Dave McDermott

Dave McDermott is an American artist from Santa [Cruz, California] who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He earned his BFA from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, and his MFA from Parsons [The New School for Design|Parsons School of Design] in New York.
McDermott is primarily known for his work in painting and collage. His paintings are characterized by their use of cultural signifiers and a conspicuous focus on materials, often incorporating gold leaf, yarn, and wood relief alongside oil and canvas.
He is represented by Grimm in Amsterdam.

Solo exhibitions

Goethe’s Girlfriend
Brennan & Griffin—New York
March 2014–April 2014
The Power and Influence of Joseph Wiseman
Grimm—Amsterdam
November 2013–January 2014
Pleasure Centre
Twig—Brussels
October 2012–December 2012
Tot
Duve Berlin—Berlin
April–June 2012
A Rake’s Progress
Grimm—Amsterdam
March–May 2011
The Modern Temper
Duve Berlin—Berlin
January 2010–March 2011

Awards and recognition

Zabludowicz Collection Artist in Residence, Sarvisalo, Finland

Links

Category:Parsons [School of Design alumni]
Category:Living people
Category:American contemporary painters
Category:21st-century American painters
Category:1974 births
Category:American male painters