Bio:

David Ibata is an American painter from the Washington DC metropolitan area. He received his education from the Corcoran College of Art & Design (BFA, 2008) followed by the New York Academy of Art (MFA, 2010). Since 2011, David has worked in museum education in affiliation with the National Portrait Gallery and National Gallery of Art. In 2021 he was the recipient of the Maryland Independent Artist Award. David currently serves on the Board of the Washington Studio School and is an instructor at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC.

Artist Statement

My work is about the extraordinary in the ordinary. Fleeting moments that struggle to conform to coherent memories never to be relived. Split seconds that make up memories that make up a life.

Each piece is of someone known to me, sometimes in passing but more often for years. `