David Varnau's Resume

Phone: 206-647-2656
FAX: 678-716-3363
info@davidvarnau.com
www.davidvarnau.com

Studio:

725 Driftwood Lane
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 742-1112

Education:

2013 - EDGE Program, Artist Trust
2000-2008 - Figurative and Portrait Sculpture Coursework, studied under: John, Sisko Viktor Sirotin, Boris Spivak, Matt Buckner, Tip Toland and Michael Magrath at the Gage Academy of Art, formerly the Seattle Academy of Fine Arts. Seattle, WA.
2003 - Portrait Sculpting with Philippe Faraut. Seattle, WA
2001 - Mold Making and Bronze Casting, Pratt Fine Arts Center. Seattle, WA.
1975 - Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Prosthetics, UCLA
1972 - Bachelor of Science, Loyola University of Chicago

Awards:

2007 - First Place for Sculpture at the Edmonds Arts Fesatival Juried Art Exhibits
2004 - First Place for Sculpture in the Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art
2003 - Third Place for Sculpture in the Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art
2003 - First Place for Sculpture at the Edmonds Arts Fesatival Juried Art Exhibits
2002 - First Place for Sculpture in the Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art
2002 - Honorable Mention for Sculpture at the Edmonds Arts Fesatival Juried Art Exhibits
2001 - First Place for Sculpture in the Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art
2001 - Honorable Mention for Sculpture at the Edmonds Arts Fesatival Juried Art Exhibits

Art Loan Programs:

2001-2013 - Center for Prosthetics Orthotics, Inc., Seattle, WA 98122. Art Loan Curated Art Collection.
2010 - Snohomish County Arts Commission, Snohomish County Council Chambers, May-December

Group Exhibitions:

2013 - EDGE graduate Group Show, Edmonds Conference Center, Edmonds, WA
2012 - UNCLAD 2012: The Fine Art of the Figure, Gallery at Utsalady Bay, Stanwood, WA.
2012 - Body of Works, Studio Exhibit, Edmonds Studio Tour, Varnau Studio, Edmonds, WA.
2012 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA. 2011 EAFA Abstract Show, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA.
2011 - Body of Works, Studio Exhibit, Edmonds Studio Tour, Varnau Studio, Edmonds, WA.
2011 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA, 2011 Seattle Erotic Arts Festival, Seattle, WA.
2011 - ICON 2011, Fraker/Scott Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2011 - UNCLAD 2011: The Fine Art of the Figure, Gallery at Utsalady Bay, Stanwood, WA.
2011 - Featured Artist, Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA, January-February
2010 - "The Human Figure", Featured Artist Show, Gallery North, Edmonds, WA.
2010 - Body of Works, Studio Exhibit, Edmonds Studio Tour, Varnau Studio, Edmonds, WA.
2009 - Body of Works, Studio Exhibit, Edmonds Studio Tour, Varnau Studio, Edmonds, WA.
2009 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2009 - "Go Figure", Featured Artist Show, Gallery North, Edmonds, WA.
2008 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2007 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2007 - "Passion In The Garden", Featured Artist Show, Gallery North, Edmonds, WA.
2006 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2005 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2005 - UNCLAD 2005: The Fine Art of the Figure, Gallery at Utsalady Bay, Stanwood, WA.
2004 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2004 - UNCLAD 2004: The Fine Art of the Figure, Gallery at Utsalady Bay, Stanwood, WA.
2003 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2003 - Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art (formerly, Seattle Academy of Fine Arts), Seattle, WA.
2003 - UNCLAD 2003: The Fine Art of the Figure, Gallery at Utsalady Bay, Stanwood, WA.
2002 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA,
2002 - Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art (formerly, Seattle Academy of Fine Arts), Seattle, WA.
2002 - UNCLAD 2002: The Fine Art of the Figure, Gallery at Utsalady Bay, Stanwood, WA.
2001 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
2001 - Annual Student Art Exhibit, Gage Academy of Art (formerly, Seattle Academy of Fine Arts), Seattle, WA.
2000 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
1999 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.
1998 - Juried Sculpture Show, Edmonds Arts Fesatival, Edmonds, WA.

Collections:

Steve Guinn, private collection
Impact Physical Therapy, Corporate Art Collection
Josephine O'Shaughnessy, private collection
Center for Prosthetics Orthotics, Inc, Corporate Art Collection DeEtta Demaratus, private collection

Bibliograpy:

2013 - "David Varnau: Works in Progress," Pacific Northwest Sculptors Newsletter, February-March, 2013
2009 - "Gallery North" Hosts Interpretive ‘Go Figure’ Show. The Enterprise, April 8, 2009.
2006 - "Passions: Exec Mixes Prosthetics with Sculpture", Puget Sound Business Journal, January 13, 2006
2006 - "From Prosthetics to Sculpture—a fateful journey", Edmonds Beacon, November 9, 2006.
2006 - NPR Radio KUOW, interviewed by John Moe on The Works - October 3, 2006
2002 - Wright, Diane. "Nudity Has Always Been A Focus of Art". The Herald. March 10, 2002.

Representation:

Semantics Gallery, Edmonds, WA www.semanticsartgallery.com