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DAVID AIRHART  

2007 Hidden Stories, The Art Gym at Marylhurst University, Portland, Oregon,
2005 Sophisticated Innocence, Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR,
2002 . Blue Gloves , Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID.
1999 . New Works, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID.
1997 100 Heads and other Works, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID.
1995 Paintings, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA., Retrospective. SEVEN YEARS, Art Attack Alternative, Seattle, WA., Retrospective.
1992 Excuse me While I Reset My Watch, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
1989 . Recent Works, Art Attack Gallery, Boise, ID.
1987 Paintings by David Airhart, Matthews Fine Arts Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.,
1984 Recent Work, Art Attack Gallery, Boise, ID
1984 Paintings by David Airhart, Idaho Falls Library Gallery, Idaho Falls, ID
1981 Revealing Portraits, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID., in conjunction with Duane Schnabel,

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 Out Of Bounds, Whatcom  Museum, The Zirinsky Collection
2007 . Green Hills Invitational, Alternative Space Gallery, Yorktown Heights, NY.
2005 . September Seven, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID.
2004 21 Years:  Carton Service, Haze Gallery, Portland, OR. Select group show.
1996 Of Time And Place:  The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR., Four-man exhibition with Sean Cain, Kevin Kadar, and Thomas Prochaska.
1993 Crosscuts, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR., Centennial exhibition of contemporary art by Oregon artists.
1992 7th Biennial Juried Exhibition for Idaho Artists Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
Northwest Tales: Contemporary Narrative Painting, Anchorage Museum of Art and History,
Anchorage, AK. Group exhibition which traveled to the University of Alaska Art Museum, Fairbanks, AK and Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK.
Art Discussing Life Pritchard Art Gallery, University of ldaho, Moscow, ID. Group exhibition which traveled extensively in the northwest and mountain states for one year.
1991 Introductions: Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA., Featured artist in five-person exhibition.
Spirit Of The West II: Invitational exhibition for Idaho, Eastern Washington and Utah artists, sponsored by West One Bank Multiple venues in participating states.
1990 Idaho Commission on the Arts Fellowship Award Recipients: 1985-1991; Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities, Sun Valley, ID.
Centennial Biennial Contemporary Idaho Art : Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
Spirit Of The West: Invitational Exhibition for Idaho Artists, Sponsored by West One Bank.
1989 . Faces And Figures: Rosenthal Gallery, College of ldaho, Caldwell, ID., Dual exhibition with Joe Dadabay.
Idaho Fellowship Winners Exhibition, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID.
David Airhart/David Borsjg, Sun Valley Center Gallery, Sun Valley ID
University of Idaho Centennial Exhibition: Pritchard Gallery, University of  Idaho, Moscow, ID.
1987 The Inland Empire: Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Eight-man exhibition
50 State Art Exhibition: Held in conjunction with the Governor's Conference, Traverse City, MI., One artist each state, my work representing Idaho.
Fifth Biennial Juried Exhibition for Idaho Artist: Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
Painters of the Innerscape, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA. Dual exhibition with Mel McCuddin.
1986 Out of the Rough; Facets of the Gem State Tate Gallery, Sandpoint, ID. Funded by the Pend O'reille Arts Council. Invitational exhibition from six regions of Idaho.
Third Western States Exhibition: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY. Two-year tour, venues including New Orleans Contemporary Art Center, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Museum of South Texas
1983 Northwest Juried Art: Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA.
Sawtooths and Other Ranges of the Imagination-Contemporary Art From Idaho, National Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., plus various Idaho venues.
Third Biennial Juried Exhibition for Idaho Artist: Boise Gallery of Art, Boise, ID.
1981 Boise Art Exhibition: Eighth Street Marketplace, Boise, ID.
Second Biennial for Idaho Artist, Boise Gallery of Art, Boise, ID.
David Airhart, Jose Luis Rodrigua, Christopher Reeves: Transition Gallery, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID.
1980 Using Paper: Yellowstone Arts Center, Billings, MT. John Canaday, Juror.
1979 First Biennial Juried Exhibition for Idaho Artist: Boise Gallery of Art, Boise, ID.
Boise Art Group, 1979-1980 founder of independent artist's group. Seven exhibitions in alternative spaces around Boise, ID.
1977 Works On Paper, College of Southern Idaho, Herrett Museum, Twin Falls, ID.

AWARDS

 1986 Painting Fellowship, Idaho Commission on the Arts.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1976-1980 Founded and operated Art Attack, an art supply and framing store in Boise, Idaho.
197S-1980 Organized group of 15 contemporary artists established as Boise Art Group. Founder.
1980-1991 Founded and directed Art Attack Gallery, Boise, ID.
1996 Seattle Art Commission, Selection Panelist for Seattle Artists 1997 Visual Arts Project.
1992 Artspace, a feasibility study to develop public studio spaces for artists in Boise,ID. Advisor to panel. Funded by the Idaho Commission on the Arts and Capital City Development Corporation.
1990 Juror, Idaho Commission on the Arts, Sudden Opportunity Grant
Restoration and conservation of art work for "l00 YEARS OF IDAHO ART", a centennial exhibition for the State of Idaho curated by The Boise Art Museum.
1989 Governor's committee for 1989 Governors Awards for the Arts. Directed and curated a visual arts program for Governors Awards Ceremony.
1987 Representative for Idaho Commission on the Arts to Montana Arts Commission Booking Conference, Billings, MT.