David Simpson

(American, born 1928)

november stripes by david simpson

David Simpson

November Stripes, 1959

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red, brown, white stripes by david simpson

David Simpson

Red, Brown, White Stripes, 1959

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enter the dragon by david simpson

David Simpson

Enter the Dragon, 2006

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skylark by david simpson

David Simpson

Skylark, 2013

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eccentric poly-plane - sangre by david simpson

David Simpson

Eccentric Poly-Plane - Sangre, 1984

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vertical copper by david simpson

David Simpson

Vertical Copper, 1990

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eccentric polyplane - pulque by david simpson

David Simpson

Eccentric Polyplane - Pulque, 1984

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oretga by david simpson

David Simpson

Oretga, 1985

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deep rose by david simpson

David Simpson

Deep Rose, 2016

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rose lake by david simpson

David Simpson

Rose Lake, 2015

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rococo ruin by david simpson

David Simpson

Rococo Ruin, 2016

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ruination rose icon by david simpson

David Simpson

Ruination Rose Icon, 2015

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Biography

Timeline

1928
Born in Pasadena, California, USA
1956
Received BFA from the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California, USA
1958
Received MFA from the San Francisco State College, San Francisco, California, USA
Lives and works in Berkeley, California, USA

Exhibitions

2018
Spotlight: David Simpson, Haines Gallery, Frieze New York (solo)
In the Ship of Dreams: Artists, Poets and Visionaires of the SS Vallejo, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma
2017
Continuum Art-as-Art, The Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico, Taos
David Simpson: Heaven and Hell, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe
Fifty Years of Painting, Modernism Gallery, San Francisco
Radical: Monochrome Paintings from the Duffy Collection, George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco
True to Light, Geukens Devil Gallery, Knokke
David Simpson – Wall toys for adults, Studio la Città, Verona (solo)
2016
Then and Now, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe
Now and Then, Haines Gallery, San Francisco

Literature

1996
L'Arena di Verona, "Tante pitture nessuna memoria", G. Trevisan, Luglio 11
1992
Artnews, K. Baker, April
San Francisco Chronicle, "David Simpson's Layered Beauties", K. Baker, January 18
Omaha World Herald, "Simpson's Art is All About Color, Texture", K. MacMillan, January 3
1991
Artspace, "Four Bay Area Abstract Painters", M. Levy, January/February
San Francisco Chronicle, "Simpson's Tricky Monochromes", K. Baker, April 20
Calendar, Laguna Art Museum, March/April
Artweek, "The Gang of 6", A.W. Lee, January 25
San Francisco Chronicle, "Galleries", K. Baker, March 17
San Francisco Examiner, "Textures and Reductionism", D. Bonetti, March 21