Laboratorio
per Affresco di Vainella, Prato, Italy
Received
Government scholarship.
Techniques
of Mural Painting: Fresco, Encaustic, and Scagiola, oil and water gilding.
Under the direction of Leoneto Tentori.
Practical
application of all techniques with main emphasis on fresco.
1991-1993
Istituto per
l�Arte e IL Restauro, Palazzo Spinelli, Florence, Italy
Diploma in
conservation of paintings on canvas and wood panel. Courses included
conservation theoretical and practical knowledge of frescoes, oil and water
gilding, art theory and history, organic and inorganic chemistry, biology,
climatology, scientific, photographic examination and traditional style of
drawing techniques
Diploma
thesis
The
Analysis of the Painting technique of Pietro Annigoni.
1992
Florence
Academy Of Art, Florence, Italy
Traditional
style of drawing and painting.
�Sight size�
course taught by Dan Graves and John Angel. Summer course with Jeffrey Mims.
1993-1994
Gli Uffizi
Museum, Florence, Italy
Extensive
time researching and copying drawings by Old Masters.
1993-1995
Ezio Walter
Expert
Gilder Lugano,
Switzerland
Collaboration
to integrate ideas of traditional water gilding with oil painting.
1990-1991
Marco Grassi
Studio New York, New York
Old master
painting restorer
Worked on
13th century Sienese altar and other Old Master Paintings
1990-1991
Hispanic
Society Of America New York, New York
George
Papadopolus
Worked on
12th century Spanish altar piece
1984-1989
Guilford
College Greensboro, NC
Bachelor of
Arts
Double Major
in Sculpture and Economics
Solo
Exhibitions
Arts Council of Fayetteville /
Cumberland County
Fayetteville,
North Carolina 2005
Fine Arts League of Asheville
Asheville,
North Carolina June-July 2004
Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst,
North Carolina January-February 2003
Grenning Gallery
Sag
Harbor, New York 2000 2001
City Art Gallery
Greenville,
North Carolina 2000
Arts Council of Moore County
Southern
Pines, North Carolina 1997
Lowe Museum
Miami,
Florida 1997
Village Chapel
Pinehurst,
North Carolina 1996
British Institute
Florence,
Italy 1996
Group
Exhibitions
JHS Gallery - "Who Do You Say That I Am?"
Taos,
New Mexico; 2007
JHS Gallery
Taos,
New Mexico; 2006
Contemporary AAF Show, Pier 92
New
York, New York; 2003, 2004
Artscapes: Knoxville Museum of Art
Knoxville,
Tennessee; 2003, 2004
Grenning Gallery
Sag
Harbor, New York; 2004
Twin House
Atlanta,
Georgia
Mitch Zamarin Fine Art
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; 2001-2003
Carla Massoni Gallery
Chestertown,
Maryland; 2001-2003
Reed Gallery
Atlanta,
Georgia; 2001
Arnot Art Museum
Elmira,
New York; 2001
Tribes Gallery
New
York, New York; 2001
GE Corp Headquarters - "New Masters Show"
Fairfield,
Connecticut; 2001
Zurbaran Gallery
Buenos
Aires, Argentina; 2000
Patricia Rovzar Gallery
Kirkland,
Washington; 2000
Lexington Art League - "The Nude 2000"
Lexington,
Kentucky; 2000
Albemarle Gallery
London,
United Kingdom; 1999
Hunter Museum of Art - "Spectrum"
Chattanooga,
Tennessee; 1999
Cumberland Gallery - "Small Packages"
Nashville,
Tennessee; 1999
Chester County Art Association
West
Chester, Pennsylvania; 1998
The Arts Center
Fayetteville,
North Carolina; 1998
Broadhurst Gallery
Pinehurst,
North Carolina; 1996
Tribes Gallery
New
York, New York; 1995
David
Hewson has work in both private and public collections.
Commissions
/ Public Works
St. Bede Catholic Church
Williamsburg,
Virginia
"The
Life of St. Bede"
7 1/2 x
9 feet
St. Anthony's of Padua
Southern
Pines, North Carolina
"Crucifix"
9 1/2
feet
Green Party, Ontario
Toronto,
Canada
"Intradependence"
24 x 24
inches
24kt
Gold Water Gilt on Wood
Roll International Corp.
Los
Angeles, California
"Pomegranate
Icon"
18
x 24 inches
24kt
Gold Water Gilt/Oil on Wood
Honors
/ Grants
First Place, Lee County Centennial Art Exhibition, 2007
Honorable Mention, Art Renewal Center's International Arc Salon, 2004
Regional
Artist Grant Project of Fayetteville / Cumberland County 2003, 2004
Best of Show, Arts Council of Moore County, 1999
First Place, Arts Council of Moore County, 1999
Third Place, Arts Council of Moore County, 1999
Award
of Excellence, Manhattan Arts International 7th Annual Competition, 1998
2nd Place Drawing Competition, Arts Council of Moore County,
1997
Honorable Mention Painting Competition, Arts Council of Moore County, 1997
Best of Show, Guilford College Art Show 1985 and 1987