Over the years my artist resume has grown rather long and unwieldy so I try to keep a short, one page version of some of the highlights on hand for those who want it. I’ll provide that version here first, and hopefully I’ll be good about keeping it updated. No promises on the updating though. I seem to forget about this all the time.
Biography for David Huang
Born 10-5-71 in Grand Rapids, MI
Currently lives in Sand Lake, MI
Education
1991-2001 BFA degree, magna cum laude, metalsmithing emphasis, from Grand Valley State University
1989-1991 began BFA program at The Savannah College of Art and Design
Selected Publications
“Heart of Gold” article by Christy DeSmith, American Craft Magazine, Aug/Sept. 2012 volume 72 number 4
“Chasing and Repousse: Methods Ancient and Modern”, by Nancy Megan Corwin, Brynmorgen Press
“Lit From Within” beyond jewelry feature by Addie Kidd, Art Jewelry January 2010 volume 6 issue 2
“Saturated: Color and Metal” Juried Exhibition in Print – juried by Jamie Bennett and Marilyn Da Silva – Metalsmith Magazine 2009 volume 29 number 4
“Inquire Within: The Holloware of David Huang” feature article by Anne L. Larsen, Metalsmith Magazine 2008 volume 28 number 3
“500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment” juried by Fred Fenster, Lark Books a division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Selected Exhibitions
2019 2019 Saul Bell Design Awards, Santa Fe Symposium, Albuquerque, NM Luminous Relic #1628 awarded first place in the hollowware/objects category
2018 “The Poetry of Metal: David Barnhill & David Huang”, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2016 “Luminous Vessels: Works by David Huang” solo show, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
2014 “Luminous: The Metal Vessels of David Huang” solo show, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, MI
2012 SOFA Chicago 2012, represented by William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2010 “Chased & Repousse”, curated by Nancy Megan Corwin, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 “Talking Hands – Spectrum of Contemporary Metal works”, Museum of Art at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2007 10 x 10 Broachless, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
2006 Vessels of Imagination, solo show, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI
If you really want to see it, here is my full resume. Well, it’s mostly the full resume. I’m pretty sure I’ve forgotten about some things over the years since it seems that every year or two I recall that I haven’t updated and then sit down and try to remember all the things I should have added. I’d be shocked if I really got them all. I guess I enjoy spending more time swinging a hammer than I do with paperwork! Regardless, here is the full version.
Biography for David Huang
Born 10-5-71 in Grand Rapids, MI
Currently lives in Sand Lake, MI
Education
1991-2001 BFA degree, magna cum laude, metalsmithing emphasis, from Grand Valley State University
1998 summer program at Ox-Bow sponsored by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1989-1991 began BFA program at The Savannah College of Art and Design
Gallery Representation
Creative Metalsmiths – Chapel Hill, NC
French Designer Jeweler – Scottsdale, AZ
J. McVeigh Jewelry – Stonington, ME
Kirsten Muenster Projects – San Francisco, CA
LaFontsee Galleries/Underground Studio – Grand Rapids/Douglas, MI
National Ornamental Metal Museum store gallery – Memphis, TN
R. Grey Gallery – Boise, ID
Stanhope & Spencer – Rockland, ME
Vale Craft Gallery – Chicago, IL
Publications
2017 Jewelry and Metals Survay (JaMS) produced by the Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2017
“Patina: 300+ Coloration Effects for Jewelers & Metalsmiths” by Matthew Runfola, Quarto Publishing/Interweave Press, 2014
“Creative Metal Forming” by Betty Helen Longhi and Cynthia Eid, Brynmorgen Press, 2013
“From the Golden Hands of David Huang” feature article, ArtManager 7 magazine, issue 2, 2013
“Such Capable Hands” by Pat Robinson Schmidt, Orange Hat Publishing 2012
Inclusion in the “Look” section curated by Marilyn Da Silva, Metalsmith Magazine 2012 volume 32 number 5
“Heart of Gold” article by Christy DeSmith, American Craft Magazine, Aug/Sept. 2012 volume 72 number 4
“Signature Techniques”, article by Annie Osborn, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, November 2011 volume 65 number 6
“Chasing and Repousse: Methods Ancient and Modern”, by Nancy Megan Corwin, Brynmorgen Press
“Lit From Within” beyond jewelry feature by Addie Kidd, Art Jewelry January 2010 volume 6 issue 2
“Saturated: Color and Metal” Juried Exhibition in Print – juried by Jamie Bennett and Marilyn Da Silva – Metalsmith Magazine 2009 volume 29 number 4
“The Virtual Gallery of Contemporary Fine Metalwork” by Kenneth Quickenden, School of Theoretical and Historical Studies, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, www.biad.uce.ac.uk/research/vgcfm
“Inquire Within: The Holloware of David Huang” feature article by Anne L. Larsen, Metalsmith Magazine 2008 volume 28 number 3
“500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Explorations of Containment” juried by Fred Fenster, Lark Books a division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
“Precious Metal Alloys Part 2 Extreme Colors – An Overview” inclusion within the article by Christine Patrich, GZ Art + Design issue August 3/2007
“David Huang: Vessels of Imagination” a show review by Phil Carrizzi, Metalsmith Magazine 2007 volume 27 number 3
2005 – 2007, contributing writer for Art Calendar Magazine
“Teapots: Makers and Collectors” by Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
“Japanese Patinas” by Eitoku Sugimori, Brynmorgen Press
“Portfolio” section, American Craft Magazine, April/May 2005 issue
“Crafts Insight: Metal and Ironwork” section, The Crafts Report, January 2004 issue
“Crafts Insight: Metal” section, The Crafts Report, May 2003 issue
“Transforming Metal Like Clay” designer profile, by Pamela Patton, Grand Rapids Cosmopolitan Home, May/June 2003 issue
Commissions, collections, and Projects
2007 Work in the permanent collection of the Muskegon Museum of Art
2006 work in the Kamm teapot collection
2001 work in the collection of Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI
2000 planters for a new facility – Herman Miller – Holland, MI
1999 restoration of work by Joseph Kinnabrew for Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI
1995 fountain ornamentation (done in collaboration with Elona VanGent) for Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI
1994 restoration of “Six Lines” by George Rickey in the collection of Grand Valley State University – Allendale, MI
1989-present numerous private commissions, and collections
Exhibitions
2019 2019 Saul Bell Design Awards, Santa Fe Symposium, Albuquerque, NM Luminous Relic #1628 awarded first place in the hollowware/objects category
