S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2024 FIGGE Museum, 43rd Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, Davenport, Iowa
California Nature Art Museum, Calif. Nat’l Parks: Stories of Water, Solvang, CA
The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Light on the Easel, Overland Park, KS
GALEX 57 National Exhibition, Galesburg, IL
2023 Crocker-Kingsley National Exhibition, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA
Cape Cod Cultural Center, Art and Poetic Text, Yarmouth, MA
Illinois Watercolor Society, 39th National Exhibition, Dixon, IL (award)
38th Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Peoria, IL
TNPS Gallery, Farms and Barns Exhibition, Dixon, IL (Best in Show award)
17th Annual Emerald Spring National Painting Exhibition, Springfield, OR
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Follow the Light, online exhibition
Ashé Cultural Arts Center, MLK Jr. Commemorative Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
Arts North International Exhibition, Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN
The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Small Works Show, Overland Park, KS
View Center for Arts and Culture, The Wild World of Plants, Old Forge, NY
2022 Evansville Museum of Art, 61st Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville, IN
Cape Cod Museum of Art, All the World’s a Stage, Dennis, MA
Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati Art Club “Viewpoint 54” Exhibition, Cincinnati,OH
Illinois Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, McCord Gallery, Palos Park, IL
Buchanan Center for the Arts, 64 Arts Exhibition, Monmouth, IL
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, National Watermedia Show, Pawtucket, RI
Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition, Fallbrook, CA
Peoria Riverfront Museum, Rennick “History Through Art” Show, Peoria, IL
The Rice Gallery, City Life - National Juried Show, Overland Park, KS (award)
Alex Ferrone Gallery, Farms Across America, Cutchogue, Long Island, NY (award)
Arts North International Exhibition, Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN
Kavanagh Gallery, The Winter Palette, St Charles, IL
2021 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Signature Members Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Museum of Art, Transparency in Translation (online), Honolulu, Hawaii
Peoria Riverfront Museum, Rennick “History Through Art” Show, Peoria, IL (award)
Illinois Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Small Works Show, Overland Park, KS
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii
Illinois Watercolor Society, 37th National Exhibition, Dixon, IL
City of Overland Park, Art at the Center Juried Exhibition, Overland Park, KS
Ridgewood Art Institute, 41st Annual Juried Show, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Arts North International Exhibition, Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN
2020 National Watercolor Society, 50 STARS Exhibition, virtual NWS gallery online
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Evergreen, Colorado
FIGGE Museum, 41st Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, Davenport, Iowa
Pence Gallery, Water + Color National Exhibition, Davis, CA
Rhode island Watercolor Society, National Watermedia Show 2020, Pawtucket, RI
Illinois Watercolor Society, Member’s Exhibition, virtual IWS gallery online
Marin Society of Artists, Artist’s Vision, National Fine Arts Exhibition, Marin, CA
Rice Gallery, The Magic Hour National Show, Overland Park, KS
Shirt Factory Gallery, Small Works National Exhibition, Glenn Falls, NY
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Brilliant Botanicals, Solomons, MD
2019 Illinois Watercolor Society, Small Waters National, Naperville, IL (award)
Ronald McDonald House Charities Gala, Peoria, IL
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Art of Wine, Healdsburg, CA
Peoria Riverfront Museum, Rennick History Thru Art Show, Peoria, IL
Arts in Harmony International Show, Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN
2018 FIGGE Museum, 40th Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, Davenport, Iowa
Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Old Forge, New York
Filoli, Fall Landscapes of the Golden State, Woodside, California
Pacific Grove Library, Built for Books, Pacific Grove, CA (People's Choice award)
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Open Exhibition, Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens, HI
Annmarie Arts Center, Of a Feather: Birds in Art, Dowell, Maryland
Quad City Arts Gallery, Finding Inspiration: Monet to Matisse, Rock Island, IL
2017 International Watermedia 2017, Cottonwood Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Small Works Exhibit, Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, Florida
Arts in Harmony International Show, Elk River, MN
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Open Exhibition, Honolulu Museum Academy, Honolulu
Richeson75 International Small Works, Richeson Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2016 Aquarius National Watermedia Exhibition, Sangre de Cristo Arts, Pueblo, Colorado
Chautauqua National Exhibition, What If?, Eastern Kentucky Univ., Richmond, KY
6th Annual Plein Air Salon, Plein Air Magazine online exhibition.
