DAVE WARNKE
ABOUT DAVE WARNKE
DAVe Warnke
b. 1971
In his paintings and drawings, DAVe creates a vibrant landscape populated by a collection of cheerful creatures. The resulting artworks are eye candy: sweet, silly, and fun to view. With his characteristic style of bright colors, simplified shapes, and bold graphic lines, DAVe attempts to recapture the joy and vitality of his childhood artwork. Oftentimes, DAVe brings his fantastical world directly to the urban landscape, intending to brighten up public spaces with good-natured, silly intervention.
DAVe studied painting and printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned a BFA from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dublin, Ireland. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited worldwide, including at The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts and the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, Germany. DAVe is an artist and educator who lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two daughters. His public art can be seen throughout the Bay Area and around the world.
EDUCATION
Painting and Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
BFA, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 “The Whimsical, Weird, and Wonderful World of DAVe Warnke,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 Artisans Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2007 “In Pursuit of Happiness,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2006 Perihelion Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2005 66 Balmy Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2003 Tag Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
2003 66 Balmy Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Villains, San Francisco, CA
2001 Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2001 The Attic Gallery, Nashville,, TN
2001 ITARTWORKS, Lafayette, CA
2001 Base Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 “Freshly Painted,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2015 “Inventory Salon,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2014 “Same, Same, But Different,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 “Kaleidoscope,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 “Seven under Seven,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 “No Room for Squares,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2008 “Deappropriation Project,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2008 “Under $100,” Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 “Skate Art Exhibition,” Allenby 94 Gallery, Jerusalem, Israelf
2008 “Expo Stickers,” Curitiba, Brazil
2008 “Peel Here,” The Ghetto Mansion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Also Known As,” Alias Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2007 “Poster Power Show,” Salerno, Italy
2007 “Happy Meats,” Alpha Cult Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 “Self Made,” Homeland Culture Center, Long Beach, CA
2006 “Street Art Expo,” Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
2005 “Street Art Show, International,” Santiago, Chile
2005 “Laugh Out Loud,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 “The Metal Pig Show,” Austin, TX
2005 “Bollocks: A Street Art Show,” Washington, DC
2004 “Hollywood Remix,” Wooster Arts Space, New York, NY
2004 “On Another Good Day,” Street Level Gallery, Highwood, IL
2004 “The Bay Area Show,” The Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
2004 “Fresh Produce,” Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
2004 “Street Art Jam,” Warsza, Poland
2004 “Small Works,” 66 Balmy Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 “When Dogs Fly,” Skewville Gallery, New York, NY
2003 “Pictoplasma,” Future is Now Gallery, New York, NY
2003 “16th Independent Arts Festival,” Antwerp, Belgium
2003 “Stick ‘em Up,” Objex Arts Space, Miami, FL
2003 “Decked Out,” Culture Cache Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Outside,” StartSOMA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Faux Real,” di Rosa Gallery, Napa, CA
2003 Brendan Elliott Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2003 “Je’ Appelle,” Club Townsend, San Francisco, CA
2002 “Stick ‘Em Up,” One Time Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 “DAVe and Buffmonster,” Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
2002 “Stick ‘em Up,” Magma Gallery, London, England
2002 “Urban, Folk, Pop,” Whitney Young Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Spaces Between Place,” Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Fecal Face Arty Party,” Oakland, CA
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2006 “Stickeraward,” Grassi Museum, Liepzig, Germany
2004 “The Interventionists: Art in the Social Sphere,” Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA
PUBLICATIONS
“Street Art: Dave Warnke,” Juxtapoz. May 12, 2011 (online article)
Hartline, Karen T. “In the Mix: For the Taking,” Oakland Magazine. January-February 2010
“Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art,” by Carlo McCormick. 2010
“Stickers 2: International Sticker Art Book,” by Mattias Muller and Andreas Ullrich. 2009
Vapors Magazine. 2006
Juxtapoz Magazine. 2006
“The Art of Rebellion 2: World of Urban Art Activism,” by Christian Hundertmark. 2006
“Street Logos,” by Tristan Manco. 2005
NO Magazine (2005)
“The Art of Rebellion: World Street Art,” by Christian Hundertmark. 2004
Vapors Magazine (2004)
Oakland Tribune (2004)
San Francisco Chronicle (2004)
PEELzine 2 cover (2004)
‘Pictoplasma 2’ (2003)
‘Stick 'em Up’ (2003)
San Francisco Reader (2002)
XLR8R (2002)
Art Calendar (2001)
Where San Francisco (2001)
Flyer Magazine (2001)
QSF (2001)
San Francisco Chronicle (2001)
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2006 Artist in Residence at San Francisco Arts in Education Project, San Francisco, CA
2005 Street Styles after-school art program, Creator and Teacher, San Francisco, CA
2004 Hearts in SF participant (City Hall and Embarcadero) Heart purchased by Visa Corp.
