EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting

MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts

UNIVERSITA ITALIANA PER STRANIERI, Perugia, Italy

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2007 MARCIA WOOD GALLERY, Atlanta, GA
"Tropical Gothic: Recent Paintings by David Ambrose"
2005 PROJECT ROOM 88, New York, New York
“Braided Incidents: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper by David Ambrose”
2005 DOMO GALLERY, Summit, New Jersey
“Public and Private Work”
2002 MORPETH GALLERY, Hopewell, New Jersey
“Patterns of Resistance”
2002 KAISERSLAUTERN GERMANY
“The Echo of Ornament”
2001 TOMASULO GALLERY, Union County College, Cranford, New Jersey
THE GALLERY AT ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL, Middletown, Delaware
“The Bound Brook Cycle: Recent Work by David Ambrose”
1998 ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey
“Powder and Lace”
JERSEY CITY MUSEUM, Jersey City, New Jersey
“The Saturated Soul”
1997 NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
“Conduct, Diligence, and Drawing: Recent Works by David Ambrose”
1994 PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
“Flesh and Blood: Recent Paintings by David Ambrose and Dik F. Liu”
1993 BRODSKY GALLERY, Princeton, New Jersey
“Recent Work by David Ambrose”

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 "Your Documents Please", Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
2008 "Midnight Full of Stars", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
2008 "It's Gouache & Gouache Only", Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, New York
2008 "Painting Process" Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
2007 FLOW Miami Art Fair, with Marcia Wood Gallery, Miami, Florida
2007 “Luxe, Calme et Volupte,” Curator: Joanne Mattera. Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007 AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York
2006 AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York
2005 “Canvassing the Coast: Contemporary Paintings Inspired by the New Jersey Shore” GALLERY AT BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
2005 “Encore: More from the Permanent Collection” THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
2005 AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York
2004 “Metaphors, Muses & Mysteries” VICTORY HALL, Jersey City, New Jersey
2003 “100 New Jersey Artists Make Prints” NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM, Trenton, New Jersey; THE MORRIS MUSEUM, Morristown, New Jersey; THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
2003 “The Shoe Show” PROJECT ROOM 88, New York, New York
2002 “Small Works” MORPETH GALLERY, Hopewell, New Jersey
2000 “New Jersey State Fellowship Exhibition” HUNTERDON MUSEUM OF ART, Clinton, New Jersey
1998 “Size Matters” GAIL GATES ET AL, Brooklyn, New York
1997 “Recurrence and the Work of Art” GALLERY KOREA, New York, New York
1997 “Recent Works from the Innovative Center for Print & Paper” RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ
1996 “Saturnine/Mercurial: The Many Moods of Watercolor” THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
1996 “94-95 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition” NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, NJ
1995 “Mushy, Soft and Sensitive with Bite” 313 GALLERY, New York, New York
1995 “The Elegance of Obliquity” SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, Newark, New Jersey
1994 “Identity: An American Dream” RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, New Jersey
1994 “The Definite Decade” ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey
1994 “Meditations” CITY WITHOUT WALLS, Newark, New Jersey
1994 “Chamber 2” CHAMBER, New York, New York
1994 “Natural Histories” PYRAMID ATLANTIC, Riverdale, Maryland
1993 “Master Prints from the Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking” NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, NJ
1993 “Major Medical” DAVID AMBROSE, CURATOR. CITY WITHOUT WALLS, Newark, New Jersey
1993 “Alumni Exhibition” UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1992 “New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Arts” THE NOYES MUSEUM OF ART, Oceanville, New Jersey
1992 “The Figure as Muse” ARTWORKS, Trenton, New Jersey
1991 “Undead Artists” CITY WITHOUT WALLS, Newark, New Jersey
1991 “Choices” ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2003 ATLANTIC ACADEMY, KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY
Artist-in-Residence
2000-2001 UNION COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMISSION
HEART Grant
2000-2001 NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Painting Fellowship
1995-1996 RUTGERS CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRINT & PAPER, New Brunswick, NJ
1993-1994 NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Distinguished Artist Fellowship
1993-1995 ALJIRA, A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Newark, New Jersey
Artist’s Advisory Board

COLLECTIONS

The Noyes Museum of Art
The Morris Museum
Nabisco Brands
Jersey City Museum
The Montclair Art Museum
New Jersey State Museum
Newark Public Library
Zimmerli Art Museum
Atlantic Academy (Germany)

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