David Ireland (artist)

David Ireland
Born	David Kenneth Ireland
Nationality	American
Education	Western Washington State University, BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts, MFA from San Francisco Art Institute, Laney College
Known for	sculpture, installation
Movement	Funk art
Awards	N.E.A. Artist Fellowship grant, Adaline Kent Award, The Engelhard Award, Award from American Academy of Art, Rome, Italy

David Kenneth Ireland (born August 25, 1930) is an American artist and co-founder of the Capp Street Project artist residency.

Born in Bellingham, Washington, he studied Printmaking and Industrial Arts at California College of Arts and Crafts, prior to joining the Army in the early 1950s. After leaving the Army Ireland traveled Europe extensively, working as an illustrator, and eventually traveled to Africa to lead safaris. It was not until his 40s that Ireland decided to dedicate himself to work as a full-time artist. He returned to the United States and returned to school, this time at the San Francisco Art Institute. Upon graduating from SFAI Ireland spent a year working in New York, before returning to settle in San Francisco.

Ireland is most well known for creating site-specific installation art pieces; most notably, his former residence at 500 Capp St.

Sources

• Abby Wasserman

External links

• Capp Street Project artist residency, at CCA's Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Video Tour of David Ireland's 500 Capp St. project, from the UC Berkeley Bancroft Archives.
• Oral History of 500 Capp St., from UC Berkeley's Bancroft Archives.
• KQED Arts Spark Profile
• The Way Things Are: The Art of David Ireland Artist monograph, published by UC Berkeley Press
• The Way Things Are: The Art of David Ireland Exhibition page from the Oakland Museum of California, summarizing the 2004 retrospective exhibition of Ireland's work.