David Fertig

BORN

1946 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION

• 1972  MFA, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• 1967  BFA, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Philadelphia College of Art (now, the University of the Arts), Philadelphia, PA
• Artists for Environment, Delaware Water Gap, NJ
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2017 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2016 The Century Association, New York, NY
  Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, New York, NY
• 2015 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC.
• 2012 Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, QC.
• 2011 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  PDX Contemporary Art, Portland OR.
• 2010 Sladmore Contemporary, London, UK
• 2009 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  James Graham & Sons, New York, NY.
• 2007 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
• 2006 James Graham & Sons, New York, NY.
• 2005 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  JG | Contemporary / James Graham & Sons, New York, NY
• 2004 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2003 JG | Contemporary / James Graham & Sons (two-person show), New York, NY
• 2002 The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 2001 Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ
• 2000 Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY
• 1999 The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 1998 Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ
  The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 1997 The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 1996 Recent Work, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN
  The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 1995 The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• 1994 Recent Work, Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
  Recent Work, Eastlake Gallery, New York, NY
• 1993 Recent Work, Eastlake Gallery, New York, NY
  Recent Work, Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
  Pastels, Eastlake Gallery, New York, NY
• 1992– Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (showed yearly)
• 1978
• 1986 John F. Warren, Bookseller, Philadelphia, PA
• 1984 Griffin-Haller Gallery, Washington Depot, CT
• 1983 Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
• 1977 Peale House Galleries, PA
  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• 2015 “Histories: Figuring it Out”, College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
• 2012 “Painting is History”, Winkleman Gallery, New York, NY
• 2011 “Drawings by Gallery Artists”, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY
• 2010 “David Fertig/John Funt/Bryan Nash Gill/ Robert Parker” Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville,CT
  “Annual Members Exhibition” The Century Club, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (1977 – 2009)

• Twenty-Five Treasures, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Barbara Mathis Gallery, New York, NY
• The Century Club, New York, NY
• Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
• Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• The National Academy of Design, New York, NY
• Twenty-Five Treasures, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Group Show: Landscapes, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Imaginative Affinities: Echoes of Edwin Dickinson in Contemporary American Painting, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
• The Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
• Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY
• The Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA
• The Woodmere Museum, Bryn Mawr, PA

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

• Blue Cross of Pennsylvania, Camp Hill, PA
• Chemical Bank, New York, NY
• Cigna, Philadelphia, PA
• Citibank, New York, NY
• Citicorp, Newcastle, DE
• Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
• Coopers & Lybrand, Philadelphia, PA
• Deckert, Price and Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA
• Duane, Morris and Heckscher, Philadelphia, PA
• Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, PA
• Greitzer and Locks, Philadelphia, PA
• Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Kidder Peabody, New York, NY
• Merrill Lynch, Princeton, NJ
• Millersville State College, Millersville, PA
• Penn Mutual Insurance Company, Philadelphia,PA
• Pepper, Hamilton, and Sheetz, Philadelphia, PA
• Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co., Philadelphia, PA
• RCA Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ
• Schnader, Harrison, Segal and Lewis, Philadelphia, PA
• Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
• State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
• Subaru, Cherry Hill, NJ
• Woodmere Museum, Bryn Mawr, PA
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

PRESS/PUBLICATIONS

• 2012
  David Fertig.  Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada.  June, 2012 (exhibition catalogue).
• 2011
  Baker, Kenneth, “David Fertig at Paul Thiebaud Gallery”, San Francisco Chronicle, May 7.
• 2007
  Twenty-Five Treasures. Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2007 (exhibition catalogue).
  David Fertig: Recent Paintings. Essay by Kelly Purcell,
  Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA (exhibition catalogue).
  Scott, Bill. “David Fertig at James Graham and Sons.” Art in America, April, pg. 146.
• 2006
  Naves, Mario, “A Painter’s Enviable Touch… [Review of James Graham & Sons Exhibition]”
  The New York Observer, November 13, 2006
  “Painting Honor and Treachery.” Forbes Life, December.
  Smoler, Fredric. “Combat Artist.” American Heritage, November/December.
• 2005
  David Fertig.  JG | Contemporary / James Graham & Sons, New York, NY,
  February 4 – March 5 (exhibition catalogue)
• 2003
  Twenty-Five Treasures. Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2003.
  Naves, Mario. “Painting that’s Alive Today. . . [Review of James Graham & Sons Exhibition]”
  The New York Observer, November 3, 2003.
• 2002
  Brown, Gerard. “Argh!  The Cruel Sea,” Philadelphia Weekly, 2002.
  Prisant, Carol. “The Devil and Ms. W.” The World of Interiors, August 2002.
  Savadove, Larry. “Artist Out of His Time.” The Sand Paper, May 2002.
  “Soldiers at Sea.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, May, 2002, art review.
• 2001
  Golonu, Berin. “Previews.” Artweek, October 2001.
  Leng, Low Yit. “Art Thou Home?” Prestige, March 2001.
  “A Selected Exhibition.” The Week, December 2001.
• 1996
  Sozanski, Edward J. The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1996.
• 1994
  Gardner, James. The New York Review of Art, February 1994.
• 1993
  Meyers, Susan. The Kennett Paper, October 28 – November 3, 1993.
• 1992
  Sozanski, Edward J. The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 1992.
  Mangravite, Andrew. “David Fertig’s Big-Top Display,” Welcomat-After Dark, March 25, 1992.
• 1990
  Stern, Fred.  “Letters from America.” Mizue, Spring 1990.
• 1989
  Grove, Nancy. “Not So Simple.” Art and Antiques, December 1989.
• 1985
  LeClair, James.  Painting the Still Life. Watson-Guptil Publications, 1985.
  Scott, William. American Artist, November 1985.
• 1985
  LeClair, James.  Painting the Still Life. Watson-Guptil Publications, 1985.
  Scott, William. American Artist, November 1985.
• 1984
  Leonard, Elizabeth. Painting the Landscape. Watson-Guptil Publications, 1984.