Culver Studio

David Culver is an artist who currently makes his home and studio near the river bluffs of the Mississippi River (Lake Pepin) in Bay City, Wisconsin. His body of work include, sculpture, painting, mosaics, stone and mixed-medium, although over the years his emphasis has been stone sculpture. A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, David's work has been seen across cities in the United States, from New York to Chicago, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Seattle, Dallas and internationally at the Seoul Museum of Art, in Seoul Korea.

Selected Exhibitions and Awards

Commissions and Collections

Education

Please feel free to contact David here to purchase art or commission a work.







Selected Exhibitions and Awards

2008

  • Lake Pepin Art and Design Center, Pepin, WI, group show
  • Red Wing Arts Association, Red Wing, MN, sculpture show

2007

  • Anderson Center for the Arts, Red Wing, MN, group show
  • Abode Gallery, Stockholm, WI

2006

  • MSR Architects Gallery, Minneapolis, MN,"Art and Architecture"

2004

  • Skyridge Sculpture Garden, Eden Prairie, MN

2003

  • Lowell Lundeen Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1997

  • Mindy Oh Gallery, New York, NY, inaugural show

1996

  • Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul Korea, "American Artists", four-person show

1995

  • Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, "Visual Signs" exhibit
  • Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis MN, one-man show

1994

  • Mindy Oh Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

1993

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Architecture Gallery, one-man show

1988-1991

  • Forum Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  • Wilensky Arts, Minneapolis, MN

1988-1995

  • Arteka Galleries, Minnetonka, MN

1988-1995

  • Arteka Galleries, Minnetonka, MN

1976-1979

  • "Electrum", juried show, Helena, MT, Merit awards in 1976 and 1978

1976-1981

  • New Franklin Avenue Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1976

  • Mississippi River Sculptors, St. Anthony Main, Minneapolis, MN

1969

  • "Best 100" juried show St. Paul Arts & Science Center, St. Paul, MN, Best of Show 1969





Commissions and Collections

2008

  • Poss residence, Wacouta, MN, inlaid floor and slate column

2007

  • Finalist for U of Wisconsin, Platteville, Physics Building
  • Karon residence, Minneapolis, MN, "Eclipse"

2006

  • David Wenell residence, Wayzata, MN, granite tables

2003

  • Eden Prairie Library, Eden Prairie, MN, tile columns and exterior mural
  • Finalist for new Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MN
  • David Potter, Minneapolis, MN, private commission slate table and counters

2002

  • Weisman Art Museum, U of MN, Minneapolis, MN, stone bench

2001

  • John Faricy, St. Paul, MN, private commission slate floor
  • Ceridian Corp., Bloomington, MN, wood and stone sculpture, "Spear"

2000

  • Robert and David Zimmerman Minneapolis, MN, private commission
  • Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley, MN, large outdoor sculptures

1999

  • Ahmad Jamal, New York, NY, private commission, stone sculpture

1998

  • Finalist for Lake Calhoun Sculpture Project, Minneapolis, MN, Percent for Art Project

1997

  • Caponi Sculpture Park, Eagan, MN, granite sculpture "The Rain King"
  • Finalist for Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, Minneapolis, MN (Selected)
  • Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV, design team member with MSR Architects, Minneapolis, MN, design and execution of reading and meditation room including floor, walls, benches and acoustic fountain. Design and execution of lobby floor and seating elements

 

1996

  • Harry Drake, St. Paul, MN, private collection stone bench

1995

  • Regis Corporation (Paul Mitchell) Myron Kunin Minneapolis, MN, stone bench
  • Finalist for Camden Neighborhood, Percent for Art Project, Minneapolis, MN
  • St. Paul Civic Center Renovation, St. Paul, MN, design team artist
  • Finalist for U of MN Morris Campus, Morris, MN, Percent for Art Commission

1994

  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit System, Lake Hubbard Station, Dallas, TX, granite sculptures
  • MN Correctional Facilities, Faribault MN Percent for Art, collaboration with inmates
  • Finalist, U of MN Ecology Building, St. Paul, MN
  • Project Alternate, King County Arts Commission, Regional Justice Center, Seattle, WA
  • Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, commission, "Key to the Garden", 3 person show
  • Finalist for U of WI, Madison, WI, Biotech and Genetics Center

1993

  • U of MN Southwest Campus, Marshall, MN, Percent for Art Commission, New Physical Education Center

1992

  • Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Percent for Art Commission, Mendenhal Labs Renovation, inlaid floor and two murals

1991

  • Myrna Loy Center for the Performing Arts, Helena, MT, lobby floor

1987

  • "Windwalls", Katherine Hanson residence, Helena, MT, earthwork venturi on 7 acre site





Education

1970-1974

  • Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

 

1969-70

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN