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    Biography - David Ahlsted


Gallery Representation:

Gross McCleaf Gallery
Ralph Johnson, Director
127 South Sixteenth Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
telephone # 215 - 665 - 8138

Solo Exhibitions:

2006, 03
2000, 1997, 93, 92
1999, 84, 81, 78
1994
1993, 89, 86
1993
1992
1976
1975
1971





Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, New York
Art Gallery, Richard Stockton College, Pomona, New Jersey
Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University Art Museum, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania
Ben Shahn Gallery, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey
Soho Center for Visual Artists, New York, New York
Fine Arts Gallery, State University of New York, Cortland, New York
Hathorn Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York

Major Commissions:

New Jersey State House ( State Capitol ), Trenton, New Jersey.
Six large scale paintings permanently installed, 1995.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
AgBiotech Center / Foran Hall, Seven large scale paintings permanently installed, 1995.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2006   Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2005   Kentucky Museum of Art, Louisville, Kentucky
    Gallery at Bristol - Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey
    United States Dept. of State, Art in Embassies Program
2006,05,04,03,02,01,00   Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2004,03,02,01,00   Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, New York
2004   Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey
    Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
2002   Loring Gallery, Sheffield, Massachusetts
2001,00   New Jersey Department of State Gallery, Trenton, New Jersey
2001   Albright-Knox Art Museum ( members Gallery ), Buffalo, New York
    Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1999,98,97,96,95,94,92   Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, New York
1999   Museum of the City of New York, New York, New York
    New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey
1998   Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey
    HBO World Headquarters, New York, New York
1998, 94, 92, 89, 83   Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey
1998   Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey Albright-Knox Art Gallery ( Members Gallery ), Buffalo, New York
    Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
    Unilever Corporation, Edgewater, New Jersey
1997   Dowd Fine Arts Center, State Univ. of New York at Cortland. Cortland, New York ( Three artist exhibition with John Moore, and Robert Bermilin )
1993   Albright-Knox Art Gallery ( Members Gallery ),Buffalo,New York
1992   Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey
    Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware ( Members Gallery )
1991   Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey
1990   Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Contemporary Philadelphia Artists: A Juried Exhibition", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1988   Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania
1987   Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey
    Ben Shahn gallery, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey
    West Jersey Arts Center, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1986   Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1983   Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, New Jersey
1977   Davidson Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
    Myers Fine Arts Gallery, State University of NY, Binghamton, NY
1976    Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
    University Art Gallery, State University of NY, Binghamton, New York
1975   Fine Arts Gallery, State University of New York, Cortland, New York
1974   Handforth Gallery, Southampton, New York
1973   Schnectady Museum, Schenectady, New York
    Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, New York
    Munson-Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, New York

Collections: ( Public & Corporate )

AAA Mid-Atlantic Headquarters, Wilmington, Delaware ( 2 paintings ) Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut ( paintings ) Atlantic County Government Bldg., Atlantic City, NJ ( painting, pastels ) Baum Printing, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( painting )
Chiron Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., Emeryville, California ( painting ). Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Weston, Florida. ( painting ) Coopers and Lybrand, Philadelphia, Pa. ( pastels)
Core States Bank Corp.,Philadelphia, Pa. ( painting )
FMC Corporation, Chicago, Illinois ( painting ), FMC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan ( painting )
Fox - Paine , San Francisco, California ( 3 paintings )
Glen Mede Trust, Philadelphia, Pa. ( painting )
Knipes & Cohen, Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( paintings) Marsh-McClennan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( pastels )
Master Card, Corp. Headquarters, New York, New York ( painting ) McCormick Taylor ( engineers ) , Philadelphia, Pa. (      painting )
Merck & Co. Inc., Corp. Headquarters, White Horse Station, N.J. ( 3 paintings ) Motorola Corporation, Corp. Headquarters, Horsham, Pa. ( 2 Paintings ) Museum of the City of New York ( painting )
New Jersey State House ( State Capitol ),Trenton, N.J.( six paintings permanently Installed )
New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton, N.J. ( drawings, paintings ) New Jersey Veterans Home, Paramus, New Jersey ( 3 paintings ) Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey ( Painting )
Pepsico Inc., Purchase, New York (painting)
Pew Charitable Trust, Philadelphia, Pa. ( two paintings )
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., ( 7 large scale paintings, permanently installed, Foran Hall ) Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, N.J. ( Five Paintings ) SmithKline Beecham, Philadelphia, Pa. ( large scale painting ) State University of New York, Cortland, New York ( paintings & drawings ) Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey ( painting ) Terramics Property Co., Berwyn, Pennsylvania ( paintings )
T.P.F.& C. ( Towers, Perrin, Foster & Crosby ), Philadelphia, Pa. ( painting ) University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia,      Pa. ( 3 Paintings )
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ ( 2 paintings )

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Exhibition Catalogues

Seaside Dreams. Text by A.M. Weaver. Oceanville, New Jersey: The Noyes Museum, 2004
Art Matters 2001, Edited by Glenn Curry, ( Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.) 2001
New Jersey Arts Annual, Text by Leah P. Sloshberg ( New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ) 1999 New Jersey Arts Annual, Text by Ellen S. Harris, ( Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ ) 1998
New Jersey Arts Annual, Text by Robert J. Koening, (Oceanville, NJ: The Noyes Museum), 1992
Contemporary Philadelphia Artists. Text by Anne d'Harnoncourt, Alice Beamesderfer, Danielle Rice, Paula Marincola, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1990
New Expressions by Southern New Jersey Art Faculties. Text by Deborah Allen. Oceanville, New Jersey: The Noyes Museum,      1989
A Sense of Place. Text by Liane Schneeman. Pomona, New Jersey: Stockton State College Art Gallery, 1988
An Exhibition: Art Faculty of the New Jersey State Colleges. Editor: Eileen Hogan. Wayne, New Jersey: Ben Shahn Gallery,      1987.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition. Morristown, New Jersey: Morris Museum, 1987
Nature Mode. Text by Michael Allison. Loretto, Pennsylvania: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 1986
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition. Text by Tom Moran and Cynthia Sanford. Jersey City
      Museum, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1983
Celebration of New Jersey Artists. Text by Anne Fabbri. Oceanville, New Jersey: The Noyes Museum, 1983
Contemporary Reflections.
Text by Larry Aldrich. Ridgefield, Connecticut: Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 1976
Young Photographers. Text by Van Deren Coke. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico, 1968

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Books, Periodicals and Newspaper Articles:

Lipes, Jan, Bucks County Herald ( New Hope, Pa. ) June 2, 2005, p 8.
Who's Who in American Art, 2005-2006, New Providence, N.J., Marquis Publishing, p. 12.
Zeaman, John, Design NJ ( Morganville, N.J. ) August / September 2004, p 95 - 100.
Who's Who in American Art, 2003 - 2004, New Providence, N.J., Marquis Publishing, p. 11.
Adelson, Fred B. New York Times ( New York, New York ) June 27, 2004, Section 14, p 9.
Hefler, Jan. Philadelphia Inquirer ( Philadelphia, Pa. ) July 25, 2004.
Who's Who in American Art, 2001 - 2002, New Providence, N.J., Marquis Publishing, p. 11.
Sherman, Jenny, U.S .Art Gallery ( Minneapolis, Minn.) September 2001. p 3 & 34.
Henry, Gerrit, Art in America (New York, New York ) February 2001.p 140 & 141.
NEW JERSEY: Art of the State. Text by John Gilman, New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. Cover and p.22.
North, Jennifer, The Philadelphia Inquirer ( Philadelphia, Pa. ) Sept. 26, 1999. p SJC 11.
Pritchard, Michael, The Press of Atlantic City ( Atlantic City, NJ) Sept. 12. 1999. p H 5.
Zimmer, William. The New York Times ( New York, NY) July 19, 1998. p 13.
McCoy, Bett Norcross. The Press of Atlantic City ( Atlantic City,NJ ) June 14, 1998. p H1.
McKeon, Kristin M. New Jersey Monthly ( Morristown, NJ ), Sept., 1997. p 13.
Pawling, Patrick. Atlantic City Press ( Atlantic City, NJ ), May 23, 1996. p B1,B2.
DiGirolamo, Michele, Atlantic City Magazine ( Atlantic City, NJ) Nov.,1993. p.1,60-62.
Laymon, Rob, Atlantic City Press ( Atlantic City ,N.J. ) Oct. 17, 1993. p. E5
Watkins,Eileen. Sunday Star Ledger ( Newark, New Jersey ),Nov,29 .1992.p.18
Donchey, Marjorie, Atlantic City Press ( Atlantic City, N.J. ) Nov. 1, 1992. p. G5
Halpern,Joyce, Art Matters, (Philadelphia,PA ),Oct.,1992.p.1
Zimmer, William, "Strength in Abstraction" New York Times, ( New York, NY ), Aug. 20, 1992
Halpern, Joyce, "Southern New Jersey Artists" Art Matters, ( Philadelphia, PA) Dec., 1991, p.1
Gallagher, Maria. Daily News. (Philadelphia, PA ), April 20, 1990, p.65
Miller Kase, Lori. Applause Magazine ( Philadelphia, PA ), April, 1990, p.9
Who's Who In American Art 1989-90. New York City: R.R. Bowker Company, p. 9
Donohoe, Victoria. The Philadelphia Inquirer ( Philadelphia, PA ), March 11, 1989, section D, p.3
Boone, Mary and Krantz, Les. The New York Art Review ( 1988 ), pp.182-83,207
Watkins, Eileen. Sunday Star Ledger ( Newark, New Jersey ), July 19, 1987, Section 4, p.14
Filler, Marion. Daily Record ( Morristown, New Jersey ), April 12, 1987
Newark Star Ledger ( Newark, New Jersey ), April 12, 1987, section 4,p.11
Goldstein, Gordon. Atlantic City Magazine ( January 1986 ), p.48
Janson, Donald. New York Times ( New York, New York ), August 14, 1983, Section xi, column 5, p.4
Watkins, Eileen. "David Ahlsted." Newark Star Ledger ( Newark, New Jersey ), July 31, 1982, p.15
" David Ahlsted." Atlantic City Press ( Atlantic City, New Jersey ), March 15, 1981, p.B-8
Hollis, Bonnie. " American Still Life at Pomona." Atlantic City Press ( Atlantic City, N.J ) March 6, 1981, p.13
Keane, Kathleen. "David Ahlsted." The Sun ( Atlantic City, New Jersey ) March 6, 1981, p.13
Zinc, Vivian. "Artist and His Illusion." The Sun ( Atlantic City, New Jersey ), November 1, 1978, p.20
"David Ahlsted." Atlantic City Press ( Atlantic City, New Jersey ), October 20, 1978, p.8
"David Ahlsted." Ocean City Sentinel Ledger ( Ocean City, New Jersey ), October 19, 1978, p.8
"Art in the Galleries." The New Yorker ( October 18, 1976 ), p.13
Smith, Corinna. "David Ahlsted." Soho Weekly News (New York, New York ), October 14, 1976, p.23
Who's Who in American Art 1975-77. New York City: R.R.Bowker Company, p.5
Fox, Frank Jr. "On Art and Artists." Albany Times Union ( Albany, New York ), February 1, 1973