Artist Statement Bio 2026

David Brandt is originally from Minnesota. After receiving his BFA from the University of Wisconsin, he worked many years in the Film and Advertising industry as an Animator, Designer and Director.  He built his career first in Mpls, then Seattle, eventually moving to San Fransisco.  He now lives in Oregon where he primarily focuses on his work as a Fine Artist.

His paintings are large oils and mixed media watercolors. His imagery ranges from landscapes to human technological artifacts. Usually the work contains juxtaposition of both, as satire of our culture. “While I consider this as a serious issue, I prefer to present it in a lighthearted, entertaining way. Humor allows us to be more resilient.”

Recent Grants

2019 Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant, Mechanism Installation.

Recent Exhibitions

2026 Blackfish Gallery Layered Perceptions, juried, Portland OR

2025 Dimensions Building 5 Pop-Up, juried, Portland, OR

2025 The Writers Block, Portland, OR, NWMAW Invitational group show.

2025 The Columbia Art Center, Hood River, OR, New Landscapism

2023 Mechanism Installation, NWMAW, Bldg 5

2010 10X10X10XTIETON Tieton Art & Humanities, Juried show, Tieton, WA