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David Avery continues to exploit the constraints inherent in black and white line etching at his studio in San Francisco. His work is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the New York Public Library, the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, the Stanford University Library among others, and has been noted in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Even though \u201cblack and white doesn\u2019t sell\u201d, he has eschewed the use of color, finding the subtleties and tonalities of black and white most capable of creating the psychological mood that allows his work to be effective.<\/p>\n

AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:<\/p>\n

2021<\/p>\n

Selections from the Crocker-Kingsley<\/em>; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.
\nPurchase Award 36th<\/sup> Annual International Exhibition<\/em>; Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.<\/p>\n

2020<\/p>\n

Don A. Tilton Purchase Award, 2020 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>; Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AK.
\nPurchase Award, 33rd<\/sup> McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition<\/em>; McNeese University, Lake Charles, LA.
\nLonnie Eugene Stewart Award of Excellence, Galex 54 National Juried Exhibition<\/em>; Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL.
\nJuror\u2019s First Prize, Earthworks: Art in Ecological Context<\/em>; Barrett Art Center, Ploughkeepsie, NY.
\nHonorable Mention, Under Pressure: National Printmaking<\/em>; Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Ft. Collins, CO.<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

Selections from the Crocker-Kingsley<\/em>; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.
\nDirector\u2019s Choice Award, 2019 National Juried Exhibition at Larkin Arts<\/em>; Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA.
\nSolo Exhibition, David Avery<\/em>; Arts Club of Washington, Washington DC.<\/p>\n

2018<\/p>\n

Purchase Award, 31st<\/sup> McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition<\/em>; Grand Gallery, Shearman Fine Arts Annex, Lake Charles, LA.
\nFirst Place Award, Impression<\/em>; d\u2019Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
\nJuror\u2019s Award, Pressing Matters 2018<\/em>; San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA.
\nThird Place Award, Texas National 2018<\/em>; SFA Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX.<\/p>\n

2017<\/p>\n

Second Place Award, 2017 Fine Arts Exhibition<\/em>; Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.
\nSecond Place Award, 2017<\/em> Printmaking National Exhibition<\/em>; Mark Arts, Wichita, KS.
\nPurchase Award, 11th<\/sup> Biennial International Miniature Print Competition 2017<\/em>; Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT.
\nPurchase Award, Currency, 11th Turner National Print Competition and Exhibit<\/em>; Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA.
\nKristy and Dr. Carl Cates Sponsorship, <\/span>2017 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>; Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AK.
\n<\/span>Honorable Mention, 26th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition<\/em>; Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL.<\/p>\n

2016<\/p>\n

Purchase Award and Juror’s Award, Sixty Square Inches 18th North American Small Print Exhibition<\/em>; Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN.
\nLindquist Purchase Award, 2016 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>; Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.
\nGrand Prize (Solo Exhibition), National Small Works 2016<\/em>; Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC.
\nJuror’s Choice Purchase Award (x2) and President’s Choice Honorable Mention, Ink & Clay 42<\/em>; Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona. CA.<\/p>\n

2015<\/p>\n

Purchase Award, 24th Annual Parkside Small Print Exhibition<\/em>; University of Wisconsin-Parkside Galleries, Kenosha, WI.
\nJuror’s Award, Ink & Clay 41<\/em>; Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, CA.
\nThird Place Award, The Fine Arts Exhibition, Decatur Arts Festival<\/em>; Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA.
\nThird Place Award, International Miniature Print Exhibition<\/em>; Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY.
\nHonorable Mention, PLU National Print Exhibition<\/em>; University Gallery, Tacoma, WA.
\nHonorable Mention, <\/span>National Small Works 2015<\/em>; Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC.<\/span><\/p>\n