2019 The Art of Metalsmithing Exposed, curated by Steve Shelby, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2018 SOFA Chicago 2018, represented by Kirsten Muenster Projects, San Francisco, CA
2018 The Poetry of Metal: David Barnhill & David Huang, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2017 SOFA Chicago 2017, represented by Kirsten Muenster Projects, San Francisco, CA
2017 Festival Exhibition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 “Slightly Obsessive” group show, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2017 Japanese and American Vessels, Ginza OKARIA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017 “Making it in Crafts III”, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN
2017 Festival 2017 Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI Luminous Relic #1492 awarded top 3-D Juror Award
2016 “Luminous Vessels: Works by David Huang” solo show, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
2016 ArtPrize 2016, host venue – Women’s City Club, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 SOFA Chicago 2016, represented by Kirsten Muenster Projects, San Francisco, CA
2016 “Slightly Obsessive” group show, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2016 “Everyone in the Pool” group show, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2016 North America Mokume Gane Exhibit in Japan 2016, group traveling show curated by Hiroko Yamada, Tsubame and Tokyo, Japan
2016 2016 Palm Spring Fine Art Fair, represented by William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2015 We Are SNAG: Contemporary Smiths, Society of North American Goldsmiths, on-line juried exhibition, www.snagmetalsmith.org
2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, represented by Contemporary Artifact, Carpinternia, CA
2015 “Lets Get Started” group show, Lafontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 “Hollowware” group show, Metal Museum Store of the National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
2015 “Slightly Obsessive” a group show, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2015 87th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI Luminous Relic #1331 awarded Best of Show
2015 Festival 2015 Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI Luminous Relic #1348 awarded top 3-D juror award
2015 “Lookie Here” a group show, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2014 “Shape of Thoughts”, SI Gallery, Kobe, Japan
2014 “Hop Skip & a Jump” group exhibition, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2014 “Luminous: The Metal Vessels of David Huang” solo show, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, MI
2014 Art Palm Beach 2014, represented by William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2013 GRAM Selects ArtPrize 2013: Encore, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, represented by William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2013 Biomorph, University Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
2013 “East and West: The Hammered Metal Object” a traveling group exhibition
2013 “Slightly Obsessive” a group show, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2013 85th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2013 Festival 2012 Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2013 Art Palm Beach 2013, represented by William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2012 SOFA Chicago 2012, represented by William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2012 ArtPrize 2012, host venue The B.O.B., Grand Rapids, MI
2012 Juror for “Cu/29: Contemporary Work in Copper”, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2011 SOFA Chicago 2011, represented by del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 ArtPrize 2011, hosting venue the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI – finished in the Top 25 of Center City
2011 Festival 2011 Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2011 83rd Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI awarded Honorable Mention
2011 “David Huang: Metalsmith”, solo exhibition, Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010, represented by del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 ArtPrize 2010, hosting venue the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI – finished in the Top 25
2010 SOFA Santa Fe 2010, represented by del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Festival 2010 Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 82st Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2010 “Chased & Repousse”, curated by Nancy Megan Corwin, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 “Selected Works”, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 “Inner Light: Metalsmithing of David Huang” solo show, Klemm Gallery, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
2009 “Functional and Sculptural Teapots”, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK
2009 SOFA Chicago 2009, represented by delMano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 ArtPrize 2009, hosting venue LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 81st Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2009 Festival 2009 Regional Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI – LRC Committee Award
2009 “Talking Hands – Spectrum of Contemporary Metal works”, Museum of Art at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2009 Progress and Ideals: Contemporary Arts and Crafts, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
2008 “Small Works by Enormously Talented Artists” Lafontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2008 SOFA Chicago 2008, represented by delMano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 80th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2008 Summer Workshop Faculty 2008 Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2008 “Contemporary Crafts”, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK
2008 “Not Just Any Bowl”, held during SOFA New York 2008, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2008 SOFA New York 2008, represented by delMano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Overflow” a group exhibition of hollowware, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2008 “Selected Works” a curated exhibition of work in wood, fiber, and metal, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Luminosity” a two person show, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 GRCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Grand Rapids Community College Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 SOFA Chicago 2007, represented by delMano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 79th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, Luminosity #580 awarded an honorable mention
2007 Festival 2007 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI – Whorled Flow #542 received the Juror Community Hands Award.
