• Born in Omaha, Nebraska 1962
• Elementary school Faith Academy in Cainta Rizal, Philippines
• High school International School of Brussels in Brussels, Belgium
• College in Springfield, Missouri at Southwest Missouri State University back when they called it that
• Started the Austin Figurative Gallery/ Project with Chris Chappell in 2006
• Press stuff here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
• Video about me, made by NPR students, done at the Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons at WHYY
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• Student of Alex Kanevsky
• Follows Richard Diebenkorn’s rules he wrote for himself on starting a painting
• Maintains a working collaboration with Ellen Bartel spankdance.com some press
• Maintains a working collaboration with Helen Vitoria like this
• Maintains a working collaboration with Robert Masterson like this summer’s edition of Poets/Artists
• Has joined forces with Carbon 14 in Philadelphia, PA.
• Has work at Fonthill for their 100 year anniversary in January.
• Has work at The Chapman Gallery in Doylestown, PA. Art Opening Friday Jan 6th 2012.
• Has work at Gallery Exquisite, in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, PA. Art opening on February 11th.
• Has work at Cafe 50 West in New York, NY.
• Has work at Just Around The Corner Gallery in Easton, PA.
• Has work at Design Domaine in Bernardsville, NJ. Show with Chris Chappell there in March 2012.
• Has work at Traillworks Gallery in Newton, NJ.
• Has work at Countryside Gallery in Newtown, PA.
• Has work at Le Reve Gallery in Chester, NJ.
• Has work at The Slingluff Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.
• Has work at Richard’s at 9B Historic Main Street, Blairstown, NJ 07825.
• Has work at Tyme Gallery in Havertown, PA.
• Has work at Integrity Studio in New Hope, PA.
• Did EAST in Austin, TX 2011.
• Supports Detlef Schrempf.
• Has books of paintings available here.
• Is associated with MLC Studio.
• Is involved with SmokeLong
• Is involved with Naugatuck River Review
• Is involved with Lit n Image
• Is involved with the Spring Mill Cafe
• Member of Bucks County Historical Society
• Member of The Philadelphia Sketch Club
• Member of The Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council
• Member of the New Jersey Society of En Plein Air Painters
• Member of the Rochester Contemporary
• Hunting Art Prize Finalist, 2009
• Gets frames from Flying Pig Picture Frames
• Spent 2010 doing 15 Minute Portrait Paintings of whomever would stand still for that long.
• Teacher for Artists4Israel
• Did an album cover for these angsty Canadians Rural Alberta Advantage
• Did an album back cover for a less angsty dude from Blairstown, NJ Anthony D’Amato
• Has a studio here Hammerstein Barn
• Has a studio here Rocket Cat Cafe
• Has a blog about other artists’ paintings.
• Most paintings are Oil on Masonite
• Also is an angsty musician The Awful Truth.
David Ohlerking II
800 North 2nd Street
Unit 224
Philadelphia, PA
19123
fax 215-351-8641
davidohlerking@gmail.com
512-296-6624
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• Photo by Seth Wolfson