David Holmes
Artist Resume

673 Peralta Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-642-6495
Web: www.holmespaint.com
Email: david@holmespaint.com

Education:

Rhode Island School of Design: BFA 1984
Taking the Leap: Practicum for Artists, 2003

Select Exhibitions:

2005-(January) Keller & Greene Gallery: Los Angeles, CA (Group)
2004-(December) RISD Alumni Show: San Francisco, CA (Group)
2004-(November) DFN Gallery: New York, NY (Group)
2004-(September) Shorenstein Properties: San Francisco, CA (Solo)
2004-Newmark Gallery: San Francisco, CA (Group)
2004-Brentwood Arts Commission Gallery: Brentwood, CA (Group)
2004-Blue Room Gallery: San Francisco, CA (Group)
2004-City Picture Frame Gallery: San Francisco, CA (Solo)
2003-Robert Berman Gallery: Santa Monica, CA (Solo)
2003-Blue Room Gallery: San Francisco, CA (Group)
2003-International Art Expo/Larry Evans Gallery: San Francisco, CA
2003-RISD Alumni Show/Fort Mason: San Francisco, CA (Group)
2003-Heritage Square Exhibition: Emeryville, CA (Group)
2003-Bucci's Restaraunt Exhibition: Emeryville, CA (Group)
2002-RISD Alumni Show/Fort Mason: San Francisco, CA (Group)
1993-RISD Alumni Show: Chicago, IL (Group)
1987-CSO Centennial Exhibition: Chicago, IL (Group)
1986-Clearwater Jazz Festival: Clearwater, FL (Group)
1985-Gasparilla Art Festival: Tampa, FL (Group)
1985-Ybor City Centennial: Tampa, FL (Group)
1980/84-Woods Gerry Mansion: Providence, RI (Group)

Select Private Collections:

Dr. Randal Hawarth: Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Garratt: Redwood city, CA
Hal & Margot Kaufman: Orinda, CA
Patrick Lawler: San Francisco, CA
Michael Almodova: San Francisco, CA
Len Cook: Fremont, CA
Joseph Alvarado: San Francisco, CA
Clay Hansen: San Francisco CA
Frank Pontes: San Francisco, CA
Beth Remington: Piedmont, CA
Shaun & Stacey McCarthy: Portland, ME

Related Experience:

As an Art Director/Creative Director for 18 years, I was responsible for concepting and developing a wide range of artwork. As a fulltime painter since 2002, I've been active in artist groups and several not-for-profit galleries, utilizing my experience to help create marketing materials and assemble shows. As a student I was also a teaching assistant for several years at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

Publications & Professional Awards:

San Francisco Chronicle-Profile: July 10, 2004
SF Weekly Newspaper: September 7, 2004
Harper's Magazine: (Upcoming, TBA)
San Francisco Chronicle: March 21, 2004
SF Weekly Newspaper: April 17, 2004
The SF Independent Newspaper: March 2, 2004
Art Direction Magazine: 1989, 1990, 1999
Borrowed Design: Heller & Lasky 1993