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Douglas David (born July 9, 1957) is a fine art painter. He is American impressionist, known for his landscapes, still lifes and seascapes. As an Indiana artist who includes familiar Midwestern, New England and Southeastern scenes and subjects among his work, he is recognized for his loose, fluid style of painting. He is a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana. David was born and grew up in Kokomo, Indiana. He graduated from Taylor High School, which in 2012 named David to the Taylor High School Hall of Fame as a (Titan of Taylor ).〔Taylor High School Hall of Fame: www.taylor.k12.in.us/titans-of-taylor Titan of Taylor〕 David graduated with honors from Indiana University’s Herron School of Art and Design in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He joined the creative department of shopping mall developer Simon Property Group (previously known as Melvin Simon & Associates), working his way from a graphic designer, to art director, to creative director. In 1988 he left Simon to open Douglas David Design, his own graphic design and advertising agency, working with clients in retail, real estate development and health care. During the mid-1990s he began painting, studying the palette of Frank Vincent Dumond during the summers in Vermont with Frank Mason of the Art Students League of New York. In 1997 David began painting full-time, building his stature as an Indiana artist. His work follows in the tradition of other Indiana artists, including Richmond Group artist John Elwood Bundy, who used farm animals and Indiana landscapes and nature as their subjects. David has had numerous one-man shows, including The Richmond Art Museum,〔Exhibition paints portrait of an artists heart, Rachel E. Sheeley, Paladium-Item, Richmond IN, 8/25/17〕 the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Art, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s In Indiana Gallery, among others. In 2001 one of his Indiana landscapes was chosen as the winner of the state’s license plate design contest〔Winning Indiana License Plate Design, Dan McFeeley, Indianapolis Star 6/1/01〕 and in 2006, Gov. Mitch Daniels selected 23 of David’s paintings for gifts on Daniels’ trade mission to Japan and South Korea.〔Foreign Exchange, Daniels will go to Asia with Gifts for Hosts, He hopes for some Indiana Jobs in Return, J.K Wall, The Indianapolis Star, 5/28/16〕 Daniels awarded David the Distinguished Hoosier Award in 2006. David’s work also hangs in the Indiana Governor’s Residence.〔Favored Painting will Stay at Governor’s Residence, Indiana Governor’s Residence, Susan Guyett, The Indianapolis Star 8/27/04〕 David has also been an instructor, teaching at Herron School of Art, as well as various art centers across the United States, including Longboat Key Center for the Arts at the Ringling College of Art and Design, Vero Beach Museum of Art , Oliver Art Center, Boca Grande Art Alliance, Naples Art Association, The Center for the Arts Bonita Springs and Glen Arbor Art Association. In addition, he works to increase awareness of art, including in Indianapolis. He painted Ebb and Flow, a public mural on the exterior of a downtown Indianapolis building as part of a program of the Arts Council of Indianapolis. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Douglas David」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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