David George Andersen
(American, 1960-2017)
My art has always been socially charged - a stream of consciousness narrative where I tell a story by combining loosely related ideas, components and language. It is both familiar/ambiguous, humorous/serious. My intent is to create work that allows viewers to question, ponder and sometimes chuckle.
- David George Andersen
David’s life-long passion, education and career paths intersected in the field of art. Before working at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art as Exhibition Designer and Chief Preparator (2007-2016), he was the Exhibition Designer at the in Seattle and Cheney Cowles Museum (now ) in Spokane, Washington. Additionally, he taught at the , the North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, and the University of Idaho. Due to his extensive design and exhibit talents, he consulted on projects with the , the in Seattle, the City of Seattle, the , Washington, and the Log House Museum in Seattle.
Andersen was an accomplished, original, and unique artist. His works garnered praise from other artists and many galleries. They were featured in numerous exhibitions, including the Bellingham National 2015 Art Exhibition at the Whatcom Museum, the Shine a Light and The Art of Communication at the Mary Lou Zeek Gallery in Salem, COCA Northwest Annual in Seattle, and galleries in Salem, Seattle, Spokane, Helena (Montana), Spokane, Boise State University, Cheney Cowles Museum and others. Many Northwest and California art collectors own his art, which focused on ceramics in his early years and sculptures in his later years, and featured photography and found objects, as well as artistic commentary on politics, religion, and issues of modern life, with sometimes humorous and sometimes piercing and thought-provoking perspectives, or both.
View an online gallery of Andersen's work today