DAVID FELKER
EDUCATION
1978 MFA Sculpture, Washington State University
1975 BA Fine Arts Studio, Eastern Washington University
1975 BA History of Fine Arts, Eastern Washington University
PROFESSIONAL
2002-Present Director & Curator - Kerf International Exhibits, Seattle, WA
1985-Present Art & Antique Conservator
1996 Co-Founder/Community Coordinator - Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis, MN
1995-1998 Director and Curator, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN
1985-1992 Director and Curator, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK
1991 Director of Cultural Exhibitions, American Romanian Exchange Agency
1981-1985 Director of Sculpture, Artist in Residence, Visual Arts Center of Alaska
1980-1981 Assistant Director, Administration, Chapman College R.E.C. Remote Program
TEACHING & INSTRUCTION
2000-2001 Instructor, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA (Antiques & Collectibles)
1999 Adjunct Faculty, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN (3D Design)
1985-1993 Assistant Professor/Adjunct Faculty, University of Alaska, Anchorage (Multidisciplinary)
1980-1984 Instructor, Chapman College, R.E.C. Remote Program, Alaska
1980 Instructor, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK (Beginning Drawing)
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
1996 CUE Award-Committee on Urban Environment- Awarded to International Gallery of Contemporary Art
1996 The Minneapolis Award
1994 Gray Award (for dedication to preservation of contemporary art in Alaska)
1990 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artist Fellowship
1989 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artist Fellowship
1985 Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, Alaska State Council on the Arts
1984 Travel Grant Award, Alaska State Council on the Arts
1981 Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, Alaska State Council on the Arts
1981 Best Sculpture, 12th Annual Earth, Fire and Fiber Exhibition, Anchorage (Juror: Ruth Kohler)
1981 Travel Grant Award, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Europe
1978 Paul Haas Award for Sculpture, 12th Annual National Small Sculpture and Drawing Show, Corpus Christi, TX (Juror: Seymour Lipton)
1977 Best of Show, 29th Annual Spokane Art Exhibition, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA (Juror: Nathan Oliviera)
1976 Best Professional Sculpture and First Prize Sculpture, Spokane United Fine Arts Exposition, WA
1975 Best Sculpture Award, 7th Annual Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Coeur d'Alene, ID
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2014 Horizon of Infinity - Kerf International Exhibits
2012 Emerald Table Communique - Kerf International Exhibits
2010 Alchemy of Transformation – Kerf International Exhibits
2009 The Path - Kerf International Exhibits
2008 The Muse - Kerf International Exhibits
2001 Brighton Arts Festival Group Exhibition, Tichborne Gallery & Studios, Brighton, England
1998 Group Exhibition, Art Jones Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1996 Providence Station #3: For Turning Buffalos White Again, International Gallery of Contemporary Art
1994 American Buffalo (set design and construction), Cyrano's Playhouse, Anchorage, AK
1993 Providence Station #2: For Turning Ravens White Again, Anchorage Museum of History and Art
1993 Gray Matters, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK
1992 U.S. Exhibition, Magadan Art Museum, Magadan, Russia
1992 Theurgic Helmet, Installation/Partial Retrospective, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, AK
1990 Generator Bucharest, Installation, University of Bucharest, Romania
1990 Generator Bistrita, Installation, Museum Judetean, Bistrita, Romania
1990 Arc of the Alembic Current, Installation, Goldsmiths’ Gallery, London, UK
CURATOR OF EXHIBITS AND COORDINATOR OF WORKSHOPS FOR:
• Experiments in Painting, Colin Day, UK
• Open Dialogue- Time and Space, Vito Acconci, New York and Paul Neagu, UK
• Image Intervention, sculpture project, Dennis Oppenheim, University of Alaska, Anchorage
• Concepts of Materials and Their Use, Ken Little, Oklahoma
• Commission Proposal Models, Eric Orr, California
• Mixed Media Sculpture, Greg Card, California
• Point of Radius, international video broadcast, 1997
SELECTED LECTURES
• The Spirit of Electronic Media- American Museum of Art, St. Paul, Minnesota
• Transformers of the Spirit- University of Bucharest, Romania
• The Spiritual Dilemma of Contemporary Art- Royal College, London, England
• Intuition, Voice of the Creative Spirit- Goldsmiths’ College, London, England
• The 7AM- Demarcation Conference, Richard DeMarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Intersections of Time and Space- International Sculpture Conference, Anchorage, Alaska
• Concepts of the Fourth Dimension- University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
• Role of the Artist in the Community- Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, Alaska
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2001 Julie Decker, Found and Assembled in Alaska, (Anchorage: Decker Art Services, 2001).
1998 Julie Decker, Icebreakers: Alaska's Most Innovative Artists, (Anchorage: International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2001).
