“Echo (grape),” 2022, blown glass, adhesive, plastic, 8 x 4.5 x 4.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Teaching Artist Cohort
2025
David King is an artist and educator working primarily with glass and found materials. With a strong belief in the aura of handmade objects, his projects begin with research into historical manufacturing processes while being observant of the frenetic pace of technological “advancements.” Objects and installations reflect an interest in a meandering kind of storytelling where plotlines are intertwined and confused, some details are forgotten, and other more absurd memories are adopted out of a sense of playfulness.
David earned his MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, has twice been a fellow at Wheaton Arts, an emerging artist-in-residence at the Pilchuck Glass School, and an artist-in-residence at Sunderland University, United Kingdom. He is a founding member of the artist collective Flock the Optic, whose performances and installations have been recognized by the Corning Museum of Glass, UrbanGlass’ Glass Quarterly, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. David has taught at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, University of the Arts, Salem Community College, Centre College, Pilchuck Glass School, North Lands Creative Glass, UrbanGlass, and the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art.
David is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor and the Glass Area Coordinator at the Ohio State University.
Selected works
“Verdant (Godot),” 2024, blown glass, cut, adhesive, marker, 8 x 5.5 x 5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Outliers,” 2020, blown glass, wood, spotlight, 7 x 40 x 12 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“48 Ivanhoe (Sanguine),” 2020, blown glass, cut, adhesive, 12 x 67 x 7 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Home, 2024,” blown glass, copper, 15 x 9 x 9 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Echo (grape),” 2022, blown glass, adhesive, plastic, 8 x 4.5 x 4.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Echo (pink),” 2024, float glass, adhesive, plastic, 8 x 7 x 12 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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