David Loren Bass
7 Avenida Vista Grande
Suite B-7, Box 403
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-466-2557
info@davidlorenbass.com
Artist's Statement
With his paintings David conveys a lived experience, either directly on site of the subject or recalled later in the studio through memory. He paints directly on site beginning with a compositional drawing and then proceeds to paint his subject to a point where it ceases being a replication of the subject and transforms into a painting of his experience based in the qualities of the paint and how he manipulates its character. His paintings feature a strong structural composition, high-keyed colors, energetic brushstrokes, balance of lights and darks, and fluid movement over the composition.
Born near Conway, Arkansas in 1943.
Education
University of Central Arkansas, B.S.E. in Art Education (1961-65); Aspen School of Contemporary Art (summer of 1964); University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.F.A. in Painting (1971, 1973-75); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1972).
Selected Exhibitions ( 2004-1979 )
New Mexico and Texas Paintings, Bass-Thomson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, October, November, and December, 2004
Paintings of the Big Bend, Museum of the Big Bend, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX, 2004.
Guatemala Experiences – an Exhibit, Bass-Thomson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2004.
Paintings of New Mexico and Texas, Bass-Thomson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2003.
Key West Comes to Santa Fe, Bass Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, 2003
Experiential Watercolors: Mexico and Guatemala, 2001-2002, Bass Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, 2002.
Morocco Experienced, David Loren Bass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2001.
Key West Watercolors and Monotypes, David Loren Bass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2000.
Canyon Landscapes, 1998-2000, David Loren Bass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2000.
David Loren Bass: An Overview 1992-2000, Theatre Arts Gallery, High Point, NC, 2000.
Ten by Ten, Addison and Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC, 1999.
Morocco Paintings and Monotypes, David Loren Bass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1999.
A Show with A Heart, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1999
River Canyons 1993-1998, David Loren Bass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1998.
Morocco Paintings and Monotypes, 1995-1998, David Loren Bass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1998.
New Mexico Paintings, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO, 1996 and 1997.
Morocco Experiences: Lived and Recollected 1992-1995, Santa Fe Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 1995.
New Mexico Landscapes, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 1995.
New Mexico Landscapes, 1991-1995, Kimball Arts Center, Park City, UT, 1995.
New Mexico Watercolors, Ventana Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 1993.
Watercolor USA, 1993, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MO, 1993.
Standing at the Divide: Order and Chaos in Landscape, Ralph Green Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1989.
Selected Works, 1983-1989, Theatre Arts Gallery, High Point, NC, 1990.
David Loren Bass: Ten Years of Painting Graham Farm, 1979-1989, Louise Wells Cameron Museum of Fine Art, Wilmington, NC, 1989.
Real Life, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL, 1988.
Visual Arts: Southeast, 1986, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1986.
Contemporary Art Acquisitions 1980-1983, Equitable Gallery, New York, NY, 1984.
1983 Biennial Exhibition of Piedmont Painting and Sculpture, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, 1983.
Exhibition 280, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, 1981.
1981 Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC, 1981.
David Loren Bass: Recent Paintings, Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, NC, 1980.
Southern Realism, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS, 1979.
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Honors and Awards
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1978, 1981, and 1984; Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1979; Ossabaw Island Project, Ossabaw Island, GA, 1979; Art in Public Places, Santa Fe, NM, 1993-94.
Visiting Artist Residencies and Lectures:
Epcot Center, Disney World, Orlanda, FL, 2000; Residency, Greensboro Day School, Greensboro, NC, 1990; “Collectors’ and Artists’ Relations” Lecture, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, 1985; “More of the Business of Art and Artists,” Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC, 1982; “Voices from Yaddo,” Union College, Albany, NY, 1981; Residency, Brevard College, Brevard, NC, 1979; Residency, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1976.
Selected Collections
Museums:
Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL; Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC. Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, TX.
Colleges and Universities:
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Duke University, Durham, NC; University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR.
Corporations:
Alabama Farm Bureau, Montgomery, AL; Barclays-America, Inc., Charlotte, NC; Bell South, Atlanta, GA; The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL; Burlington Industries, Greensboro, NC; Equitable Life Assurance Society, New York, NY; First Union National Bank, Charlotte, NC; HBO Television, Atlanta, GA; Heritage Club, San Angelo, TX; Hunton and Williams, Raleigh, NC; IBM, Charlotte, Raleigh, Malvern; Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company, Greensboro, NC; McKenzie, Patterson, Inc., Moraga, CA; Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI; Bank of America, Charlotte, NC; Phillip Morris, Inc., Richmond, VA; Wachovia Bank and Trust, Winston-Salem, NC.
Other:
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; Department of State, United States of America, Washington, DC; United Arts Council, Greensboro, NC; Mobil Oil Corporate Collection, High Point, NC; State Printing Facility, Santa Fe, NM.
Foliage with Stream on Finca de Zapote, 2001
Watercolor 22 x 15 Inches
Collection of Connor and Jean Keller, Wilmington, North Carolina
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