David Dibble
David Dibble (b.'77) was raised on a farm in Davis County, Utah, where he was influenced by the landscape from an early age. He studied Illustration at Brigham Young University (BFA, '03) and began landscape painting in earnest in graduate school at the Academy of Art University (MFA, '08). Following the Academy he worked as a color artist for Blue Sky Animation Studios (20th Century Fox), creating Concept Design for such films as Rio, Epic, Ice Age 4, Peanuts, and Ferdinand. His time in the film industry led to six years as an associate professor of illustration at Brigham Young University followed by a launch into full time painting.
David and his family now reside in Orem, Utah, where he paints and teaches workshops nationally. He continues to be sought after as concept environment artist and a gallery painter. His gallery work, focusing largely on agricultural themes, can be found in private collections and museums internationally.
"Having grown up on a farm in Utah, agriculture is deeply ingrained in my soul. Mountains and farms seem to be what I constantly come back to for inspiration. Seeing the loss of so much farmland in the country and the struggles that remaining farmers face, I want to celebrate that legacy, help others see the nobility in it, and encourage national dialogue about the role of agriculture and related spaces in our communities."
REPRESENTATION:
- Mockingbird Gallery, Bend OR
- Anthony's Fine Art, SLC, UT
EDUCATION
• BFA Illustration, Brigham Young University ('03)
• MFA Illustration/Fine Art, Academy of Art University ('08)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Blue Sky Animation Studios, color artist (20th Century Fox) '08-'14
• Brigham Young University, Associate Professor, Illustration, '14-'20
• Concept Clients: Disney, Netflix, 20th Century Fox, Sunrise Productions.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
• Drawing Group Show, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, 2020
• Small Works Group Show, Maxwell Alexander Gallery, 2019
- Two-man show: New Works, David Dibble and John Taft, Mockingbird Gallery, May 2019
• Group plein air show, Kaiping Art Museum, Kaiping, China, 2018
• Things We've Handed Down, solo show, Trailside Galleriy, WY, 2018
• Beyond Structure, group show, Brigham Young University, Idaho, 2017
SELECTED PRESS
• Southwest Art, cover and feature article, August 2019
• Southwest Art, Artists to Watch, May 2017
• American Art Collector, Artist Focus, 2016
AWARDS
• First Place, Springville Museum Spring Salon 2021
• Award of Merit, Springville Museum Fall Salon 2020
• Bronze Medal, Oil Painters of America National Show, 2020
• Landscape Award, Art Renewal Center (ARC), annual show, 2019
• Second Place, Springville Museum Spring Salon 2019
• Purchase Award, Springville Museum of Art, 2019
• First Place, Kern County Plein Air, 2018
• First Place, Fall Online Showcase, Oil Painters of America 2018
• Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America National Show, 2018
• Best of Show, Kern County Plein Air, 2017
• Second Place, Fall Online Showcase, Oil Painters of America 2017
• Award of Merit, American Impressionist Society annual show, 2016
• Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America National Show, 2016
• Silver Medal, Oil Painters of America, Western Region Show, 2015
AFFILIATIONS
• Oil Painters of America, signature member
• American Impressionist Society
• California Art Club
PUBLIC ART
• Barn Murals, Layton, UT, 2007
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