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Curriculum Vitae
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David de Lara
Born in 1979 Corpus Christi, TX
Lives and works in Austin, TX
Education
BFA in Fine Arts, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, 2003
Selected Solo Exhibitions
August 6 – 28, 2010: “Tender Dissonance” La Peña, Austin, TX
February 2009: “Art Show.” The Hideout, Austin, TX
August 30 – September 19, 2008: “Memento Mori”, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX
August 25, 2007: “David de Lara’s Broken Dolls”, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX
June 2006: “Conexion”, The Hideout, Austin, TX
July 2005: “Defining David de Lara”, La Peña, Austin, TX
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
February 8 – 16: Dirty Show 14, Detroit, MI
March 7 – 9: Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
April 4 & 5: Five x Seven, AMOA-Arthouse, Austin, TX
April 17: ArtErotica 2013, Austin, TX
2012
February 9 – 11: Nude Nite Orlando, Orlando, FL
February 10 – 25: Dirty Show 13, Detroit, MI
February 24: “You’ll Find This Offense”, Red Door Space, Pittsburgh, PA
March 1 – 3: Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
April 4 & 5: “Five x Seven”, AMOA-Arthouse, Austin, TX
April 7: “ArtErotica 2012″, Austin, TX
June 14: RAW: Houston presents SOLSTICE, Numbers, Houston, TX
June 16 – 24: Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA
June 29 – July 21: “Less Than Ten Inches”, Antebellum Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2011
February 4 – 18: “Lab AD” BECA: Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, NM
February 11 – 19: Dirty Show 12, Detroit, MI
March 3 – 5: Nude Nite Tampa, Tampa, FL
March 24: RAW: Austin presents ARTcade, Austin, TX
March 26: ArtErotica 2011, Austin, TX
July 9: Exposed: The Contemporary Nude, 1650 Gallery & Studio, Los Angeles, CA
October 27 – 29: Damned IV, Tangent Gallery/Hastings St. Ballroom, Detroit, MI
September 15: RAW: Austin presents Junction, Austin, TX
September 30 – October 23: Origin Art Show, Quattro Gallery, Austin, TX
2010
January 9 – 24: “Focal_Resolution-1” Climate Gallery, New York City, NY
March 16 – 21: Creative Fidelity, Austin, TX
April 17, 2010: “ArtErotica 2010” Austin, TX
April 30 – May 2: Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA
May 13 – 16: “5×7” Arthouse, The Whitley Building, Austin, TX
June 4: “What’s Your Vice?”, Pine Street Station, Austin, TX
July 23: “Bloom” Action Figure Studios, Austin, TX
August 5 – 28: “The Art of Collaboration” Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
September 3 – October 2: “Fotografica” La Peña, Austin, TX
November 11 – December 4: “Snap to Grid” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
December 3 – January 2, 2011: “Mix ‘N Mash” Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
2009
April 18: “ArtErotica 2009” Austin, TX
May 15 – June 16: “5×7” Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
March 7: “Night Vision” Domy Books, Austin, TX
April 25: “Triple Scoop” United States Art Authority, Austin, TX
November 12 – December 5: “Snap to Grid” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
December 1 – 21: “12 Buy 12” Austin Art Space, Austin, TX
December 4 – January 3, 2010: “Mix ‘N Mash” Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
2008
February 9: “Toma Mi Corazón XVI”, La Peña, Austin, TX
April 18: “Give Up the Ghost”, Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, TX
April 19: “ArtErotica 2008”, Austin, TX
May 10 & 11: “Alter Ego”, Gallery DV8, Austin, TX
May 17 – June 1: “5×7”, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
2007
February 10: “Toma Mi Corazón XV”, La Peña, Austin, TX
March 3 – 10: “Elevated”, Pump Project Art Complex, Austin, TX
April 21: “ArtErotica 2007” Austin, TX
June 28 – July 30: Austin Visual Arts Association 30th Anniversary Exhibit, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
September 15 – October 15: Serie Project XIV, Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, TX
