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David Wicks is an artist, designer, and software developer. His work explores landscape and information systems in the development of drawings, maps, animations, and interactive spaces. David earned his BA in Architecture from Miami University and his MFA in Design Media Arts at UCLA.

Get in touch: david ‹at› sansumbrella ‹dot› com.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

  1. 2009—present
    Freelance
    California

    Interactive design and software development. Worked closely with The Barbarian Group and in-house at Mirada.

  2. 2009—2011
    UCLA Design Media Arts
    Los Angeles

    Teaching Assistant.

  3. 2008—2009
    The Barbarian Group
    San Francisco

    Interactive developer and designer.

  4. 2007—2008
    Domani Studios
    Dumbo, Brooklyn

    Interactive developer.

Education

  1. 2011
    MFA, UCLA Design Media Arts

    Committee:

    Jennifer Steinkamp, Casey Reas, Mark Hansen, and Gail Swanlund.

    Sampled Landscape, Synthetic Terrain. (Written thesis, pdf)

    Drawing Water (Thesis work).

  2. 2007
    BA, Miami University

    Graduated with Honors in Architecture.

  3. 2005
    Japan Summer Studio

    Summer study in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Awaji under Stanley Russell.

  4. 2005
    Architecture and Identity in the European Union

    Summer study in Germany and The Netherlands under Linn Song.

Awards and Grants

  1. Jul 2010
    Anderson Ranch Presidential Scholarship

    Attended the Print Fusion workshop at Anderson Ranch.

  2. Mar 2010
    UCIRA Artist Research Grant

    Received funding to develop Trace and Tamarisk for the Desert Symposium.

  3. Apr 2009
    Webby Award Nominee: NetArt

    Timespentalone was nominated for a Webby Award.

  4. Jun—Aug 2006
    Independent study in Shanghai

    Worked with Chinese art students to create a series of urban installations.

    Funded by a grant from Miami University.

Selected Exhibitions

  1. October 2011
    Moscow Biennale
    25 Kadr Gallery, Moscow, Russia

    Group show. Special Projects: Generative Art. Exhibition website. Curated by Alexander Lysov.

  2. May 2011
    Tell Them Nothing…
    New Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center, Los Angeles

    MFA Thesis show. Exhibition website.

  3. Oct 2010
    I am here now
    New Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center, Los Angeles

    Group show. Exhibition website.

  4. Apr 2010
    Leaving Here, Being There
    UCLA Experimental Digital Art Gallery, Los Angeles

    Two-person show with Pete Hawkes.

  5. Mar 2010
    Desert Symposium
    Getaway Ranch, Joshua Tree, California

    Presented Tamarisk and Trace.

  6. Nov 2009
    Good News/Bad News
    UCLA EDA Gallery, Los Angeles, California

    Presented Tamarisk.

  7. Oct 2008
    Perfect with Pixel
    Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

    Ikebana generative print. Curated by Shaurya Kumar. Invited.

  8. Sep 2007
    Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival
    Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY

    Interactive outdoor projections. Curated by the Dumbo Arts Center.

  9. Apr 2007
    University Lyceum Juried Show
    Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

    Xerox-transfer prints from the Aggregation/Expansion series.

  10. Oct 2006
    Hind Gardens
    Shanghai Asia Pacific Art Center, Shanghai, China

    Group show. Installation and photographs from Aggregation/Expansion. Curated by Lyn Yuan.

Publications

  1. 2011
    Written Images

    Contributing artist.

    Book website.

  2. 2009
    Processing for Flash Developers

    Technical editor.

Workshops and Lectures

  1. Dec 2010
    Artist Lecture Series
    Wall Street On Demand, Boulder, CO

    Presentation of my work and a workshop on the Cinder framework.

  2. Oct 2010
    SASIC 9
    Scripps Institute for Oceanography, La Jolla, CA

    Presentation of my work as it pertains to waves, science, and surfing.

  3. Oct 2009
    Mobile Media Workshops
    UCLA

    Presentation of my work as it pertains to waves, science, and surfing.