2014<\/p>\n

Chancellor\u2019s Purchase Award, 2014 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>; Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas \u00a0 State University, Jonesboro, AR.
\nPurchase Award, Lilliputians March National Small Works Competition<\/em>; Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN.
\nJuror Award, Ink & Clay 40<\/em>; Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, CA.
\nFirst Place, Paperchaser 2014<\/em>; 308 Gallery, Muncie IN.<\/p>\n

2013<\/p>\n

Purchase Award, Ink, Press, Repeat 2013<\/em>; Ben Shahn Center for the Visual Arts, William Patterson\u00a0University, Wayne,IN.
\nLindquist\u00a0 Purchase Award, <\/span>2013 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>, Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas\u00a0State University, Jonesboro, AR.<\/span><\/p>\n

2012<\/p>\n

Juror\u2019s Merit Award, Pat & Roger Carlisle Sponsorship, 2012 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>;\u00a0Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR<\/p>\n

2011
\nLakeview Museum Purchase Award, 33rd<\/sup> Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition<\/em>; Bradley University, Peoria, IL
\n1st<\/sup> Place, San Francisco<\/em> Open Studios Exhibition<\/em>; San Francisco, CA
\n4th<\/sup> Place, National Small Works 2011<\/em>; The Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring, MD<\/p>\n

2010
\nPurchase Award, 23rd<\/sup> Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition<\/em>; Abercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA
\nBest of Show and 1st<\/sup> Place in Printmaking and Drawing, Affaire in the Gardens<\/em>;\u00a0 Beverly Hills, CA<\/p>\n

2009
\nOtis Philbrick Memorial Prize, Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial; 808 Gallery at Boston University, Boston, MA
\nAwarded solo show, 3rd Annual California Centered: Printmaking 2009; Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Merced, CA
\nPurchase Award, 32nd Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition; Heuser Art Center, Peoria, IL
\nHonorable Mention, Marin Society of Artists Third National Exhibition; Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
\nJuror\u2019s Choice Award, Artspan SF Open Studios 2009 Exhibition<\/em>; San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

2008
\nHonorable Mention, Twenty-second International Juried Show; Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
\nPurchase Award, 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI<\/p>\n

2007
\nMultiple Interpretations: Contemporary Prints in Portfolio at the New York Public Library; New York, NY, artist\u2019s work noted in the New York Times, Dec. 4
\nAwarded Best in Show, Angels & Demons: Blessed or Possessed; A Shenere Velt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

1996
\nPurchase Award, Tenth Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI<\/p>\n

1994
\nFirst Place in Printmaking, KTEH Art Auction Juried Exhibition<\/em>; McPherson Center for Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA<\/p>\n

MUSEUM AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS:<\/p>\n

The Library of Congress
\nThe Fogg Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
\nLakeview Museum Permanent Collection, Peoria, IL
\nThe Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CA
\nStanford University Library, Special Collections, Stanford, CA
\nThe Turner Print Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA
\nThe Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
\nSt. Mary\u2019s College, Moraga, CA
\nNew York Public Library, New York, NY
\nSan Francisco Public Library, Book Arts and Special Collections
\nThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
\nGeorgetown University Library, Washington, DC.
\nLakeview Museum Permanent Collection, Peoria IL
\nArkansas State University Permanent Collection, AR
\nPurdue University Galleries
\nBradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
\nKellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, CA
\nMcNeese University Permanent Collection, Lake Charles, LA
\nUniversity of Texas at Tyler<\/p>\n

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:<\/p>\n

2018
\nWood, Aluminum, Copper: Exceptional Prints by Toru Sugita, Jenny Robinson and David Avery<\/em>; Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
\n29th<\/sup> National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition<\/em>; Gormley Gallery, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD.
\nMini Prints Berlin 2018<\/em>;\u00a0 Galleri Heike Arndt, Berlin, Germany.
\nThe Print Effect 2108: Small Works\/Big Impact<\/em>; Manhattan Graphics Center, New York.<\/p>\n

