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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,
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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 ConstructionValencia
Community College, Sculpture Instructor
For information about exhibition record or
commissions, contact dcumbie@crealde.org |