David McDonald
David works in both sculpture and painting. The visual qualities of his work vary, but they are connected through a belief in process and intuition as a way of developing work. He believes all things in the natural world are interdependent and creates work that reflects this belief. David is also a student of Zen Buddhism and is Abbot of the Dharma Zen Center in Los Angeles.
David has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Pollock Krasner Foundation Fellowship, and a Fellowship from the City of Santa Monica. His work has been exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, and he has been written about in publications as diverse as the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Art in America, and the Santa Fean. He has taught at various institutions, including the University of Southern California, California State University Long Beach, UCLA, and New Roads High School.
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AMcE Exhibitions
Constructs July 2025
Seattle Art Fair 2025
Big Country #3, 2023
Hydrocal, Liquid Watercolor, Pigment, Sand, Paper Mache, Cold Wax
5 ½” x 9 ¼” x 6 ½”
Big Country #3 (reverse view), 2023
Hydrocal, Liquid Watercolor, Pigment, Sand, Paper Mache, Cold Wax
5 ½” x 9 ¼” x 6 ½”
Big Country #23, 2024
Hydrocal, Plaster of Paris, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Cold Wax Medium
6” x 10 ¼” x 6”
Big Country #23 (reverse view), 2024
Hydrocal, Plaster of Paris, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Cold Wax Medium
6” x 10 ¼” x 6”
Big Country #28, 2024
Hydrocal, Stone, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Acrylic, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
6 ¾” x 8” x 8 ½”
Big Country #28 (reverse view), 2024
Hydrocal, Stone, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Acrylic, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
6 ¾” x 8” x 8 ½”
Big Country #21, 2024
Hydrocal, Ceramic, Liquid Watercolor, Varnish, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
8” x 13 ½” x 8”
Big Country #21 (reverse view), 2024
Hydrocal, Ceramic, Liquid Watercolor, Varnish, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
8” x 13 ½” x 8”
Big Country #26, 2024
Hydrocal, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
9” x 13” x 7 ½”
Big Country #26 (reverse view), 2024
Hydrocal, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
9” x 13” x 7 ½”
Big Country #30, 2024
Hydrocal, Plaster Wrap, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Varnish, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
6” x 12” x 6”
Big Country #30 (reverse view), 2024
Hydrocal, Plaster Wrap, Wood, Liquid Watercolor, Varnish, Sand, Cold Wax Medium
6” x 12” x 6”