2017
\nSolo Exhibition, Pursuing Invisible Reflections: The Etchings of David Avery<\/em>; Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC.
\nGlobal Matrix IV<\/em>; Purdue University Galleries, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
\n30th<\/sup> Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition<\/em>;\u00a0 McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.
\nCreation and Resistance: Printmaking in Dark Times<\/em>; Juan Fuentes Gallery at Accion\u00a0 Latina, San Francisco. CA.<\/p>\n

2016
\nSolo Exhibition, Abstracting the Quintessence<\/em>; Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
\nInk, Press, Repeat: National Juried Printmaking and Book Arts Exhibition<\/em>;University Galleries, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ.
\nThe Printed Image 6<\/em>; Alice B. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS.<\/p>\n

2015
\nBoston Printmakers Exhibition at Childs Gallery<\/em>; Childs Gallery, Boston, MA.
\nSolo Exhibition, The Mysterious Conspiracy of Existence\u2014Etchings by David Avery<\/em>; New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
\nEthereal Visions<\/em>; Three Person Exhibit, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
\nThe Future: Los Angeles Printmaking Society International Exchange Exhibition<\/em>; Scuola Internazionale \u00a0 di Grafica, Venice, Italy.
\n35th<\/sup> Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition<\/em>; Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Boston Printmakers Selects: a Distillation\u00a0 from the 2013 North American Print Biennial<\/em>;\u00a0 SGCI 2014, Cannery Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
\nNew Prints 2014<\/em>; Christie\u2019s Rockefeller Center Galleries, New York, NY.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Print Facets: Five Centuries of Printmaking<\/em>; The Curator Gallery, New York, NY.<\/p>\n

2013 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a034th<\/sup> Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition<\/em>, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, Il.
\n24th<\/sup> National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition<\/em>;, Gormley Gallery, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD.
\n26th<\/sup> Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition<\/em>; Ambercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA.
\n3rd<\/sup> National Exhibition of Intaglio Prints<\/em>; New York Society of Etchers, National Arts Club, NY, \u00a0 NY.
\nBoston Printmakers 2013 North American Print Biennial<\/em>; 808 Gallery, Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n

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\nInk and Clay 38<\/em>; Kellogg Art Gallery, CSPU, Pomona, CA.<\/p>\n

2011
\nIn Extremis, Prints Monumental, Intimate, and Encompassing<\/em>; Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
\n1st<\/sup> National Exhibition of Intaglio Prints<\/em>; New York Society of Etchers, National Arts Club, New York, NY.
\n2011 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition<\/em>; Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.
\nInk and Clay 37<\/em>; Kellogg Art Gallery, CSPU, Pomona, CA<\/p>\n

2010
\nSolo Show, Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Merced, CA
\nThe Parkside National Small Print Exhibition Retrospective: Works from the Permanent Collection of Purchase Awards<\/em>; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI
\nMiniprint Finland 2010<\/em>; Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland.
\n<\/em>2010 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition<\/em>; Campus Center Gallery,\u00a0University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI<\/p>\n

2009
\n22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI
\nWashington Printmakers National Small Works 2009; Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC<\/p>\n

2008
\nRelevant Traditions; Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA
\nArt of Democracy: War and Empire: Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

2007
\nSelections 07, a juried exhibition of work by artists from the 2006 San Francisco Open Studios, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
\nPrintmakers Bay Area, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA<\/p>\n

2006
\nFirst Annual Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
\nThe Printed Image: the First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition, Alice B. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS
\nBack to Basics, Traditional Printmaking, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA<\/p>\n

2005
\nWorks in Ink and Light, Two-person exhibit, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

2004
\nPrintmakers of the Golden Gate, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
\nPrintmaking and Process: an Overview of Contemporary Practice; Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
\nInk and Clay 30; W Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
\n17th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI<\/p>\n

2003
\nNight Shift (Aspects of the Night); Collector\u2019s Gallery, Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA<\/p>\n

