David Holden
Artist member since 2018
Toronto , Ontario
David uses his own personal objects and symbols of his past to examine ideas of nostalgia. Names of his childhood friends and baseball cards from the 1970’s, Sony walkman’s from the 1980’s, views from early traffic cameras in the late 1990’s; he has used all of these images in various forms to reflect on the passing of time and how we choose to record it.
Work
Inside the Studio
Q+A
Why is art important to you?
Good for the soul.
What do you listen to when you work?
WNYC/NPR podcasts
Beverage of choice
French Breakfast tea
When did you start making art, and why?
As a child
Favourite medium
Oil on canvas
Your favourite spot in Toronto right now
Leslieville
Upcoming Exhibitions
Baseball Stadium Series
Leslie Jones Restaurant
Baseball Stadium Series
Select Past Exhibitions
2018
Only One Gallery, Toronto
"Hey Y'All, Welcome Back"
2017
Red Head Gallery, 401 Richmond Building, Toronto
"Who are you?"
2017
Forest Hill Jewish Centre, Toronto
"A Work of Heart" Fundraiser
2017
Interior Design Show
Toronto
2017
Leslie Jones Restaurant
"LaSalle paintings"
2017
Leslie Jones Restaurant
"Chameleon - a David Bowie tribute"
2016
Northern Contemporary, Toronto
Partial Gallery launch
2016
Leslie Jones Restaurant
"The World Over My Shoulder"
2016
Only One Gallery
Blue Sapphire Artisan Competition Series
2016
Henderson Brewery, Toronto
"Baseball portrait"
2016
Leslie Jones Restaurant
"Highways"
2016
The Stylegarage, Toronto
"Baseball portraits"
2016
Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto
“The Artist Project Toronto”
2008
Galerie sas, Montreal
Combo
2008
Galerie sas, Montreal
“Small is Beautiful”
2007
Bau-XI Gallery, Toronto
“City at Night: A Tribute to Brian Kipping”
2007
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto
“One of a Kind Spring Show and Sale”
2005
Gallery Bibianne, Toronto
“Blue”
2004
Brush Gallery Toronto, Ontario
Group Exhibition
2004
Gallery Bibianne, Toronto
Don Valley Parkway, May 28, 2002
2003
Yonge and Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario
“Art 4”, undraiser for Children’s Aid
2003
James Baird Gallery St. John’s, Newfoundland
“Route 10”
2002
Nadal Management Centre, Ernst&Young Tower Toronto, Ontario
“Artbox York”
1998
Nadal Management Centre, Ernst&Young Tower Toronto, Ontario
“Artbox York”
1997
Cornwall Regional Art Gallery Cornwall, Ontario
“Temporary Monuments”
1997
Artcite Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
“Hinterland”
1997
Union Gallery, Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario
“Frame of Mind”
1995
Hamilton Public Library Hamilton, Ontario
“Familiar Territory”
1991
1400 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario
“106A – 256L”
1991
M.F.A. Graduate Exhibition I.D.A. Gallery, York University, Toronto, Ontario
“26 Dunmurray Boulevard”
Accolades
2003
York University, Toronto, Ontario
Purchase Award Schulich School of Business
Residencies
2004
Arnhem, Holland
SLAK studio
2003
Barcelona, Spain
Can Serrat International Art Centre
2002
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
James Baird Foundation Studio
Education
1991
York University, Toronto, Ontario
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
1989
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.))
1996
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
Post-Graduate Certificate Computer Graphics