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2024 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
David Kuntzman
Paris Ohio 44669 United States Cell Phone: 3302067300 Website: http://www.kuntzmanart.com
Bio
Education
- Mount Union College (Alliance, OH), B.A. Art, 1974
- Kent State University (Kent, OH), Graduate Studies, 1976-1977
Permanent Collections
- Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH
- Kent State University, Stark Branch, North Canton, OH
- Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH
- Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
- Walsh University, North Canton, OH
Commissioned / Public Works
1975 Dime Bank, Canton, OH Mural commissioned by Beautification Committee of the
Canton Chamber of Commerce & Canton Museum of Art; destroyed c. 1990.
Awards
2021 Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists, 2nd Place
2018 Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists, Honorable Mention
Summit Artspace, Akron, OH, Parallax Show, 2nd Place
The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 76th May Show, 2nd Place
2008 The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 66th May Show, Honorable Mention
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists, Honorable Mention
1974 Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 33rd May Show, 1st Place
1972 Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 31st May Show, 2nd Place
Walsh College, North Canton, OH, Winter Arts Festival, 1st Place
Solo / Duo Exhibitions – Scheduled
2023 BAYarts, Bay Village, OH, Simultaneous Contrasts, David Kuntzman & Priscilla Roggenkamp
Solo / Duo Exhibitions
2022 University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH, David Kuntzman – Recent Work
2022 Marcia Evans Gallery, Columbus, OH, David Kuntzman & J.T. Thompson
2022 Peg’s Gallery, Hudson, OH, Simultaneous Contrasts, David Kuntzman & Priscilla Roggenkamp
2021 Strauss Studios, Canton, OH September Artist
2019 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Organized Ambiguity
2018 Gallery of Framing, Fairlawn, OH, October Featured Area Artist
2012 Kent State Stark, Gallery 6000, North Canton, OH, Abstract Allure, Kuntzman & Zinsmeister Parker
2009 The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, Kuntzman: Recent Works
2007 University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH, Kuntzman & McCallum – Recent Works, David
Kuntzman & Steve McCallum
2006 Second April Gallery, Canton, OH, Kuntzman – Recent Works
1977 Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
1976 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH
1974 Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH
Group / Invitational Exhibitions
2022 Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Artist to Artists
2022 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH Seeing is Deceiving, Selections from the collection
2020 Hazeltree Studios, Akron, OH, Spring Show
2018 Harris Stanton Galleries, Akron & Cleveland, OH, Winter Fresh Finds
2007 Kent State Stark, Gallery 6000, North Canton, OH
1975 Mount Union College, Alliance, OH, Alumni Invitational
1974 Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH, All-Ohio Invitational Show
Juried Shows
2022
Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH 79th Annual May Show
Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, OH, Bryn Du Art Show
Bay Arts, Bay Village, OH Art Show
2021
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists, 2nd Place
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 85th National Midyear
Gallery at Lakeland / Stella’s Art Gallery, Willoughby, OH May Show
Mansfield Arts Center, Mansfield, OH, 76th Annual May Show
Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 78th Annual May Show
2020
Summit Artspace, Akron, OH, Fresh
2019
Juilliard Arts Center, Canton, OH, Canton Art Call
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists
Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH, 48th Annual Juried Art Exhibit
2018
Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH, 47th Annual Juried Art Exhibit
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists, Honorable Mention
Summit Artspace, Akron, OH, Parallax Show, 2nd Place
The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 76th May Show, 2nd Place
2016
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists
2009
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 72nd Area Artists
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists
2008
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 72nd National Midyear
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 71st Area Artists
The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 66th May Show, Honorable Mention
Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Stark County Artists, Honorable Mention
2007
Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH, 61st Annual Ohio
Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH, 62nd Annual May Show
The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 65th May Show
Butler Institute of American Art, Salem Branch, Salem, OH, 11th Annual Art Show
2006 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 70th Area Artists Annual
1975 Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH, Ohio Fine Arts Exhibition
1974 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 36th Area Artists Annual
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 38th Annual Midyear Show
Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 33rd May Show, 1st Place
1973 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 35th Area Artists Annual
The Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 32nd May Show
1972 Little Art Gallery, North Canton, OH, 31st May Show, 2nd Place
Walsh College, North Canton, OH, Winter Arts Festival, 1st Place
Bibliography
Tom Wachunas, http://artwach.blogspot.com
- 05/13/19 – “Retinal Poetry” – review of Canton Museum exhibit of Kuntzman’s grid paintings
- 01/04/19 – “Valuing the Invaluable: And the winner is…” – review of Massillon juried show
- 10/26/16 – “MassMu Deja Vu” – review of Massillon juried show
- 09/14/12 – “Abstract Allure” – review of KSU Stark exhibit of Kuntzman & Parker
Stark Arthology (Indigo Ink Press: Canton, OH, 2010)
Artist Statement
At present, I am investigating two lines of work: my “Mathematician” series and my “Heritage” series. Both series share the same media (acrylic on canvas) and techniques, but have different motivations.
My “Mathematician” series has evolved over the past 17 years. During that time, I experimented with multi-value progressions of single colors, multi-hue progressions, and, presently, black/white progressions. Similarly, my compositions have evolved from gridworks parallel to the canvas’s edge to grids of varying angles, and from gridworks filling the entire canvas to grids within limited planes. While gridworks should provide a sense of order, morphing and various angles removes that certainty. Color and composition produce the increasingly complex, dense, and ambiguous spaces which I seek to create.
My “Heritage” series is a more recent avenue of inquiry. Developed during the pandemic – when museums were inaccessible – this series is my exploration of our regional artists’ “Op Art” style. I use the technique of “fluting,” used to create a cylindrical space or a support structure for progressing from one color to another. At this time, my paintings use one system of fluting at a right angle to another, creating a spherical space. I continue to mix and use progressions of individual colors to create the iconic visual reactions associated with Op Art.
My two styles continue to evolve and are beginning to influence one another. In my present work, I enjoy contemplating and calculating how the two styles may be unified into a single style in the future.