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David Cumbie, Sculpture Instructor, Curator, Contemporary Sculpture Garden
Photo by
Kami Boron

E-mail: Dcumbie@crealde.org

David has been an active member of the Central Florida arts community for more than 20 years. In addition to showing in galleries and museums throughout the U.S. and Europe, he has created art for public places, including a bust of L. C. Jones at the Callahan Center in Orlando and life-size marble statues at the Church of the Annunciation in Altamonte Springs. Commissions include the Dick Butkus Award and the Pete Maravich Award for the National Collegiate Athletics Association. In 2000, his work was included in an important exhibition of Central Florida Bronze Artists in Milan, Italy. At Crealdé, David directs the sculpture programming and Central Florida's only community-based bronze foundry. He is curator of the sculpture garden, featuring more than 40 pieces of contemporary outdoor sculpture.

Exhibitions

Southeastern Juried Exhibition 2006,
Mobile Museum of Art

4th International Art Exhibition Chania
2006
Neoria Public Exhibition Center on the island of Crete, Greece

Florida Biennial III
,
Deland Musem of Art, Deland, Florida

Things That Whirl and Twirl, Kinetic Sculpture Exhibition
, Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden

Dynamic Relationships
,
The Mayor's Gallery and Terrace at Orlando City Hall

Crealdé 30th Anniversary Exhibition
, Present/Past Department Directors, 2005

Global Peace Film Film Festival and Art Exhibit, Universal Cineplex, Orlando, 2004

Epcot Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Orlando, Fla., 2004

Florida Biennial Exhibition, DeLand (Fla.) Museum of Art, Award Winner, 2004

Artist at Work, Orlando (Fla.) Museum of Art, 3-month Exhibit Representing the Artist Studio Tour, 2003

Orlando Furioso, Gallery Postart, Milan, Italy, 2002 (Part of a cultural exchange program with Orlando, Fla.)

Sculpture Mile, International Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Stienberger, Germany, 2001

The Bronze Exhibit, Studio D'Arts, Arts Foundation of Italy, Milan

Homage to Jacques Cousteau, Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan, Italy, 1999 

Under Wraps, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., 1998

Centrifugal Force, University of Georgia, 1992

New Figures In American Art, Bath House Museum, Atlanta, Ga.

Expression, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Miami, Fla., 1985

New Works, One person exhibition at Crealde School of Art, 1984

Juried Exhibition, Orlando Museum of Art, 1984

Insight On Site, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Fla., 1981

Crealdé Faculty Exhibition, Samson Gallery at Stetson University, DeLand, Fla., 1980

Commissions

Ronald McDonald House, Wall Sculpture, Sponsored by Florida Automotive Association,

United Arts of Central Florida Fourth and Fifth Annual Arts Plus Awards, Orlando

Permanent Collection: Homage to Jacques Cousteau, Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan, Italy

Pete Maravich Award, National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Association (Originally sponsored by the Orlando Magic)

Dick Butkus Award,
National Collegiate Athletic Association

Bronze Bust of L.C. Jones, Callahan Center, City of Orlando, Fla. (First commission sponsored by the city's Percentage for the Arts Program, 1984)

The Holy Family, Figures of Joseph, Mary and Child Jesus, Church of the Annunciation, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Ceremonial Graduation Mace, University of Central Florida, Orlando

Interflora World Cup, Tokyo, Sculptural Props Designer, Placed 4th in the world as United States representative, 1986

Grand Prize Trophy Award,
Central Florida Film and Video Festival
Grants and Awards

Individual Artist Grant, United Arts of Central Florida, 2005

Award of Distinction, Florida Biennial Exhibition, DeLand (Fla.) Museum of Art, 2004

Monument Builders, Co-creator of outreach program for at-risk children. Crealdé was awarded a $20,000 program grant by the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation. Created four outdoor sculptures with children from underserved communities, 2001

Purchase Award, Small Works Exhibition, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Fla., 1999

Art and Artist, a Video Documentary of Central Florida Artists, Small Projects Grant Funded by United Arts, 1985

Atlanta Arts Festival, Winner, Big Art Contest, 1985

United Arts of Central Florida, Winner, Artist Billboard Contest, 1984

Teaching Experience

Clay Sculpture

Bronze Casting

Mold Making

Outdoor Metal Construction

Valencia Community College, Sculpture Instructor

 

For information about exhibition record or commissions, contact dcumbie@crealde.org