Grove Gallery, Lasting Impression, East Lansing, Michigan
Saga Fine Art, Bijou, Monrovia, CA
Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galex 50, Galesburg, IL
2015 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Open Exhibition, Honolulu Museum Academ, Honolulu
Peoria Art Guild, Members Exhibition, Peoria, IL (People's Choice award)
Arts in Harmony International Show, Elk River, MN
2014 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii (award)
Saga Fine Art, 12th Annual Small Works Show, Monrovia, CA
4th Annual Plein Air Salon, Plein Air Magazine online exhibition.
Greg Moon Gallery, After Dark III, Taos, NM
Segil Fine Art, "Home Sweet Home", Monrovia, CA
Peoria Historical Society 50th Annual, Peoria Public Library, Peoria, IL
2013 California Art Club, City Lights, Altadena Town & Country Club, Altadena, CA
Hawaii Watercolor Society , Signature Members Exhibition, Kailua, Hawaii
Panache Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2012 Honolulu Museum Academy of Art, Hawaii Watercolor Society 50th Annual, HI
Segil Fine Art, Monrovia, CA
Panache Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2011 Segil Fine Art, Monrovia, CA
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Open Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii
Panache Gallery, Mendocino, California
2010 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Signature Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Panache Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2009 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Signature Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Punahou School, Carnival Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2008 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Signature Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
2007 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Open Exhibition, Honolulu, HI (award)
2006 Island Treasures Gallery, Kailua, Oahu, HI
2005 Honolulu Academy of Arts, Watercolor on the Edge, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI (award)
Panache Gallery, Mendocino, California
Island Treasures Gallery, Kailua, Oahu, HI
Punahou School, Carnival Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2004 Nohea Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Open Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Small Kine Show, Honolulu, HI
2002 Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI (award)
2000 Peoria Contemporary Art Center, Peoria, IL (resident artist)
1999 Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu Printmakers 71st Annual, Honolulu, HI
Hawaii Watercolor Society, Members Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
1998 Wyland Gallery, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Waikiki, HI
1985 Artists’ Choice Museum, The Figure in the Landscape, New York, NY
1985 Tweed Museum of Art, Midwest Watercolor Society 9th Annual, Duluth, MN
1983 Midwest Watercolor Society, 7th Annual Exhibition
1982 Midwest Watercolor Society, 6th Annual Exhibition,
S E L E C T E D S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S
2023 Peoria Art Guild, Journeys, Peoria IL
2020 Illini Union Art Gallery, University of Illinois, Journeys, Urbana, IL
2017 Quad City Arts, Paintings inspired by Carl Sandburg's Poetry, Rock Island, IL
2016 Galesburg Art Center, Paintings inspired by Carl Sandburg's Poetry, Galesburg, IL
2014 Indi-Go Artist Co-op Gallery, Champaign, IL
2014 Quad City Botanical Center, Rock Island, IL
2013 Burgess Hall Art Gallery, Eureka College, Eureka, IL
2011 Panache Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2005 Zia’s Italian Restaurant, Kaneohe, HI
2004 Assaggio Ristorante Italiano, Kailua, HI
1997 Gallery One, Mendocino, CA
1996 Gallery One, Mendocino, CA
1994 INMA Gallery of Fine Art, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
1994 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1993 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1992 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1991 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1990 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1989 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1988 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1987 Ruth Carlson Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1986 Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, IL
1985 Farnsworth Gallery, David Gregory - American Realist, San Francisco, CA
1984 John Pence Gallery, Works on Paper, San Francisco, CA
1984 American Institute of Architects, Oakland, CA
SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Illinois Veterans’ Home at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ronald McDonald House, Peoria, IL
Monterey Community Hospital Foundation, Monterey, CA
Carle Hospital Foundation, Urbana, IL
A F F I L I A T I O N S
Hawaii Watercolor Society - Signature Member
Transparent Watercolor Society of America - Signature Member
REPRESENTED IN CALIFORNIA BY:
Highlight Gallery, 10480 Kasten St, Mendocino, CA 95460
E D U C A T I O N
Independent study with artist Billy Morrow Jackson, Urbana, IL, 1977-78
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 1976-77, Painting, Printmaking
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 1965-70, Engineering, Architecture
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Renken, L. (2016, April 24). Inspired Art. Peoria Journal Star, p. D1.
Renken, L. (2013, January 20). Positive Beauty. Peoria Journal Star, p. C1.
Al-Habbal, L. (1994, May 6). Gregory’s Impressions of Arabia. Arab News, p. 3.
Wood, P. (1987, April 17). California Dreaming. Champaign-Urbana News Gazette, p. 21.
P U B L I C A T I O N S
MENDOCINO, Paintings by David Gregory, Words by John Bear. Flying Bear Press, 2011.
96 pages hardbound, 77 color plates, ISBN 978-0-9838172-0-8
Awarded “Best Book Cover of 2012” by Bay Area Independent Publishers Association