2002
\nScratching the Surface; Three-person exhibit, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
\nFour Artists Four Directions; Sanchez Gallery, Pacifica, CA
\nProof of Life, Fiftieth Anniversary of the Graphic Arts workshop; Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

2001
\nFourth International Miniprint Triennial; Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
\nImprints; Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
\nDavid Avery, Etchings; B. Beamesderfer Gallery, Highland Park, NJ
\n14th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI<\/p>\n

2000
\nInside the Eye; SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA
\nPacific Prints 2000, 10th Biennial; Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA<\/p>\n

1999
\nMerit Award, Things with Wings; Artisans, Mill Valley, CA
\n12th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI<\/p>\n

1997
\nJuried Exhibition of the California Society of Printmakers; Institut Franco-Americain, Rennes, France
\nBeyond Boundaries, the North American Printmaking Exhibition; Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA<\/p>\n

1996
\nSelections, a juried exhibition of work by artists from 1995\u2019s San Francisco Open Studios, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
\n1996 Print Biennial; Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT<\/p>\n

1995
\nTraditional Techniques\/Contemporary Prints; Stanwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

1992
\nSelected Works, Members of the California Society of Printmakers; Memorial Union Art Gallery, U.C. Davis, CA
\nPacific Prints 1992, 6th Biennial; Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA<\/p>\n

1991
\nContemporary Printmaking Invitational; the Turner Print Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA
\nImages and Objects 1991; ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA<\/p>\n

1990
\nWorks on Paper \u201990; Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA: Honorable Mention
\nFourth Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI
\nPacific Prints 1990; 5th Biennial; Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA
\nTenth Mini Print Internacional, Cadaques; Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain and other locations in Spain and Japan<\/p>\n

1989
\nDavid Avery, etchings, a one person show; Warner Roberts Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
\nMiniature Print Biennial, International Graphic Arts Foundation; John Szoke Gallery, New York, NY
\nU.S.-U.K. Impressions, California and Los Angeles Society of Printmakers and British Printmakers Council;Barbicon Art Center, London, U.K.
\nThird Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI<\/p>\n

MUSEUM AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS:<\/p>\n

The Library of Congress
\nThe Fogg Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
\nLakeview Museum Permanent Collection, Peoria, IL
\nThe Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CA
\nStanford University Library, Special Collections, Stanford, CA
\nThe Turner Print Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA
\nThe Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
\nSt. Mary\u2019s College, Moraga, CA
\nNew York Public Library, New York, NY
\nSan Francisco Public Library, Book Arts and Special Collections Center<\/p>\n

ARTIST’S STATEMENT<\/p>\n

We live in an age where words, images and objects seem to have been looted of meaning. In response to this perceived state of affairs, I have come to think of the etchings I make as being miniature Rorschachs, acting upon the experiences and senses of both the careful viewer and the artist. The varied tonalities and wealth of detail that it is possible to achieve within the medium of black and white etching act to heighten the viewer\u2019s perceptual receptivity, awakening unforeseen and unlikely associations. The associations and perceptions thus generated belong to the viewer, and of course overshadow whatever initial intentions I may have had.<\/p>\n

Where do my ideas come from? The same place as everyone else\u2019s\u2014the brain. Or more precisely, they come from the interaction between experience and imagination that takes place within the brain, and I tend to think of my discovery of images in terms of receptivity rather than \u201cinspiration\u201d or \u201ccreativity\u201d. If anything, my intent in pursuing a highly detailed image is to work towards an inward goal, rather than trying to make an inner vision tangible. Even a simple nursery rhyme, once you start picking at it, will reveal layer upon layer of associations and further meanings. I consider my work successful to the extent that it is able to generate multiple interpretations, releasing this capacity for receptivity to the mysterious and the ambivalent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Avery continues to exploit the constraints inherent in black and white line etching at his studio in San Francisco. His work is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the New York Public Library, the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, the Stanford University Library among … <\/p>\n

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