David Alexander Barnett

Painter - Illustrator - Designer - Muralist

Born 1988, currently living and working in Milanville, PA

My first aim is to appreciate beauty.  I want viewers to lose themselves in the work, to escape and then reflect on the stories we like to tell ourselves

EDUCATION

University of Tennessee at Knoxville                                                                                               2010 – 2011

B.A. in History

Reed College, Portland, Oregon                                                                                               2007 – 2009

Exhibitions

Home, Narrowsburg, DVAA Gallery                                                                                         October 2018

A solo show featuring portraits, landscapes, and interior and garden scenes

Moments, Callicoon, River Family Wellness Center                                                               May 2018

A duo show with local artist Thomas Bosket

Continue, Callicoon, Café Adella Dori                                                                                    May 2016 - present

Every couple months, I hang new painting in my sister’s cafe 

Group Show, Callicoon, Eva Gallery                                                                                       June 2016

A group show with local artists from the Upper Delaware Region

Atmospheric, Lower East Side, Con Artist Collective                                                            October 2015

A group show with members of the collective

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scenic Art Studios, Newburgh, New York                                                                  February 2018 – May 2018

Scenic Painting Studio – Scenic Painter                                                       

Cobalt Studios, White Lake, New York                                                                       August 2016 – November 2016

Scenic Painting Studio - Freelance painter

Art-FX Murals, New York City & Los Angeles                                                             March 2015 – March 2016

Hand Painted Advertising – Painter

Milestone Outdoor, New York City                                                                  February 2015 – January 2017

Hand Painted Advertising  - Lead Painter

Colossal Media, New York City                                                                                     2012 – February 2015

Hand Painted Advertising Company -  Painter

PUBLICATIONS

Cover Feature, The Saint Ann’s Review, Journal of Contemporary Arts and Letters, New York         Fall 2015