David Schell is an artist working in Portland, Oregon. He received an MFA from American University and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the founder of The Semi-Finalist, a painting-centric blog that features interviews by Schell and columns by Benjamin Terrell.
Shell's recent work is about what's not there and how the remaining form interacts with absence. His paintings investigate the idea that context, shape, color and perception are intimately linked to one another.
Recent exhibitions include Open (2024) and Conditional (2022) at 57W57ARTS in NYC; Casual Plans (2023), intimate, intimate (2021), and Temporary Fun (2019) at Augen Gallery in Portland, Oregon; Current Surroundings at the Dengeringink Gallery in Vancouver, WA; End of the Beginning in Queensland, Australia; What Develops at The Floating Gallery in Portland, OR; Just Like This for a Little While (solo show) at Oranj Studio in Portland, OR; the 60th Chautauqua Annual Exhibit of Contemporary Art in Chautauqua, New York; Transformation Chase at the North View Gallery, also in Portland, OR. He has also shown work at Gallery 214 on the Pacific Northwest College of Art campus (Portland,OR) and at Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).
Shell's recent work is about what's not there and how the remaining form interacts with absence. His paintings investigate the idea that context, shape, color and perception are intimately linked to one another.
Recent exhibitions include Open (2024) and Conditional (2022) at 57W57ARTS in NYC; Casual Plans (2023), intimate, intimate (2021), and Temporary Fun (2019) at Augen Gallery in Portland, Oregon; Current Surroundings at the Dengeringink Gallery in Vancouver, WA; End of the Beginning in Queensland, Australia; What Develops at The Floating Gallery in Portland, OR; Just Like This for a Little While (solo show) at Oranj Studio in Portland, OR; the 60th Chautauqua Annual Exhibit of Contemporary Art in Chautauqua, New York; Transformation Chase at the North View Gallery, also in Portland, OR. He has also shown work at Gallery 214 on the Pacific Northwest College of Art campus (Portland,OR) and at Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).