Lives in and works in New York


Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts
Universita Italiana Per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007
Tropical Gothic: Recent Paintings by David Ambrose, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2005
Braided Incidents: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper by David Ambrose, Project Room 88, New York, New York
Public and Private Work, Domo Gallery, Summit, New Jersey

2002
Patterns of Resistance, MORPETH GALLERY, Hopewell, New Jersey
The Echo of Ornament, KAISERSLAUTERN GERMANY

2001
TOMASULO GALLERY, Union County College, Cranford, New Jersey
THE GALLERY AT ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL, Middletown, Delaware
“The Bound Brook Cycle: Recent Work by David Ambrose”

1998
Powder and Lace, ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey
The Saturated Soul, JERSEY CITY MUSEUM, Jersey City, New Jersey

1997
Conduct, Diligence, and Drawing: Recent Works by David Ambrose, NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey

1994
Flesh and Blood: Recent Paintings by David Ambrose and Dik F. Liu PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

1993
Recent Work by David Ambrose, BRODSKY GALLERY, Princeton, New Jersey


Selected Group Exhibitions

2008
Your Documents Please, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
Midnight Full of Stars, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
It's Gouache & Gouache Only, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, New York
Painting Process, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey

2007
FLOW Miami Art Fair, with Marcia Wood Gallery, Miami, Florida
Luxe, Calme et Volupte, Curator: Joanne Mattera. Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York

2006
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York

2005
Canvassing the Coast: Contemporary Paintings Inspired by the New Jersey Shore GALLERY AT BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Encore: More from the Permanent Collection, THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York

2004
Metaphors, Muses & Mysteries, VICTORY HALL, Jersey City, New Jersey

2003
100 New Jersey Artists Make Prints, NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM, Trenton, New Jersey; THE MORRIS MUSEUM, Morristown, New Jersey; THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
The Shoe Show, PROJECT ROOM 88, New York, New York

2002
Small Works, MORPETH GALLERY, Hopewell, New Jersey

2000
New Jersey State Fellowship Exhibition, HUNTERDON MUSEUM OF ART, Clinton, New Jersey

1998
Size Matters, GAIL GATES ET AL, Brooklyn, New York

1997
Recurrence and the Work of Art, GALLERY KOREA, New York, New York
Recent Works from the Innovative Center for Print & Paper, RUTGERS   UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ

1996
Saturnine/Mercurial: The Many Moods of Watercolor, THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
94-95 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition, NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, NJ

1995
Mushy, Soft and Sensitive with Bite, 313 GALLERY, New York, New York
The Elegance of Obliquity, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, Newark, New Jersey

1994
Identity: An American Dream, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Definite Decade, ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey
Meditations, CITY WITHOUT WALLS, Newark, New Jersey
Chamber 2, CHAMBER, New York, New York
Natural Histories, PYRAMID ATLANTIC, Riverdale, Maryland

1993
Master Prints from the Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking, NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, NJ
Major Medical, DAVID AMBROSE, CURATOR. CITY WITHOUT WALLS, Newark, New Jersey
Alumni Exhibition, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1992
New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Arts,  THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
The Figure as Muse, ARTWORKS, Trenton, New Jersey

1991
Undead Artists, CITY WITHOUT WALLS, Newark, New Jersey
Choices, ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey


Grants and Awards

2003
ATLANTIC ACADEMY, KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY
Artist-in-Residence

2000-2001
UNION COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMISSION
HEART Grant
NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Painting Fellowship

1995-1996
RUTGERS CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRINT & PAPER, New Brunswick, NJ

1993-1994
NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Distinguished Artist Fellowship

1993-1995
ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey Artist’s Advisory Board


Collections

The Noyes Museum of Art
The Morris Museum
Nabisco Brands
Jersey City Museum
The Montclair Art Museum
New Jersey State Museum
Newark Public Library
Zimmerli Art Museum
Atlantic Academy (Germany)


Bibliography

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Mattera, Joanne, “Luxe, Calme et Volupté.” Catalog Essay, June 2007
Purcell, Janet, “The sand, the sea … and a lot more,” The Times of Trenton, June 3, 2005.
Fillibeck, Andreas, “Small Strength Packets with Natural Symbols,” Die Rheinpfalz, November 4, 2002.
Fillibeck, Andreas, “Little Power-Packs That Evoke Nature,” Die Rheinpfalz, October 30, 2002.
Haen, Martin, “The Echo of Ornament, Essay, Stiftskirche, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 2002.
Moore, Jane, “Art Inspired in Wake of the Flood,” The Star Ledger, February 8, 2001.
Berenguer, Desiree, News 12 New Jersey, Television Interview, February 1, 2001.
Terenzi, Mark, “Cycles of Life Endure,” The Sunday Courier News, January 21, 2001.
Zimmer, William, “Contemplating Categories Among Genres,” The New York Times, January 7, 2001.
Wechsler, Jeffrey, “The Bound Brook Cycle,” Essay, The Tomasulo Gallery, 2001.
Schwabsky, Barry, “Memory, Atmosphere, and How They Connect,” The New York Times, November 22, 1998.
Bischoff, Dan, “Powder and Lace,” The Sunday Star Ledger, November 22, 1998.
Wei, Lilly, “Powder and Lace,” Essay, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, 1998.
Zimmer, William, “Not Much in Common, Except Commitment to a Vision,” The New York Times, May 24, 1998.
Chong, Theresa and Harris, Mark, “Recurrence and the Work of Art,” Catalogue Essays, Gallery Korea, 1997.
Haller, Emanuel, “A Portrait of Two Artists,” The Courier News, November 4, 1993.
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