David Welch is a fine art photographer based on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. His work explores social issues, using large-format photography steeped in conceptual influences from art history and economic theory. His work has been widely published and exhibited both nationally and abroad. David was named one of the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward winners for 2012 and in 2011 he was selected as one of Photolucida’s Critical Mass top 50 photographers. David is a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he earned his MFA in photography. He lives on the island with his partner Trina and children Camden & Declan.
EDUCATION:
2011 Masters of Fine Art, Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA
2002 BA Economics, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Boston, MA
CONTACT INFORMATION:
davidpatrickwelch@gmail.com
508-939-3438
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
| 2014 | Material World |
| Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY |
| 2013 | See Food |
| Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX |
| 2013 | The NightShop |
| Knokke, BE |
| 2013 | FIF – Internation Festival of Photography – Metro Installation |
| Belo Horizonte, BR (Solo Show) |
| 2013 | Consumption |
| University art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasent, MI |
| 2013 | Material World |
| Roman Road Project Space, London, UK (Solo Show) |
| 2013 | Flash Forward – Magenta Foundation Exhibition |
| Fairmount Battery Wharf, Boston, MA |
| 2013 | FORMAT 13 – Exposure Juried by Louise Clements. |
| Chocolate Factory, Derby, UK |
| 2012 | Flash Forward – Magenta Foundation Exhibition |
| Traveling Exhibition: Toronto, ON; London, UK; Portland, ME |
| 2012 | Open to Interpretation – Intimate Landscape Curated by Clare O’Neill. |
| Gordon Parks Gallery, St. Paul, MN |
| 2012 | With / Out: Untitled Cereal Group Exhibition |
| Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA |
| 2012 | Photography at A |
| A Gallery Contemporary, Vineyard Haven, MA |
| 2012 | Simply Juried by Louise Clements. |
| The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO |
| 2012 | Critical Mass ’11 – Contents: Love, Anxiety, Happiness and Everything Else Curated by Darius Himes. |
| Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA; Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR; RayKo Photo Center, San Francisco, CA |
| 2012 | SNAP! Curated by Maryann Camilleri. |
| National Ballet School, Toronto, ON |
| 2012 | MWCP Juried Exhibition. Juried by Linda Robinson. |
| Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS |
| 2012 | Parallax III AF. Curated by Chris Barlow. |
| Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK |
| 2012 | New Directions. Juried by Susan Cross, Mass MoCA. |
| Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 2011 | Small Works. Juried by SCAD Exhibitions. |
| Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA |
| 2011 | Other Possible Titles. |
| Grizzly Grizzly Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | 1st Annual Juried Exhibition. Juried by Nancy Barr, Detroit Institute of Arts |
| Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, Detroit, MI |
| 2011 | Unreal |
| 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2011 | Gift of Gift of, Juried by Natilie Zelt |
| Spacetaker, Houston, TX |
| 2011 | Paducah Photo, Juried by Karen Irvine, Museum of Contemporary Photography |
| Yeiser Art Center, Paducha, KY |
| 2011 | PhotoPlace Open, Juried by Alison Nordstrom, George Eastman House |
| Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT |
| 2011 | Darkroom to Lightroom |
| Teacher’s Exhibition, Featherstone, Oak Bluffs, MA |
| 2011 | Material World |
| Oglethorpe Gallery, Savannah, GA (Solo Show) |
| 2011 | Silver & Ink, Juried by photography faculty at Savannah College of Art and Design |
| The River Club, Savannah, GA |
| 2010 | Agoraphobia / Claustrophobia |
| Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, GA |
| 2010 | Silver & Ink, Juried by photography faculty at Savannah College of Art and Design |
| The River Club, Savannah, GA |
| 2010 | Art of Black and White Photography |
| Featherstone, Oak Bluffs, MA |
| 2010 | Art for Art Sake |
| Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, GA |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2012 Open to Interpretation, "Intimate Landscape." ISBN 978-0-9848064-1-6
