Artist Statement:David Halliday has been making and exhibiting photographs since the late 1980s. He first gained attention for his sepia-toned silver prints of elegant, meticulously composed still lifes. His more recent color work, all captured on film with natural light, maintains the same intimate and simple beauty. His subject matter is often quotidian but far from mundane. Throughout his career, Halliday has consistently maintained his commitment to capturing the inherent beauty and character in everyday objects and scenes through his unique artistic vision. Artist Bio:The artist was born in Glen Cove, New York in 1958 and spent his formative years in Ridgefield, Connecticut. It was at the Wooster Community Art Center in Danbury, Connecticut where he was first introduced to the visual arts. He attended Syracuse University and later pursued further studies with Arnold Newman, Jane Tuckerman, and Robert Hennessey. Their influences and encouragement inspired in Halliday a lifelong passion for photography.Halliday’s work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Museum exhibitions include the San Antonia Museum of Art, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, Center for the Arts Virginia Tech, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. His work has been represented in galleries throughout the US. Halliday’s photographs are included in numerous public and private collections including the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the New Britain Museum of Art.He currently lives and works in Schodack Landing, New York, in the northern Hudson Valley. Curriculum Vitae: b. 1958, Glen Cove, New York Education1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine1976-79 Syracuse University, New York1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, ConnecticutSelected Exhibitions2023 Equipoise, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2019 Still Life Like, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2019 At Play, Hodges Taylor, Charlotte, NC2018 Photography, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2016 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2015 Photography 2015, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2014 A Nod to the Past, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LAMcMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LAWessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJJulie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MAGraficas Gallery, Nantucket, MA2009 Culinary Delights, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TXTwo Decades: David Halliday, Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY2008 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LAStill-Life, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CACarrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NYWatermark Gallery, Houston TXStrange Fruit: David Halliday and Greg Kuharic, La Motta Fine Art, Hartford, CT2007 George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2006 Penultimate, 12 Orange Fine Art, Nantucket, MAArtifacts: Photographs by David Halliday, MOCA Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL2005 Watermark Gallery, Houston, TX2004 George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CASailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MAThe Box Series, John Stevenson Gallery, New York, NYAnne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, IDStill Lifes and Landscapes, Bassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA2003 Wooded Scenes, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2002 Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LAEdward Carter Gallery, Lewes, DE2001 Wessel + O’Connor Fine Arts, New York, NYCarrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NYBassetti Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LASailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA2000 Fong / Heimerdinger Fine Art, San Francisco, CAAnne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, IDWessel + O’Connor Fine Arts, New York, NYSailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA1999 Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MABassetti Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LASailor’s Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MA1998 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY(X) Gallery, Nantucket, MA1997 Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GABridgewater / Lustberg Gallery, New York, NYBassetti Fine Arts Photographs, New Orleans, LA1996 Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, LABridgewater / Lustberg Gallery, New York, NY1995 Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, LAIcons Gallery, New Orleans, LAGallery of Contemporary Art, Hudson, NY1994 Bridgewater / Lustberg Gallery, New York, NYIcons Gallery, New Orleans, LA1992 Icons Gallery, New Orleans, LAWarren Street Gallery, Hudson, NYSelected Group Exhibitions2014 A Nod to the Past, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2007 The Dark Room, New Orleans, LACarrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2006 Emotional Rescue: Three From New Orleans, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC2005 In Search of Eden, Stephanie Hoppen, London, England2004 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY2003 Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MACarrie Haddad Gallery, Nantucket, MA2002 Sailor's Valentine Gallery, Nantucket, MABassetti Fine Art Photographs, New Orleans, LA2001 Festival Garonne, Toulouse, FranceEdward Carter Gallery, Lewes, DE2000 The Selective Eye, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, IDContemporary Photography by Emerging and Established Talent, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OklahomaPhotography Now, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LARevelations: Male Nudes, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY1999 Male IV, Julian Hartnoll Gallery, LondonYoung Work, New Work, Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MITwig, Los Angeles, CA1998 Southside Gallery, Oxford, MSCome Out, Come Out Wherever You Are, Hanson Gallery, New OrleansJulie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA1997 Carnival, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DCEntergy Louisiana Open, The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA1996 The Portrait, Marlborough Gallery, NYHunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN1995 Southside Gallery, Oxford, MI1994 Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NYBrown's Fine Art, Jackson, MS1992 (X) Gallery, Nantucket, MAPittsfield Museum, Pittsfield, MACollectionsNew Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CTMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, TXSan Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TXSanta Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CABanana RepublicHunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TennesseeNew Orleans Museum of ArtBanana Republic Selected BibliographyAletti, Vince. 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