215 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
United States
Nov 19, 2021 - Dec 13, 2021
I found my skill with the brush after a boating accident. I had never touched a paintbrush my entire life, so I never imagined I would build a career as an artist.
In 2015, I was in a boating accident, fractured my back and injured both wrists. I started dreaming in vivid colors with hands moving paint in a frenetic manner. I woke up and started to paint. I was diagnosed by the late savant psychiatrist Dr. Darold Treffert with "Acquired Savant Syndrome" and documented among the 300 cases around the world by Dr. Treffert. Acquired Savant Syndrome occurs when dormant savant skills emerge after a brain, spinal injury, or disease, and this allows people to perform at a prodigious level, creating an "accidental genius".
Art Education
2021
Paula Poons private instruction, The Silvermine Artist Member Guild, Art Students League of New York, Ronnie Landfield, Larry Poons-Contemporary Art, Peter Bonner-Contemporary Art
2020
Art Students League of New York: Ronnie Landfield, Larry Poons-Contemporary Art, Peter Bonner-Contemporary Art
2015
Acquired Savant Syndrome Diagnosis - https://www.agnesian.com/page/meet-darold-treffert
Exhibits
2021
Gallery MORYTA Fukuoka, Japan, New Member Exhibit Silvermine Art Gallery, Member Show The Carriage Barn New Canaan, CT 2020, 103rd Annual Guggenheim Juried Bendheim Exhibit, Art We Need Now" at One Brooklyn Bridge Park
2019
Art Basel Miami: Solo Show, Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux France: Solo Show
2018
Art Basel Miami: Group exhibition White Porch, Heart of Delray Delray Beach, Fla: Group Show
2017
Wohlfarth Galleries Washington D.C. Solo Show, White Porch Gallery Miami Florida: Group Show, Cupping Room: New York, New York: Solo Show
2016
Agora Gallery New York, New York Group Show
Critique
New York Magazine Art critic Jerry Saltz recently critiqued one of my works called Aqua Vita and said- "David has no fear of scale. In this particular work, his Cezanne-like style has great materiality and an expressionism aspect of flow." https://youtu.be/aPp5vwHvtiI
Collectors
2021
Larry Poons private collection, Shannah Stern-Bert Stern Trust, Private Collectors New York City, Miami, Greenwich, CT, South Hampton, NY, Germany, France
2020
Carli Lloyd-Olympic Gold Medal Women's Soccer, Private Collectors New York, Germany, France, Newport RI
2019
Roger Werner-CEO ESPN, Private Collectors New York City, Miami, Santa Barbara
2018
Christopher/Tory Burch, Private Collectors New York City, Los Angeles
Residencies
2020
Berlin Art Institute, Berlin Germany
2019
Casa Na Ilha, Sao Paulo Brazil
2018
The Shacks, Provincetown, MA., Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France
Boards/Memberships
Board Directors The Hygienic New London, CT, Art Students League New York, MOMA, The Whitney, Guggenheim, PAAM
Collaborations/Partnerships
Lady Gaga Born This Way Foundation, The Human Rights Campaign, Positive Exposure, Our Heart Speaks
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Items can be picked up at The League (215 W 57th Street) or contact us to arrange shipping and determine shipping costs.
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