Art Museum 101st Spring Show
Cain Park
Faculty Show-Case Western Reserve University
Sandusky Cultural Art Center-Wishful Thinking
HeArt of Cleveland II-Hedge Gallery
New Now-Artist Archive of the Western Reserve at Tri-C East
2023 Erie Art Museum Spring Show, 100th Anniversary
Solo Show-Hedge Gallery, Cleveland ,Ohio
Solo Show-Kada Gallery, Erie, PA
Direct Lines-Jenks Building, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2022 CAN Triennial, Cleveland Ohio
Erie Art Museum Spring Show
Gates Mills
Tikkanen Painting Exhibition- Ashtabula, OH
2021 Solo Show-Erie Art Museum
Solo Show-Can Triennial Award, Bay Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
Yards II-Worthington Yards, Cleveland, Ohio
“Dive In” Hedge Gallery,Cleveland, Ohio
Solo Show-Vital Arts, Canton, Ohio
Solo Show-Hedge Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Erie Art Museum Spring Show
2020 Evolution” Heights Arts
2019 “Outside The Mainstream”, ART NEO Museum
10th Annual May Show-Lakeland College
Gallery 10 group Show-Kent ,Ohio
Solo Show-Crary Gallery, Warren ,PA
Solo Show-NEO Museum -Cleveland Creates Winner ,78th St. Studios
Faculty Show-Case Western Reserve University
2018 Three Person Show- Marysville College,Tennessee
“Art Educators as Artists” Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
“Full Fathom Five” Progressive Insurance, Cleveland, Ohio
Erie Art Museum-95th Spring Show
The 9th Annual May Show-Lakeland College
The CAN Triennial-W. 78th St Studios
Faculty Show-Case Western Reserve University
The Utah Arts Alliance, Salt Lake City, Utah
2017 Hedge Gallery-“Nebula”- David King and Dante Rodriguez
Heights Arts Holiday Show
The Utah Arts Alliance, Salt Lake City, Utah
Cleveland Creates-ArtNEO Museum, W. 78th St. Studios
Faculty Show-Case Western Reserve University
Likeness-The Portrait Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights,Ohio
Rooms to Let, Slavic Village, Cleveland, Ohio
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
The Artist’s Trust: A Portrait of the Artist in Cuyahoga County; MOCA, Cleveland
2016 The 7th Annual May Show-Lakeland College
Faculty Show-Case Western Reserve University
Heights Art Holiday Show
2015 The NEO Show-Cleveland Creates, NEO Museum
Juntos-Lorain Community College
The Utah Arts Alliance, Salt Lake City, Utah
Faculty Show, Case Western Reserve University
Thick and Thin Invitational, W. 78th Studios
2014 The 5th Annual May Show-Lakeland College
The Deborah Nichols Gallery
The Utah Arts Alliance
2013 Tall Walls-Loren Naji Gallery
The Skull and the Skeleton-Loren Naji Gallery
The University of Utah-AP Invitational
The 4th Annual May Show- Lakeland College
The 42nd Annual Juried Exhibit-Valley Art Center
2012 Deborah Nichols Gallery
The University of Utah -AP Invitational
The 3th Annual May Show-at Lakeland College
2007 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Kent State University
Chagrin Valley Art Center Juried Show
2006 Fairmount Fine Art Center
2005 Candidacy review KSU
Chagrin Valley Art Center-Alumni Show
Chagrin Valley Art Center-34th Annual Juried Show
2004 Summit Art Space- Practicing What We Teach
Fairmount Fine Art Center Juried Show
2003 Fairmount Fine Art Center Annual Juried Show
Pittsburgh Technical Institute-American Critique Group
Framers Workshop and Gallery- One Man Show
Chagrin Valley Art Center-Alumni Show
2002 STRS Life and Times of Education Exhibition
Valley Art Center “Thirty First Annual Juried Exhibit”
Fairmount Fine Art Center “Nightmoods”
Blue Moon Gallery “Alumni” Exhibit
2001 Realism 01’ Parkersburg Cultural Fine Arts Center, Parkersburg, WV
“Priceless But Affordable” Lawrence Churski Gallery
2000 Canton Museum of Art, “The Critique Group,” Canton, Oh
1999 “Priceless But Affordable” Lawrence Churski Gallery, Bath, Oh
“The Critique Group”, Blue Moon Gallery, Chagrin Falls, Oh
1998 Grand Exhibition 98, Cuyahoga Falls, Oh
“The Next Critique”, Lakeland College, Kirtland, Oh
“Old Masters”, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Oh
“Influencing Art II”, Great Northern Corporate Center
“Priceless But Affordable” Small Painting Exhibition, Lawrence Churski Gallery, Bath, Oh
Emerging Artists Competition, Pasadena, Ca
1997 Artist as Educator as Artist, Cleveland State University
Realism 97, Parkersburg, WV
LaFond Gallery, 3rd Annual National Pastel Show
61st. Annual Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American
Grand Exhibition, Cuyahoga Falls. Oh
Chagrin Valley Art Center, Students and Teachers, Chagrin Falls, Oh
STRS, Columbus, Oh
“Priceless But Affordable” Small Painting Exhibition, Lawrence Churski Gallery, Bath Oh
1996 Art by the Falls, Juried Show, Chagrin Falls, Oh
“The View” Landscapes, Ohio Juried Show, Kettering Fine Arts Center Kettering Oh
Chagrin Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Oh
STRS, Columbus Oh
Grand Exhibition, Cuyahoga Falls, Oh
Lafond Gallery 2nd National Pastel Show, Pittsburgh, Pa
1995 Realism 95, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
1994 M.A. Thesis Review, Kent State University, “Transitions From The Road”
1993 Art By The Falls, Juried Show, Chagrin Falls, Oh
Boston Mills Artfest, Juried Show, Peninsula, Oh
1991 OAEA Teachers Exhibit, Art at the Powerhouse, Cleveland, Oh
One Man Show, Hiram College, Hiram Oh
Maryland Pastel Society, Shades of Pastel 91, Baltimore, MD
Pastel Society of America, 19th annual Open Exhibition, NYC
1990 Southwest Pastel Society, 2nd Annual International Exhibition
Kansas Pastel Society, 7th Annual International Exhibition, Wichita, KS
Art in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Art and Photo Exhibition, Peninsula
Packard Hall, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Co
1989 American Realism Exhibition, Parkersburg, WV
Maryland Pastel Society, Shades of Pastel 89
1988 Art in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Art & Photography
Mississippi Watercolor Society, Grand National Watercolor Exhibition, Jackson, MS.