October 13 – November 17: “Third Coast National” K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
November 30: “Layers” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, TX
2006
January 2 – February 12: “Burning”, Ruta Maya, Austin, TX
February 25: “ArtErotica 2006”, Austin, TX
March 30: “The Austin Salon Series”, presented by the Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX
May 4 – 29: “2006 AVAA Membership Show”, Austin Visual Arts Association Gallery, Austin, TX
July 28 – 29: “Upstairs, Downstairs”, Shady Tree Studios, Austin, TX
September 15 – October 6: EROTIKA, Revolution Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005
February 5: “Toma Mi Corazón XIII”, La Peña, Austin, TX
February 12 – March 20: Erotica 2005, K Space Art Studios, Corpus Christi, TX
March: Austin Sketch Group Art Show 2005, The Hideout Austin, TX
May: “Transported”, VU Austin Spring 2005 Exhibition, Austin Visual Arts Association Gallery, Austin, TX
September 29 – October 27: AVAA’s 29th Mostly Annual Membership Show, Austin Visual Arts Association Gallery, Austin, TX
November 4-6: “Peep Show”, Shady Tree Studios, Austin, TX
2004
February 7: “Toma Mi Corazón XII”, La Peña, Austin, TX
March: Austin Sketch Group Art Show, The Hideout, Austin, TX
March – November: “Windows to the Mind”, Mito’s at Gallista Gallery, San Antonio, TX
October 2: “Artists Interruptus” ACLU of Texas Anti-Censorship Art Show, The Old School, Austin, TX
2003
November 15 – January 6, 2004: “City Wide Art Show”, Escapist Bookstore, Austin, TX
Online Exhibitions & Published Work
2008 – present: Zivity http://www.zivity.com/users/delara
2010 Tata Gala, “Distinguished Merit” Gallery http://www.tatagala.org
Professional Experience
July 2003 – December 2010: Gallery Director, La Peña, Austin, TX
Selected Publications & Articles
Bella Morte Magazine #10, March/April 2012
“E.A.S.T. is Here” AustinPost.org, November 16, 2011 http://www.austinpost.org/content/east-is-here
Bella Morte Magazine, Latex issue, September 2011
Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of the Corsetry and Latex Designs of Jupiter Moon 3, released September 2011
Bella Morte Magazine, Burlesque issue, July 2011
“The Sensual, Dark Art of David de Lara” AustinPost.org, May 11, 2011 http://www.austinpost.org/content/dark-sensual-gothic-beauty
“Lets Get Dirty. Deep Inside Dirty Show 12″ Real Detroit Weekly, February, 8, 2011 http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/detroit/lets-get-dirty/Content?oid=1452295
“Presenting the sensual, edgy, provocative and brilliantly original art of Davd de Lara” The Artist Alcove, October 5, 2010 http://www.awordwithyoupress.com/2010/10/05/presenting-the-sensual-edgy-provocative-and-brilliantly-original-art-of-davd-de-lara
“De Lara Brings ‘Tender Dissonance’ to La Peña” Austin Vida, August, 13, 2010 http://austinvida.com/city-life/2010/la-pena-tender-dissonance
“In Pieces: The Art of David de Lara” July 2010 (self published)
“Getting Uncomfortable on the East Austin Studio Tour” The Onion A.V. Club Austin, November 19, 2009
“An Exhibit in the Form of Art Crticism” Austin American Statesman July 16, 2009 http://www.austin360.com/arts/content/arts/stories/austin360/2009/07/0716xlarts.html
Artist Interview, Examiner.com, February 18, 2009 http://www.examiner.com/art-in-austin/artist-interview-david-de-lara
Best Bets (for “Memento Mori”), Austin American Statesman, August 30, 2008
“Broken Dolls: The Art of David de Lara”, October 2007 (self published)
Best Bets (for “Conexion”), Austin American Statesman, June 5, 2006
Best Bets (for “Defining David de Lara”), Austin American Statesman, Aug 1, 2005
“El Sentimiento Hecho Persona”, Rumbo Austin, July 15, 2005
Radio, Podcast & Television Interviews
“The Erotic Mind” May 5 & 14, 2012 http://www.drdicksexadvice.com/2012/05/07/podcast-331/ http://www.drdicksexadvice.com/2012/05/14/podcast-332/
Visual Aid, December 17, 2007, KOOP 91.7 FM, Austin, TX
New Media Review, ME-Television, January 31, 2006, Austin, TX
AustinNights.TV, March 13, 2005, Austin, TX
X-Site City, May 2004, San Antonio, TX
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