2007 solo show, University of Michigan Hospital – Taubman North 3D gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2007 10 x 10 Broachless, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
2007 Hot Tea! 2007, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 GRCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Grand Rapids Community College Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2006 Vessels of Imagination, solo show, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI
2006 Shaped in Metal, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2006 solo show in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths annual conference, Vale Craft Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 78th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2006 Festival 2006 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI – Luminous Tea #397 received the Salhaney Award for Inovative Use of Old Technology.
2006 Hot Tea! 2006, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Celebration of the Arts 2006, First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 “2” four-person exhibition, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 “Adornments”, Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
2005 GRCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Grand Rapids Community College Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 “Married Metals,” Creative Metalsmiths, Chapel Hill, NC
2005 SOFA Chicago 2005, represented by delMano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 77th Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, Luminous Relic #413 awarded an honorable mention
2005 Festival 2005 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI – Whorled Flow #394 received the Salhaney Award for Inovative Use of Old Media
2005 Hot Tea! 2005, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 “Masterful Metalsmiths”, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, OH
2005 “Lets Celebrate Drawing”, Franciscan Life Process Center, Lowell, MI
2004 solo exhibition, University of Michigan Hospital Main Lobby 3-D Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2004 “Vessels”, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI
2004 GRCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Grand Rapids Community College Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 “The Teapot Redefined IV”, SOFA Chicago 2004, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2004 Pill Box show, SOFA Chicago 2004, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2004 “Tactile Surfaces” four-person exhibition, Lafontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 Metal Baskets, SOFA New York 2004, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2004 Festival 2004 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 “Hot Tea! 2004”, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004 “The Arsenal Metals & Enamels Exhibition 2004”, The Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2004 “Stop It”, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI
2004 “Polished” three-person exhibition, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 “Holiday Muse” group exhibition, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 “Midwestern Craft”, Vale Craft Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 “Stop It! Bottle stoppers as original, usable art.” SOFA Chicago 2003, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2003 “Teapot Redefined” SOFA Chicago 2003, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2003 SOFA New York 2003, represented by the Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2003 75th Muskegon Museum of Art Regional, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2003 Festival 2003 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 Jewelry and Objects 2003, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2003 Refined III, Griffith Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2002 Three- Person Exhibition, “Personal Possessions,” LaFontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2002 Group Exhibition, “Anniversary Celebration,” LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2002 Metalsmiths in America No. 2 SOFA Chicago, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2002 Amalgamate, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2002 Let There Be Light, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
2002 Metalsmiths in America No. 1 SOFA New York, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2002 74th Muskegon Museum of Art Regional, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, M
2002 Festival 2002 Regional Arts Competition, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, PhilodendronVessel granted the Vinecroft Studios Award
2002 Beautiful II, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
2002 “Figures and Trees” solo exhibition of drawings, Franciscan Life Process Center, Lowell, MI
2001 “Current Metalsmithing of David Huang” solo exhibition, Creative Metalsmiths, Chapel Hill, NC
2001 Gone Bowling, Worchester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, “Simplicity in Form #13” awarded 2nd place
2001 Fine Craft 2001, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO, image of “Luminosity #42” awarded honorable mention and used for postcard promoting the show
2001 2001 Collegiate Exhibition: Students + Mentors, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2001 73rd Muskegon Museum of Art Regional, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2001 BFA Exhibition, Art Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2001 SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) Juried National Student Slide Show, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000 La Petite VIII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
2000 Festival 2000, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2000 Student Metal Exhibition, Performing Arts Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
1997 2nd Annual All Michigan Student Artist Competition, Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI
1996 individual exhibition, Calder Art Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
1995 Juried Student Art Show, Calder Gallery, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
1990 Clothesline Art Show, Madison Square, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, awarded 2nd place