Pastel Society of America, 16th Annual Open Exhibition “For Pastels Only” NYC
1983 Valley Savings, One Man Show, Cuyahoga Falls, Oh
Gallery II, One Man Show, Akron Oh
Salmagundi Club 6th Annual Exhibition, NYC
International Small Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Cuyahoga Falls, Oh
1982 Studios of Jack Richards, The Great American Nude, Cuyahoga Falls, Oh
Kent State University, Scholarship Exhibition, Kent, Oh
1981 Pastel Society of America, 9th Annual Exhibition, NYC
EXPERIENCE
Visiting Lecturer of Art Education, Supervising Secondary Student Teachers, Painting & Drawing-CWRU 2014-present
Founding member of Artful-Cleveland Heights, Ohio 2016
AP Studio Art Portfolio Table Leader 2011-present
AP Studio Art Portfolio Reader 2003-2010
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation-on Site Coordinator 2001-2011
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation –Staff 1991-2001
CIA Assistant Summer Teacher Residency Program 2016
CIA Instructor Summer Classes 2016
CIA Basics Workshop Presenter 2014-2015
CIA Advisory Council 2015-16
CIA Scholastics Advisory Committee 1995-2014
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools-Art Teacher grades 9-12. 1991-2014
Art Department Chair- Chagrin Falls High School 1995-2014
Supervising teacher to local college student teachers
(CWRU, CSU, KSU, Ursuline) 1987-2014
Ohio Governors Youth Art Exhibition Regional Director 2001-2007&2012-13
Crestwood Local Schools-Art Teacher 1984-1991
Ohio Special Certification Art K-12 Permanent Certificate
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Recipient 1998
Career Education Award-Student CD Portfolio
NEOAEA Most Outstanding Art Teacher 1999
NEOAEA Regional Director 1998-99
NEOAEA County Contact 1998-99
Canton Museum of Art-instructor-drawing 1982-83
SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS
2023 Best of Show-Erie Museum of Art, PA
2021 Best of Show-Erie Museum of Art, PA
2019 Best of Show-Erie Museum of Art, PA
Juror’s Award-Body of Work, Lakeland May Show
2017 1st place-Cleveland Creates-ArtNEO Museum, W.78th St. Studios
2016 Juror’s Award- Body of Work, Lakeland May Show
2013 3rd place Lakeland May Show
2005 Honorable Mention, Chagrin Valley Art Center
2004 Visiting Artist, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fl
2003 Best of Show, Fairmount Fine Art Center, Russell, Oh
1998 Second Place, Emerging Artists Competition, Pasadena, Ca
1997 Purchase Award, Life and Times of Education Exhibition, STRS
1996 Painting Award, Art by the Falls, Chagrin Falls, Oh
First Place, “the View” Kettering Fine Arts Center, Kettering, Oh
Best of Show, Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Oh
Purchase Award, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Columbus
Third Place, LaFond Gallery 2nd Annual National Pastel Show, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1995 Purchase Award ,Realism 95, Parkersburg Art Center
1991 Ohio Arts Council Summer Fellowship for Teachers of the Arts
1990 One of six teachers/artists chosen nationally for the Marie Walsh Sharpe
Art Foundation’s Teacher as Artist program, Colorado Springs, Co
First Place, Art in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Peninsula, Oh
1989 Honorable Mention, Maryland Pastel Society, Shades of Pastel 89’
1988 2nd place, Art in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Art & Photo Competition
1982 Art Scholarship, Kent State University
1981 Schock Scholarship, Kent State University
COLLECTIONS
Progressive Insurance
Erie Insurance
Aetna Insurance
The Ohio State University
The Ohio Education Association
The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
The Parkersburg Art Center
Cleveland Administration Building Collection
Cleveland Metro Health Center, Parma, Ohio
Many Private Collections