Short Biography

David DuBose received a BFA in Studio Art from Texas Tech University and an MFA in Studio Art from Louisiana State University. He has had artist residencies in Ireland, Canada and the United States, most recently at Santa Fe Art Institute. He lived in Ireland from 1992–2005, where he taught printmaking at the University of Ulster in Belfast and was a visiting lecturer/artist at a number of other Irish schools, colleges and professional printmaking studios. He served on the Board of Directors at Seacourt Print Workshop, N. Ireland for two years before taking up the post of Manager in 1998, a position he held for seven years. He exhibits internationally and his works belong to many public and private collections, including The AIB Collection of Modern Irish Art, The ColorPrint USA Collection, and The Mobile Museum of Art, Alabama, among others. He currently teaches art at Lusher Charter School in New Orleans.

Artist Statement

My images have, for many years, reflected somewhat impulsive responses to ideas about the nature of existence and experience, being largely immediate, painterly and expressive in character. Over the past few years, however, my art has been as much concerned with political and social issues as with existentialist matters. These newer themes are accompanied by a more methodical, reflective approach to image making, constructing layers of visual information, often with appropriated family or historical photographs. This forced proximity of visually disconnected images can suggest a narrative, joining diverse ideas, experiences and emotions and providing a vehicle for social, cultural or political self-examination.