David Baird: A Survey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Las Vegas, Nevada, August 18, 2019
Priscilla Fowler Fine Art presents
David Baird: A Survey
Sculpture | Paintings | Monoprints | Mixed Media
September 5 – October 26, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION, with artist present: Preview Thursday September 5th, 5-11pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Thursday 12 – 6pm; Friday and Saturday 11 – 8pm; Sunday 11 – 6pm
Open First Fridays September 6th and October 4th, 5 to 11pm (artist present)
Open Preview Thursday October 3rd, 5 to 11 pm (artist present)
CLOSING RECEPTION, with artist present: Thursday October 24th 5 to 7pm; Informal Artist Tour 6pm
Priscilla Fowler Fine Art LLC 1300 S. Main St. #110
(Las Vegas Arts District)
Las Vegas, NV 89104 artsy.net/priscilla-fowler-fine-art 719-371-5640
We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of our new location at 1300 S. Main St., in Las Vegas' Arts District, on September 5, a Preview Thursday, featuring an exhibit of the work of David Baird.
David Baird: A Survey​ will reprise David's work in ​Between the Lines: Biblical Speculations, ​an exhibit showing through late August at the Dadian Gallery of the Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. ​Between the Lines ​includes sculpture, monoprints, and paintings. Our exhibit will include as well many of David’s small daily “journal” pieces, shown in several groups of 7 to 9.
Professor David Baird of UNLV was introduced to us by Patrick Duffy, President and CEO of the Nevada School of the Arts (Las Vegas' arts high school). Prof. Baird teaches architecture at UNLV and has studied and created art all his life.
David Baird studied architecture at the University of Illinois, Champaign and received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1987. From Illinois, he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, where Baird studied and worked for a Danish design firm. Upon his return to the United States, David was offered an assistantship at the University of Arizona, Tucson, which he accepted. There he studied art and architecture and obtained a post-professional Master of Architecture Degree in 1991. Since graduation Baird has published over 25 academic papers, lectured at a dozen universities and has received major grants that support his architectural and artistic investigations. This work has been recognized by his peers, published, and has received numerous awards.
In addition to receiving over 15 architectural design excellence awards, including a National AIA Small Projects Award, Baird has been a professional artist since 1990. His art work has been exhibited in over 50 venues across the country including seven museums. He has had solo exhibitions in Paris, France; Mittersill, Austria; and has a solo exhibit with over 40 works scheduled in Washington DC for the Summer of 2019. His art work has won several awards and has been recognized by Peter Frank--The Village Voice; Jane Aldin--Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; George P. Schneider--The Arts Institute of Chicago; Beth Handler—Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Phyllis Braff-- New York Times; Fiona Ragheb—Guggenheim Museum, NYC; Helen Harrison-- Pollack-Krasner House; Lisa Phillips and David Kiehl, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC.
Having served as Director of the UNLV School of Architecture for over 6 years, David returned to the faculty in 2015 and currently holds the rank of Professor of Architecture in the UNLV College of Fine Arts which houses Nevada’s premier accredited design programs in Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Planning, and Architecture. He is also the co-founder and design director of +one design and construction – an award-winning

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Las Vegas, Nevada, August 18, 2019
firm. These platforms are an outlet for his passion and interest in socially responsible art and architecture. More information about David’s work and ideas can be found on ​his blog​. (From his UNLV biography)
David Baird’s website is ​http://www.keepitreal.gallery​. His approach to painting is described at the beginning of the website. His blog, which you can link to from the website, expands on his Dadian Gallery exhibition catalog notes. For images of David’s work, please visit ​https://www.artsy.net/priscilla-fowler-fine-art​ (The catalog will be available for purchase during the Las Vegas exhibition.)
Priscilla Fowler Fine Art LLC is a gallery of contemporary art located within Las Vegas’ Arts District. The gallery shows notable local artists as well as artists from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; and Denver, Colorado. The gallery, originally located in ArtSquare, recently relocated to South Main Street, where it has extensive exhibition space for 1-2 month shows, and also a large showroom and gift shop.