DISCIPLINES: Oil
Painter, Graphic and Web Designer, Photographer,
Cartographer MEDIA: Oil
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 'The Art of
David John Simcik', Aurora Public Art Commission, 60 paintings, Aurora IL
- March 2008 'Faces', Wings Gallery, 22 portraits, Glen Ellyn IL -
March 2004
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION
'Eye
Screams', Gourmond Cafe and Gallery with Art Professor, Jennifer Hereth,
Chicago IL - August 2004
2014
'Who We Aren't',
National Exhibition, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL - March
2014
2013 'National Art Premiere
2013' Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst IL - March-April 2013
'Mad World',
National Exhibition, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL - March
2013
Degenerate Art Gallery's Third Exhibition - Chicago,
IL
2012 'Urban Visions' Norris
Cultral Arts Center Gallery, St. Charles IL - Third Place- February 2012
'Real People 2012', Old Court House Figurative Art League, national
exhibit, Woodstock IL - September 2012 'Vicinity 2012' Norris Cultral
Arts Center Gallery, St. Charles IL - September 2012
2011 'Vicinity 2011' Norris
Cultral Arts Center Gallery, St. Charles IL - October 2011 '7th Annual
National Self-Portrait Exhibition', Zhou B Art Center, Chicago IL - August
2011 'Real People 2011', Old Court House Figurative Art League,
national exhibit, Woodstock IL - September 2011
2010 '6th Annual National
Self-Portrait Exhibition', 33 Collective Gallery, Zhou B Art Center -
Chicago IL - August 2011 '2010 Spring Exhibit', Water Street Studios
Gallery, Batavia IL - April to August 2010 'Image Attitude
Impression', Union Street Gallery, national exhibit, Chicago Heights IL -
March 2010 'Annual Members Summer Show', 119th Artists Gallery,
Whiting IN - July 2010
2009 'Value Volume Variety',
Best of Show Award, 119th Artists Gallery, Whiting IN - October 2009
'Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition', Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch
Arts Center, Glen Ellyn IL - April 2009 'Bling 2009', Crown Center
Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, IL - April 2009
2008 'Chicago Art Open
2008', Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL - October 2008 'About Face',
Bloomingdale Park District Art Museum, Bloomingdale IL - September 2008
'Real People 2008', Old Court House Figurative Art League, national
exhibit, Woodstock IL - August 2008 'THE ART OF DAVID JOHN SIMCIK',
Solo Exhibition, Aurora Public Art Commission, Aurora IL - March 2008
2007 'Chicago Art Open
2007', Iron Studios, Chicago IL - October 2007 'Every-Body, A
Figurative Exhibition', Old Court House Figurative Art League, national
exhibit, Woodstock IL - August 2007 'Strangers Like Us Series by David
John Simcik', River Breeze Gallery, Aurora IL - June to November 2007
'Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition', Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch
Arts Center, Glen Ellyn IL - March 2007 'Baby, Baby, Baby', Infant
Welfare Society of Chicago, a group show, Chicago IL - March 2007 'The
Return of the Masters and Friends', Atron Regen Interior, Champaign IL -
February 2007
2006 'Viewpoint', The Fine
Line Creative Arts Center, national juried show, St. Charles IL - May 2006
'Art At City Hall', Aurora Public Arts Commission, Aurora IL - March
to August 2006
2005 'Biennial 23', South
Bend Regional Museum of Art, juror: Aron Packer, included 10 paintings,
South Bend IN - June to September 2005 'Animal Images', The
Anti-Cruelty Society, juror: Aldo Castillo, Chicago IL - October 2005
'Contemporary Realism', Prairie State College, national exhibit,
Chicago Heights IL - October 2005 'Vicinity 2005', Norris Cultural
Arts Center, St. Charles IL - October 2005 'Real People 2005', Old
Court House Figurative Art League, national exhibit, Woodstock IL - August
2005 'National Juried Art Exhibition', Norris Cultural Arts Center,
St. Charles IL - July 2005 'Up & Coming', Hinsdale Center for the
Arts,exhibition, Hinsdale IL - July 2005 'Annual Juried Student Art
Exhibition', Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn IL - April
2005 ARC Gallery, "Crushed Crushes", national juried show, Chicago IL
- February 2005 'A Square Foot', AFIF Gallery, national juried show,
Philadelphia, PA - January 2005
2004 'Art To Fear II', ARC
Gallery, national juried show, Chicago IL - October 2004 'Face to
Face', Bloomingdale Park District Museum Portrait Show, Bloomingdale IL -
August 2004 'Real People 2004', Old Court House Figurative Art League,
national exhibit, Woodstock IL - September 2004 'ArtExpo Show',
Dreambox Gallery, Chicago IL - May 2004
2003 'Annual Juried Student
Art Exhibition', Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn IL -
June 2003 'Not Just Another Pretty Face', Bloomingdale Park District
Museum Portrait Show, Bloomingdale IL - June 2003
PUBLICATIONS Prairie Light
Review, (arts publication of College of DuPage), Fall/Winter 2005 issue, 2
paintings included Prairie Light Review, Spring/Summer 2005 issue, 2
paintings included Prairie Light Review, Fall/Winter 2004 issue, 2
paintings included Prairie Light Review, Spring/Summer 2004 issue, 3
paintings included Prairie Light Review, Fall/Winter 2003 issue, 4
paintings included, front and back covers.
EDUCATION: College of DuPage
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Artist/Lecturer, College of DuPage, 2005
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