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Biography |
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Born in Pasadena, 1928 |
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Lives and works in Berkeley |
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Education |
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MFA, San Francisco State College, 1958 |
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BFA, California School of Fine Arts, 1956 |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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David Simpson: Paintings & Works on Paper, Modernism, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2009 |
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Other Voices, Other Rooms, Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, NY |
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2008 |
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West Coast Abstraction: Selected Works from 1975-2007, Part 1, MODERNISM, San Francisco, CA |
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2008 |
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David Simpson, Studio La Citta, Verona, Italy (solo) |
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2007 |
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Light Wells +, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM (solo) |
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2007 |
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Light Wells, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2007 |
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Interference Paintings, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX (solo) |
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2007 |
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The Panza Collection: An Experience of Color and Light, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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2007 |
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di capo!, Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto, Canada |
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2006 |
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Director’s Choice, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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Extreme Interference, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM (solo) |
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2005 |
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Recent Paintings, Galleria G7, Bologna |
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2005 |
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Je ne regrette rien, Studio la Città, Verona |
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2005 |
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Natalie and Irving Forman Collection, Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo |
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2005 |
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An Inner Glow-Color as Painting, Kunstverein Lingen Kunsthalle, Lingen |
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2005 |
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‘Iridescent Interference’, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston , TX, USA (solo) |
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2005 |
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‘Surrealist Landscapes and Other Departures’, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2004 |
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‘Metallics’, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2004 |
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Lucidamente, a cura di/curated by G. Bonomi, Fortezza Isola Palmaria, Porto Venere |
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2004 |
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Per Amore, Galleria Civica d’Arte Contemporanea, Siracusa |
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2004 |
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Works on Paper-Surrealist Landscapes and Other Departures, Haines Gallery, San Francisco |
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2003 |
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Haines Gallery, San Francisco |
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2003 |
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RealUNreal, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno |
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2003 |
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‘Interference Paintings’, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM (solo) |
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2002 |
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Renate Schröder Galerie, Cologne (solo) |
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2002 |
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Artothek, Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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2002 |
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The Perception of Space, Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona (solo) |
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2002 |
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Le stanze dell’arte, MART, Rovereto (a cura di/curated by Gabriella Belli) (solo) |
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2001 |
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Renate Schröder Galerie, Cologne (solo) |
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2001 |
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Studio la Città, Verona (solo) |
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2001 |
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Modernism Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2001 |
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Nebeneinander III (Painting Today - Overseas and Here), Galerie Renate Schröder, Köln (with catalog) |
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2001 |
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Artisti americani ed europei dalla collezione Panza, Palazzo Ducale, Sassuolo |
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2001 |
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Studio La Citta, Verona, Italy (solo) |
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2001 |
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‘Neue Bilder’, Renate Schroeder Galerie, Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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2001 |
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‘Paintings of the 70s and 80s, Modernism, San Francisco, CA |
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2000 |
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University Art Museum, San Francisco (solo) |
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2000 |
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Renate Schröder Galerie, Cologne (solo) |
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2000 |
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Haines Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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1999 |
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Sonora Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa (solo) |
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1999 |
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Angles Gallery, Santa Monica (solo) |
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1999 |
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Bay Area Now 2, Yerba Beun Center for the Arts, San Francisco (with catalog) |
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1998 |
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La collezione Panza di Biumo: artisti degli anni '80 - '90, Museo del Palazzo Ducale, Gubbio (with catalog) |
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1997 |
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Renate Schröder Galerie, Cologne (solo) |
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1996 |
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L'Arena di Verona, Tante pitture nessuna memoria, G. Trevisan, Luglio 11 |
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1995 |
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Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe (solo) |
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1994 |
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John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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1992 |
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Anthony Ralph Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1991 |
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Angles Gallery, Santa Monica (solo) |
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1984 |
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Modernism Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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1978 |
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Oakland Museum, Oakland (solo) |
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1968 |
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David Stuart Gallery, Los Angeles (solo) |
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1967 |
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San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco (solo) |
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1963 |
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Robert Elkon Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1962 |
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Paul Joachim Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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1961 |
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Robert Elkon Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1960 |
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara (solo) |
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1959 |
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San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco (solo) |
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1958 |
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San Francisco Art Association Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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Literature |
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1996 |
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L'Arena di Verona, "Tante pitture nessuna memoria", G. Trevisan, Luglio 11 |
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1992 |
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Artnews, K. Baker, April |
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1992 |
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San Francisco Chronicle, "David Simpson's Layered Beauties", K. Baker, January 18 |
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1992 |
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Omaha World Herald, "Simpson's Art is All About Color, Texture", K. MacMillan, January 3 |
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1991 |
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Artspace, "Four Bay Area Abstract Painters", M. Levy, January/February |
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1991 |
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San Francisco Chronicle, "Simpson's Tricky Monochromes", K. Baker, April 20 |
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1991 |
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Calendar, Laguna Art Museum, March/April |
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1989 |
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R. Atkins, “New York, 7 Days”, October 18 |
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1989 |
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D. Bonetti, Art, “San Francisco Examiner”, September 22 |
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1989 |
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K. Baker, Galleries: Abstract with Depth, Complexity, “San Francisco Chronicle”, September 21 |
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1989 |
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J. Brunson, Northern California, “Visions”, Spring |
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1989 |
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D. Michos, A Legacy of Abstraction, “Artweek”, February |
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1989 |
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San Jose Mercury News, "Generations of Abstractions", D. Burkhart, January 20 |
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1989 |
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Artspace, "Adrift in Sensation", K. Baker, May/June |
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1989 |
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Artnews, "The Last Bohemia", K. Baker, May/June |
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1989 |
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Nebraska Sunday World-Herald, "Contemporary Artists in Sheldon Spotlight", K. MacMillan, June 17 |
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1989 |
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San Francisco Examiner, "Textures and Reductionism", D. Bonetti, March 21 |
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1989 |
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San Francisco Chronicle, "Galleries", K. Baker, March 17 |
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1989 |
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Artweek, "The Gang of 6", A.W. Lee, January 25 |
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1988 |
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M. Levy, California Contemporary Art, “Art & Antiques”, October/November |
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1988 |
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N. Steele, Artbeat, “Benicia Herald”, September 30 |
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1988 |
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K. Baker, Display of Paintings, Not Pictures, in SF, “San Francisco Chronicle”, September 19 |
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1988 |
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M. Van Proyen, Familiar Conventions Revitalized, “Artweek”, February 27 |
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1986 |
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C. Shere, Two Contrasting Art Shows Find Balance in a Third, “Artweek”, October 4 |
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1986 |
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“Oakland Tribune”, September 9 |
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