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Artist Statement:
David Newton
Artist’s Statement, 2007
This work is generally about
pressure, which it seeks to
convey viscerally through the
employment of three forces:
tension, suspension and
compression. I am also
interested in conveying an
impression of instability,
which is expressed through
occasionally off-kilter forms
and structures. The ideas of
pressure and instability do
not need to be seen as
negatives, as it is through
forces like these that change
is brought about. Since it is
obviously an expression of who
I am, this work is often
humorous and colorful, which
helps to balance the sometimes
loaded subject. The intent is
to reflect my own interior
landscape as well as the state
of the world today, and
possibly to provide some
healing perspective.
The sculptures sometimes
include wheels, which
highlights the tragicomic
reality that most of us are
rolling around, trying to keep
it together. The use of
common materials, such as
found objects and standard
hardware, also serves to
connect the works to our
everyday lives. Likewise, the
apparent or actual
interactivity of many of the
sculptures invites the viewer
to think of them in connection
to themselves.
While content is important in
my work, there are some...
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David Newton
Born in Oakland, California. Lives and works in Greensboro, North Carolina
Assistant Professor, Sculpture, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
dnewton@guilford.edu, phone 336-316-2249, 906 King George Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27410
Website: davidnewtonsculpture.com
EDUCATION
MFA, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Sculpture
Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education, Providence, Rhode Island, Sculpture, Design
Pratt Graphics Center, New York, New York, Printmaking
Art Student’s League, New York, New York, Painting
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO PERSON SHOWS
2007 Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, solo
Merle Mainelli Poulton and David Newton, MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA
2002 Nearly Real, David Newton and Michele Provost, Lenore Gray Gallery, Providence, RI
2000 Telling Stories, Barrington Center for the Arts, Gordon College, Wenham, MA., solo
1998 David Newton and Lloyd Martin, Lenore Grey Gallery, Providence, RI. Reviewed
1998 Three Steps Away, Gordon College, Wenham, MA. Site specific installation
1995 Recent Works on Paper, Rhode Island School of Design Library, Providence, RI. Solo
1994 David Newton and Laura Sue Phillips, AS220, Providence, RI
1993 David Newton and Carol Simon Rosenblatt, Gallery One, Providence, RI
1991 Victim’s Family, AS220, Providence, RI. Paintings, solo
SELECTED GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS
2007 Dashangzi Art Festival, HuanTie International Arts Center, Beijing, China
Micromonumentals, 5ive and 40rty Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
Guilford College Faculty Biennial, Guilford College Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Open Studios, Byrdcliffe Art Colony, Woodstock, NY
2006 Eat My Dust, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
International Art Exhibition, TzingZhou Museum, Beijing, China
Art and War, Elon University, Elon, NC
Guilford College Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC, Faculty Biennial
Monumental Micros, Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA, and Virginia Intermont College, Fine Arts Gallery, Bristol, VA, traveling sculpture exhibition
2005 Winter Invitational, Center for the Visual Arts, Greensboro, NC,
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC,
2004 North Carolina School for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC; outdoor sculpture exhibition
2002 2X2X2 Invitational, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA.
Selected participants; Nancy Davidson, Wlodzimierz Ksiazak, Lloyd Martin
Faculty Biennial, Guilford College Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC
2002 Recent Work: Yitzhak Eliashev, David Newton, Judyth Van Amringe,
David Wynton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI. Reviewed
2001 2001/ RI Convergence Festival, Providence, RI
2000 Dream Worlds: Neo Surrealism in the Millennium, Attleboro Museum Center for the Arts, Attleboro, MA. Dore VanDyke and Alicia Faxon, curators. Catalogue, reviewed
• Essential Gesture, Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Beverly, MA. Three person show. Catalogue, reviewed
• Visions 2000, Newport Congregational Church, Newport, RI. Juried show, installation.
1999 Faculty Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design
1998 Five New England Sculptors, The Attleboro Museum of Art, Attleboro, MA.
• Off the Wall, ID Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
• Faculty Exhibition, Lacoste School of the Arts in France, Lacoste, Valcluse, France
1997 Art in a Box, Invitational, The RISD Museum, Providence, RI
• Rhode Island School of Design Faculty Biennial, The RISD Museum, Providence, RI
• The Pursuit of Peace, The Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI. Juried show
• Material/istic? ID Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1996 Eighth Triennial Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA. Catalogue, reviewed
• Sculpture ‘96, Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI. Affiliated with the International Sculpture Conference
• TOTEM, Ashua-Irving Gallery, Boston, MA. Invitational. Reviewed
• Metal, Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI
• Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts Thesis Exhibition, Bard College, Annandale, NY
1993 Members Collect, The Century Club, New York, NY. Invitational
1988 New York Inspired, Past and Present, John Szoke Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Coming Attractions, Steven Haller Fine Art, New York, NY
COLLECTIONS
The RISD Museum, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
Anna Quindlen, New Jersey
Charles Rand Penney, Rochester, NY
Mario Bondioli-Osio, President, Interministerial Commission for Works, Rome, Italy
The Reverend William Randolph Robbins, Hamden, CT
David Finkbeiner, Valdottavo di Lucca, Italy
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Providence Journal, Bill Van Siclen, review, July 4, 2002
Art New England, Mathew Smotzer, review, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, December, 2000
Art New England, Meredith Fife Day, review, Montserrat College of Art Gallery, May, 2000
Art New England, Alicia Faxon, review, Lloyd Martin and David Newton, April/May, 1999
Providence Journal, Bill Van Siclen, review, September 19, 1997
Boston Globe, Christine Temin, review, The Best of Show, September 20, 1996
Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, review, February 8, 1996
Providence Journal, Bill Van Siclen, review, November 19, 1993
GRANTS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
Bruce B. Stewart Award for Excellence in Teaching, Untenured Faculty, Guilford College, 2007
Freeman Grant for travel and study in China, 2006
Scholarships:
Art Student’s League
Pratt Graphics Center
Milton Avery Graduate School for the Arts, Bard College
Residencies:
Byrdcliffe Artist Colony, Woodstock, NY, 2007
Vermont Studio Center, 2007, deferred
Penland School of Crafts, 2005, studied Iron
The Carving Center, West Rutland, VT, 2000, partial scholarship
MEMBERSHIPS
Tri State Sculptors
College Art Association
Board of Directors, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
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