David Kádas - Visual Artist

David Kádas received his BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design in 1993.
He studied drawing and painting with Nathaniel Larrabee and Ernest Viveiros.
His work has been exhibited locally and nationally and is included in private collections in the United States and abroad.
After getting his BFA, David moved to Budapest, Hungary and traveled to Transylvania to study the traditional technique of painting on carved wood.

“The open sections [of the painting “House Under Construction”] give it a geometric complexity, collapsing the distinction between interior and exterior, that infuses the image with an air of mystery.” – San Diego Union Tribune, 2000

David uses imagination, color and dreams to transform simple images such as trees, flowers, and houses into unusual visions. He shares his different approaches to painting in workshops and community art projects.

I find a lot of inspiration for making artwork in my travels. I sketch and take photographs of images I later use in paintings and woodcarvings. I'm also influenced by local artists I meet and different techniques they use.
Some of my travels include Hungary, Mongolia, Italy, Croatia, Spain, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Transylvania, and throughout the USA.

RECENT / UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2002 Western Reserve Academy, Moos Gallery, Ohio - Solo
2002 Charles Rucker Gallery, San Diego - Solo
2002 Children’s Museum, San Diego – Making a Painting – Solo
2001 Price Center, University of California, San Diego – Homecomings – Solo
2001 San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California – Juried
2001 Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California – Juried
2000 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California – Juried
1999 Fine Arts Association, Willoughby, Ohio – Juried
1998 Zygote Press, Cleveland, Ohio – Two-person Show
1998 Home Galéria, Budapest, Hungary

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of California, San Diego, University Centers
Public Art - Bus Shelter Project, El Cajon, California
Mongolian Architects Society, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The Ohio State University at Newark, Ohio – Campus Art Project

SELECTED AWARDS
2001 Juror’s Choice Award, San Diego Art Institute
1993 Cultural Arts Award, Columbus Cultural Arts Association
1992 George Bellows Award, Columbus Museum of Art

TEACHING
2002 Painting Workshop, Children’s Museum, San Diego
2001 Painting Workshop, Scripps Rehabilitation Center, Encinitas
2001 Mural Project, Monarch High School, San Diego (6 Week Residency)

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