Education
1990
M.F.A. in Painting, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
1985
B.A. in Studio Art, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011
Facilities and Grounds, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010
David Lefkowitz: at or below sea level, Minneapolis, MN , Thomas Berry Fine Arts
2009
O.P.S., Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
New Cultivars, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
Tangle, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Oblivious to Place, Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN
2006
Breach (installation) Gould Library, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
2005
Make More Small Plans, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
Topics for Further Discussion, Carleton College Gallery, Northfield, MN
2004
Improvised Structures, DCKT Contemporary, New York
La Videbla Mondo, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2002
The Surrounding Area, The No Name Gallery at the Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
Cultivars, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2001
Building Materialism, Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout
2000
Natural Curiosities, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN
Thomas Barry Fine Arts , Minneapolis, MN
Northwestern College, Roseville, MN
1998
Wood By-Products, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
1997
Pictured, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Nature World, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Infopressionism, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1996
Gallery A, Inc., Chicago, IL
New Data, Mankato state University, Mankato, MN
1995
Parts and Wholes, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Assorted Paintings, Middle Tennessee, University, Murfreesboro, TN
Regular Paintings, Brainard Community College Gallery, Brainard, MN
1994
Unlikely Scenarios, Kiehle Gallery, Saint Cloud, MN
1993
New Paintings, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
1992
Small and Medium Paintings, Center for Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1991
Fixtures (installation), Arena Theater Lobby, Northfield, MN
Paintings, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Some Souvenirs, Carlton College Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1990
Minor Spectacles, University of Illinois at Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988
Boring Scenery, Granite Falls Restaurant, Nashville, TN
Person, Place, or Thing, Jewish Community Center Gallery, Nashville, TN
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
"Going Yard! Art about Baseball" Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2010
"Shedding Light: Art Explores Science", Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2009
Natural Resourcery, Carleton Art Gallery, Northfield, MN
Father/Son, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Mtka, MN
2008
Objects of Value, Miami Art Museum. Miami FL
Future Tense, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
History Room, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
2007
Paper Trail: Recent Acquisitions, Walker Art Center, Mpls, MN
Environments of Invention, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
2006
Commute, Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, MN
Cities, Nash Gallery, Univ. of Minnesota, Mpls, MN
BLOOM, Bell Museum of Natural History, Mpls, MN
2005
Mapping Space, Miami Art Museum, Miami FL
Welcome 2 the Jungle, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
2004
Uncanny Visions: Contemporary Romantic Landscapes, Plains Art Museum,
Fargo, ND
7 Curatorial Visions, Nash Gallery, U of Mn, Mpls, MN
2003
Natural Selection, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
Hybrids,Wave Hill, New York, NY
Nature as Abstraction, Rochester Art Center, Rochester MN
Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Mpls, MN
2002
Plotting, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
Europa, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MI
Ingrained, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Uncanny Visions, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
Bird by Bird, Radiator Gallery
Skyscrapers, California Building Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Summer Invitational, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Wish You Were Here, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2001
Amused, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
Minnesota Art with a Twist, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2000
A Broad View, Central Michigan Univ. Gallery, Mount Pleasant, MI
The Big Bang, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
Foot in the Door, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
1999
Botanica, Tweed Museum of Art, Diluth, MN
1998
Aloud, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
Just Add Water, Gallery A, Chicago, IL
1997
One-Twentieth of an Acre: A Landscape Exhibition, Gallery A, Inc., Chicago, IL
10,000 Lincoln Cheese Logs, Winston Art Center, Appleton, WI
(traveling to Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL and Carlton College Art Gallery,
Northfield, MN)
1996
BIRDS!, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Private Eye - Artist's Sketchbooks, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Earth, Minnesota Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Architecture in Art, St, Paul Companies, St.Paul, MN
Water, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
1995
Nature Re-Envisioned, Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
PULP FICTIONS: Works on Paper, Gallery A, Chicago, IL
1994
Transition I: A Look at Progress, Gallery A, Chicago, IL
Minnesota State Fair Juried Exhibition, St. Paul, MN
The Animal In Art, World Trade Center, St. Paul, MN
Six McKnight Artists, St. Mary's College Gallery, Winona, MN
1993
Six McKnight Artists, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Six McKnight Artists, Steensland Art Museum, Northfield, MN
Model Car Round Up, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
Fully Orchestrated, The St. Paul Companies, St..Paul, MN
Once Upon A Time…., Gallery A, Chicago, IL
Landscape as Object, Thomas Barry Fine Art, Minneapolis, MN
Landscapes, Condeso-Lawler Gallery, New York, NY
Haunting Images, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, WI
1992
Housewares on Level 6, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Painting at the Nash, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1991
Cheekwood National Painting Competition, Cheekwood Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN
Source Material, Center for Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Artists respond to War, PARTS Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Alumni Exhibit, Carlton College, Northfield, MN
1990
Phi Kappa Midwest regional Exhibit, ft. Wayne museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN
Group Exhibit, Center for Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1989
The Presence of Absence, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
1988
Summer Lights Invitational, Nashville, TN
Grants/Fellowships/Awards
2005
MCAD/McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship
2003
Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship
Margaret Klimek Phillips Fellowship
2002
Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship
1996
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Fellowship
1994
Arts Midwest/N.E.A. Regional Visual Artists Fellowship
1993
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Fellowship
1992
McKnight Foundation Artist's Fellowship
1991
Cheekwood National Painting Competition, Nashville, TN - Merit Award
Bibliography
2002
New American Paintings #41, September pp. 82-85.
Fallon, Michael. "Cultivars," exhibition review, City Pages, November 13, p. 47.
Amie, Jennifer, "The Surrounding Area," exhibition review, Art Papers, November- December, p. 51.
Fallon, Michael. "the REAL thing'" City Pages, June 19, pg. 25.
2001
"Edgy-- Painting at the Edge of the World at The Walker Art Center," New Art Examiner, October-November.
"In-Situ- 3 Minnesota Painters," Minneapolis Institute of Art, essay.
Silberman, Robert. Exhibition review, Art in America, July.
2000
Knowles, Susan. Exhibition review, Art Papers, September/ October, p. 40.
Wibking, Angela. "Indoor Living" exhibition review, Nashville Scene, Feb. 3, 2000, p 25
1998
Wiens, Ann. "David Lefkowitz," New City, March.
Morgan, Cynthia. "David Lefkowitz," New Art Examiner, January.
1996
Riddle, Mason. "David Lefkowitz," New Art Examiner, January.
1995
Caniglia, Julie. "Bent for Nature," City Pages, September 20.
1992
Yood, James. "David Lefkowitz," Artforum, May, pp. 122-123.
1991
McLaughlin, Bonnie. "Source Material: A Glimpse Into the Artist's Studio," The Chicago Reader, August 9, pp. 32-33.
Hawkins, Margaret. "Studio is the Art in an Exhibit that Offers a Unique View," Chicago Sun Times, August 2, p.58.
Commissions
2003
Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
1997
Accenture Consulting, Minneapolis, MN
1992
Dain Bosworth Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Collections
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
The Langen Foundation, Neuss, Germany
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
Minnesota History Center
Target Corporation
General Mills Collection