David Brian Dobbs

I have been an artist my entire life, since I was 10 years old copying the covers of my X-Men comics. I consider myself a conceptual artist but also focus a lot on process and hard work. Learning new skills is integral to my work and I change mediums day to day. Check out my YouTube Channel below to get to know me better.

EDUCATION

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, May 2012 MFA, Painting and Drawing

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, May 2009, BA, Art History

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, December 2008, BFA, Painting and Drawing,

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • ART/WORK, September 2021, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

  • Together Apart, May 2020, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

  • Prairie Center for the Arts Alumni Invitational, August 10 – September 13 2019, Prairie Center for the Arts, Peoria, IL. 

  • 14th Annual Art on the Edge Juried Exhibit, July 2018, The Edge, Bigfork, MN

  • 25th Annual Juried Show, August 2017, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

  • Little Big Show, May 2017, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

  • Jamestown Fine Art Association Annual Show, August 2016, Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND

  • Regis Center for the Arts 10th Anniversary Retrospective, October 22-November 3 2013, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

  • Prairie Center of the Arts Invitational, April 1- April 18 2013, Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, IL.

  • Creative Property, September 7- September 28 2012, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Glitch, August 31- September 14, 2012, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.

  • A Process of Transformation, August 4-14 2012, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Tail of the Ouroboros, April 24-May 14 2012, Masters of Fine Arts Thesis exhibition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Concordance, January 2012, Harry M. Drake Gallery, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, MN.

  • Fresh Works, September 2011, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

  • 1.2..3...GO!, April 2011, Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE.

  • Fresh Works, September 2010, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Weiji, Crisis/Opportunity, May-June 2010, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China.

  • Common Sense, Performance Drawing during Opening Reception, March 2010, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Foot in the Door 4, February-May 2010, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis

  • Tangible Digital Matter, January-April 2010, Wilson Library, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Fresh Works, September 2009, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Collaboration of Culture, June 2009, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China.

  • North of the 45th, May-July 2009, DeVos Art Museum, Marquette, MI.

  • Watchforce, May 2009, Watchforce Partnership Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.

  • 5 X 5, January 2009, Pocket Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Bachelors of Fine Arts Exhibition, November 2008, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Artery24, July 5th, 2008, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN

  SOLO EXHIBITION

  • November 2018, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

  • Shangyuan Museum, Beijing, China

  • Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

  • November 2016 - June 2021, Grand Rapids Arts Central School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

  • September 2015-May 2016, Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, North Dakota

  • January 7-March 28 2013, Prairie Center for the Arts, Peoria, Illinois

  • May 10-June 26 2011, Shangyuan Museum, Beijing, China

 AWARDS

  • Malcom H. Myers Fellowship, September 2009 - May 2012, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities                                                                                         

 VISITING ARTIST

  • April 12-13, 2012, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

  • June, 2010, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China

  • June, 2009, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China

 BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Common Ground, Lakeland Public Television, Bemidji, Minnesota, first aired November 7, 2019 

  • Crisis/Opportunity, Beijing, China, June 2010

  • Vita.MN, January, 2009

  • North American Graduate Art Survey, Application Committee, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2010

Email
davidbriandobbs@gmail.com