David Palmer: RetroPop, a 90-second film by Jeffrey Pedersen and Peter West | music by Not A Bus
DAVID PALMER's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the US, and appears in numerous public and private collections. He is the recipient of a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, an Artist's Grant from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and a residency at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica. He has also created digital effects for over a dozen feature films, including The Polar Express, Spider-Man 3, and the first Harry Potter movie. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
DAVID PALMER
born in Syracuse, New York
lives and works in Los Angeles
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Galerie Ariel Jakob, Paris, France, 2025 (dates TBA)
"True Pop Nature," Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA, 2021
"RetroPop," Laemmle Royal, Los Angeles, CA, 2019
"You Are Here," Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena, CA, 2015
"walkabout (talkabout), William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2011
"forever almost falling," William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2007
"David Palmer; The Flatlands Series," Gannon Gallery, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND, 2004
Lantana, Los Angeles, CA (two-person), 2004
"Flatlands," William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2003
"American Dreams; Paintings by David Palmer," Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, 2001
"American Dreams," Littman Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR, 2001
"David Palmer; Paintings," Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX, 2001
Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR (two-person) 2001
"David Palmer, Paintings and Drawings," Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA,1993
"Life on the Edge of the Continent," Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, 1990
Schwartz Cierlak Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (two-person) 1989
"Between Fiction and Memory: Pictures of a Lost Summer," Student Union Gallery,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1987
"Paintings by David Palmer," Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, 1987
"My Summer Vacation," Wheeler Gallery, Amherst, MA, 1986
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"The Coaster Show," Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, CA, 2021
"Burning Art Exhibition,"Crypto Art Japan, Mount Iwafuneyama, Japan, 2021
"What's Up, Buttercup?,"Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ, 2019
"Sweet Art Invitational," Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA, 2017
"Sweet 16," Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
"Interior Design Show," (with ROLLOUT) Toronto, ON, Canada, 2016
"Taste," Montserrat, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
"Ode to The Bridge," Art Share LA / Dale Youngman Projects, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
"West of Lincoln Summer Pop-Up." Hamilton Galleries, Santa Monica, CA, 2015
"18is25," 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, CA, 2014
"Themes and Variations: New Abstraction in Los Angeles," Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, 2007
Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA, 2006
"Pattern & Practice," William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (three-person) 2005
"Line and Color," Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
"The Human Revealed," West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ, 2003
"People in Context," Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR, 2002
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, invitational, 2001
Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA (three-person) 2000
"Autobiography," Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI, 2000
"Moving Towards the Millenium," Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park,
Los Angeles, CA, 1999
"Vessels for the Journey," Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, 1998
"Statements '96," Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1996
"New Directions '94," Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1994
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Sales and Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 1992
"New Views," Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1992
"Wallworks," L.A. Artcore, Los Angeles, CA, 1991
"L.A.C.E. 5th Annuale," Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA, 1990
"Realism; A Contemporary Dialogue," Soco Gallery, Napa, CA, 1990
"Macro/Micro," Helio Galleries, NYC, 1989
"National Small Works Exhibition,"Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY, 1988
Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, MA, 1988
"Gala Gallery Exhibition," Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, 1987
Maris Gallery, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA, 1987
"50th Annual Midyear Exhibition," Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 1986
CORPORATE and PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX
Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera, CA
Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA
The Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA
PNC Bank, Los Angeles, CA
Gerrity Oil and Gas, Denver, CO
Horvitz and Levy, LLP, Encino, CA
Montana Artists Agency, Santa Monica, CA
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA), Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
MFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1987
BA, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1977
AWARDS and HONORS
Residency. 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA. 2004-2007
Residency. The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH. March-April 1993
Finalist. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Portfolio Calendar Competition. 1991
Corporate Collectors Project. Western States Arts Federation. 1990
Honorarium. Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. 1990
Artist's Grant. Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Brooklyn, NY. 1989-1990
photo by Jude Lutz
David Palmer: You Are Here, a 90-second film by Jeffrey Pedersen and Peter West
