Born 1960, Amersham, England
Lives and works in New York NY
EDUCATION
1994
M.F.A. Studio Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1983
B.A. Ceramics, Bristol School of Art, Bristol, England
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
Material and Design, Jardin Anima, Marrakech, Morocco
2015
Machina, ArtHelix, Bushwick, NY
2014
Toil, Curatorium, EB Fine Arts, Hudson, NY
2013
Ways of Worldmaking, Youkobo Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Some Astrolabes, Dar Tazi, Fès, Morocco
Reign Marks,Le Cube, Rabat, Morocco
2007
Hearts and Minds, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago, IL
Trainspotting, Lyons Wier Ortt, New York, NY
2005
Life and Times, Enoch Pratt, Baltimore, MD
2002
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
2001
Boats and Machines, Harlan Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2000
Last Call, New York, NY
1994
Urban Diary, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
1991
Greene Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Miami, FL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Anywhere but Here, Project Art Space, New York, NY
Travelers, Liars, Thieves, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2018
The Therapist Office, 1969, New York, NY
Containment, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
Mirror Mirrored: Fairy Tale Infinities, St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH
2017
Pèlerinage, 45 rue Clément Bel, Vallauris, France
2016
Mirror Mirrored: Art Meets the Monsters, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
2015
In the Red, The Royal @ RSOAA, Brooklyn, NY
Type Indicators, ArtHelix, Bushwick, NY
2014
Arts/Industry: Collaboration and Innovation, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
2012
Plus Loin, à L'Ouest du Maghreb, L'Institut Français, Fès, Morocco
Permanent Collection, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Toy Story, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
30 North by 84 West, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2010
Good and Plenty, South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, FL
Bellwether 2010: Art Walk Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
2009
Fresh Asphalt, Gallery Satori, New York, NY
2008
The Moment at Hand, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Nothing at the End of the Lane, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
Post Petroleum, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Alchemy, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
2006
The Last of the V8s, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
The Shape of Things, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Studio Visit, Exit Art, New York, NY
2005
All Terrain, Average Industries, Wynwood, Miami, FL
Exit Biennial II: Traffic, Exit Art, New York, NY
2003
Fine Arts, British Academy, Rome, Italy
2002
Groundswell, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2001
Subdivision, Art Center, Miami Beach, FL
1999
Parables/Parallel, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2023
Rural Red Clay: An Artist’s Journey through the South of Morocco, (research article), Studio Potter
2021
Houston, We Have a Problem, (curatorial project: seven artists), Chashama, 81 Essex Street, New York, NY
2019
The Earth has Three Colors: a celebration of Moroccan ceramics, (illustrated book), Mazda Publishers
2018
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, (curatorial project: Guy Nelson), New York, NY
Mirror Mirrored: A Contemporary Artists' Edition of Grimm's Tales (illustration of one story) , published by Gwarlingo Press
2016
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, (curatorial project: Steve De Frank and Waldo Jones), New York, NY
2015
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, (curatorial project with Guy Nelson), New York, NY
COLLECTIONS
Brooklyn Arts Library
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Elwood Beach Fine Arts Foundation
John Michael Kohler Art Center
Miami Dade Public Library System, Miami, FL
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Cara Enteles, New York, NY
Tom Healy, New York, NY
Sonny Kamm, Los Angeles, CA
Stephen and Linda McGeady, Portland, OR
Etienne Nouvellet, Paris, France
Charles-Andre Nouvellet, Paris, France
Elisabeth Piskernik, Rabat, Morocco
Kate Shepherd, New York, NY
Anna Schuleit, Harrisville, NH
Nawal Slawi, Casablance, Morocco
Jack Zipes, Minneapolis, MN
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2022
Fulbright Research/Teaching Scholar, Essaouira, Morocco
2021
Fulbright Research/Teaching Scholar, Marrakech, Morocco
2019
Fulbright Research/Teaching Scholar, Tangier, Morocco
2017
AIR Vallauris, Vallauris, France
2013
NYFA Emergency Relief Fund
Youkobo Artist in Residence, Tokyo, Japan
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2011-12
Fulbright Research Scholar, Fez, Morocco
2007
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
MacDowell, Peterborough, NH
2006
Kohler Arts/Industry Residency, Sheboygan, WI
2001
New York State Craft Artist
1997
Time Warner Arts Fellowship
MEDIA
2018
Micchelli, Thomas, “Hand-Copying the Constitution and Other Responses to Trump", Hyperallergic
2017
Depetris, Philippe, “Exposition : concentré d’Australie et d’Amérique à AIR Vallauris”, nice-matin
2014
Garth Clark, "Exhibition/Toil: Industry, Owls, Dogs and Trucks by David Packer", C-File
2012
Carol Schwarzmann, "David Packer, Les Bidons", Brooklyn Rail
Syham Weigant, “À Fès, la céramique inspire des artistes new-yorkais”, Diptyk
Suzanna Clarke, “Superb Art in the Fez Medina”, The View from Fez
2010
"David Packer: Studio Visit”, Ceramics Monthly
Snyder, Jeffrey, “Ceramics Today”, Schiffer Publishing
2009
Tourtillott, Linda, “500 Ceramic Sculptures”, Lark Books
Cordell, Linda, “The Moment at Hand”, Ceramics Monthly
2008
Pham, Van, “Post-Petroleum: Envisioning the Future of Suburban Space in America”, Reno News & Review
2007
Alan Artner, "Packer solo show an elegy for an era", Chicago Tribune
2006
Debra Brehmer, "David Packer: The Last of the V8s", Susceptible to Images
2005
WPS1 Interview by Brett Littman: Material Culture (Art Basel Miami 2005)