2012 Martha’s Vineyard Arts and Ideas, Mid-Summer 2012
2012 GQ Magazine, January 2012
2012 Prism Magazine, Issue 3
2011 Art Takes Miami, exhibition catalog.
2011 Insight Magazine Issue 5 "Environment"
2011 De:Bug Magazine, December 2011: "Globalisierung: kollateral erschüttert"
2011 DOZE Magazine, Issue 8, Hyperbolsk
2011 UMTER Magazine, Issue 2
2011 AINT-BAD Magazine, Issue 1, We Are Here
2011 Hyde Park, Issue 1
2011 The Globe and Mail
2011 Silver & Ink, 2011, Juried publication, Savannah College of Art and Design
SELECTED EDITORIAL PUBLICATIONS:
2011 edible Vineyard, Issue 12"Abandoned Abundance" November, 2011
2010 Little, Brown & Company, "The War Lovers" by Evan Thomas, Author Photograph
2009 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, "The Vineyard’s Yankees Fans" September-October 2009
2009 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine Home & Garden, "A Welcoming Garden" Spring-Summer 2009
2008 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, "Thrifty and Thriving" Winter 2008-2009
2008 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine Home & Garden, "Keeping Warm This Winter" Fall-Winter 2008
2008 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, "A Recycled Garden" September-October 2008
2007 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, "Talkin’ About a Revolution" September-October 2007
2007 NY Daily News, "Detox of the Town" September 30, 2007
2007 Baltimore Magazine, "Vineyard Vistas" June 2007
SELECTED WEB FEATURES:
2013 "David Welch: Material World," Hound Magazine
2012 "David Welch’s Material World," AINT BAD Magazine
2012 "We’re Living in a Material World," Get Addicted To
2012 "Parallax Art Fair 16-18 February 2012,"Creative Boom
2012 "75 Photos by 75 Photographers," BOOOOOOM
2011 "Gift of Gift of 2011: Emerging artists reflect on their recognition," Houston Culture Map
2011 Sgustok Magazine
2011 "Material World Series by David Welch," Juxtapoz Magazine
2011 FeatureShoot
2011 LENSCRATCH
2011 Art Sponge
2011 ARCADEMI
2011 Fecal Face
2011 oitzarisme
2011 manymany
2011 bumbumbum
2011 Laughing Squid
2011 Altfoto
2011 Adbusters’ Spine
2011 "eCommerce reconstructed through giant sculptures of consumption," WIRED.CO.UK
2011 Geronimo Projects
2011 iGNANT
2011 PSFK.ORG
2011 "Material World: Arty Photo Study of Consumer Crap Piles," ANIMAL NYC
2011 Beautiful Decay
2011 Redefine Magazine
2011 HUH Magazine
2011 BOOOOOOOM
2011 Hey Hot Shot!
2011 "Material World," Fubiz
2011 "David Welch’s Material World," Untitled Cereal, Issue 3
AWARDS AND GRANTS:
2013 Martha’s Vineyard Center for Visual Arts, Grant Recipient
2012 Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward Winner
2012 Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror’s Selection – Simply Exhibition
2012 Center for Fine Art Photography, Blurb Book Award – Simply Exhibition
2012 CMYK Magazine, Top 100 New Creatives
2012 New Directions ’12, Honorable Mention
2011 Art Takes Miami, Finalist
2011 Critical Mass, Top 50 Finalist
2011 Hey Hot Shot!, Honorable Mention
2011 Paducah Photo 2011, 2nd place
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2012 Artist in Residence: Black and White Photography. Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, West Tisbury, MA
2010 Workshop Instructor: Foundations in Photography Seminar. Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA
TEACHING ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE:
Savannah College of Art and Design, Department of Photography, Savannah, GA
2011 PHOT 220: Large Format Technique, Professor Rebecca Nolan
2011 PHOT 334: Platinum and Palladium Printing, Professor Craig Stevens
2010 PHOT 502: Graduate Photographic Technique and Signification, Professor Rebecca Nolan
COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Quetzalcoatl Gallery, Seattle, WA
Private collections
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Society for Photographic Education
College Art Association
American Society of Media Photographers
Photographic Resource Center at Boston University
FotoVisura