• 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, and at your own risk, here, crazy man’s website. And most recently here.
• 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
• One of the faithful at Piranha Betty’s
• Member of The Philadelphia Sketch Club
• Hunting Art Prize Finalist, 2009
• Paints people Alice Neel-style in Chester, Wednesday through Sunday at the KC’s Coffee Place from 11am to 7pm, for free, for realz.
• Teacher for Artists4Israel
• Member of the New Jersey Society of En Plein Air Painters
• Did an album cover for these angsty Canadians Rural Alberta Advantage
• Works with Pat Sonne
• is becoming a midwife (sort of) Midwives Collectiv
• All paintings Oil on Masonite
David Ohlerking II
Chester Figurative Gallery
56 Main Street
Chester, NJ 07930
and
2011 North Howard Street
Unit U
Philadelphia, PA 19122
davidohlerking@gmail.com
512-296-6624
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• Photo by Sue Kenney