Selected Awards, Exhibits & Items of Note
Awards & Honors
"Lake Ice III" inspires poets in collaboration with Write On, Door County. Published in the Peninsula Pulse and N.E.W. Voices: Vol. 1. #4 (2014)
"Theremin II" selected by Hahnemühle USA for display at Photo Plus Expo, NY (2013)
"Winter Sky" selected for Cover Art, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Journal, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK (October 2013)
Dave Tilton included in 100 Artists of the Midwest, E. Ashley Rooney, ed. Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA (2012)
Honorable Mention for "Theremin" at Digital Works, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ (2011)
Digital Art Guild Award for "Theremin" at Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego Art Institute's 51st International Exhibition, San Diego, CA (2011)
2011 Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission Art Poster, Madison, WI (2011)
February 2012 — "Winter Lake Day" in Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission 2012 Calendar: Welcome Home, Madison, WI (2011)
Best of Show for "We Could Live in a Cabin in the Woods" at Midwest Seasons, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI (2010)
Karen Mills Prize for "Dismembered Lakes" at The Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO (2010)
Artist David Tilton, Video Interview with BlueHat.tv Phillip Jewell, Producer. December, 2010.
Dave Tilton included in American Art Collector: Juried Competition of New Work, Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA (2010)
Award of Excellence for "Winter Lake Day" at Midwest Seasons, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI (2009)
Solo Exhibitions
Verex (2013)
Verex Plaza, Madison, WI
Ambient (2012)
Grace Chosy Gallery
Madison, WI
Verex (2010)
Verex Plaza, Madison, WI
Remembered Landscapes (2010)
Grace Chosy Gallery
Madison, WI
Future Proof (2008)
Off-Center Studios, Madison, WI
Naturally Altered (2008)
Driftless Studio, Fitchburg, WI
Two-Person & Curated Group Exhibitions
Dave Tilton, Tilton + Oeler
Painting with Pixels (2017)
Guenzel Gallery, Peninsula School of Art,
Fish Creek, WI
Tilton + Oeler
Featured Artists Exhibit II (2015)
Edgewood Orchard Galleries,
Fish Creek, WI
Dave Tilton
Featured Artist Exhibit IV (2013)
Edgewood Orchard Galleries,
Fish Creek, WI
17/100 Midwest Artists — Artists featured in 100 Artists of the Midwest (2013)
Grace Chosy Gallery
Madison, WI
Color (2011)
Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Two-Artist Show
Biennial Exhibition (2010)
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Exhibits Director: Robert Bowman
National & International Juried Exhibitions
Biotic Semiotics: Drawing on Signs from Nature (2012)
Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Juror: Michelle Grabner, artist, Professor & Painting and Drawing Department Chair at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL & a Curator for the 2014 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
64 Arts (2011)
Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL
Juror: Adrian Arleo, Studio Artist, Lolo, Montana
American Landscapes (2011)
Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Juror: Jack Rasmussen, Director & Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center, Washington DC
Art at the X (2011)
Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Juror: Deborah Emont Scott, The Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH
Digital Works (2011)
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF), Loveladies, NJ
Juror: Christiane Paul, Associate Professor & Director of Media Studies a the New School and Adjunct Curator for New Media Arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art, both in New York, New York; author of the Thames & Hudson World of Art series book, Digital Art
Honorable Mention for "Theremin"
Museum of the Living Artist — 51st International Exhibition (2011)
San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Juror: Roxana Velásquez Martínez del Campo, Executive Director of the San Diego Museum of Art
Digital Art Guild Award for "Theremin"
Thrivent Traveling Show (2011)
Selections from Arts in Harmony sponsored by the
Elk River Area Arts Alliance
Thrivent for Lutherans, Minneapolis, MN
Arts in Harmony (2011)
Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Elk River, MN
Jurors: Lyndel King, Director and Chief Curator of Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota and Barbara Schulz, Associate Professor at the Minnesota College of Art & Design (MCAD)
Systems (2011)
Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Juror: Dana Sperry, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
Americas 2011: Paperworks (2011)
Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
Juror: Victoria Goro-Rappoport, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
Catalog published
Midwest Seasons, 21st annual national juried exhibition (2011)
Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Juror: Diane Canfield Bywaters, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
Constructed Territory (2010)
Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Curator: Tracy Longley-Cook, Assistant Professor of Photography at Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Bauhaus-Inspired Photography (2010)
Chicago Photography Center, Chicago, IL
Jurors: Justine Jentes, Director of Mies van der Rohe Society, Chicago, IL and Susan Aurinko, photographer and independent curator, Chicago, IL
Art at the X (2010)
Xavier University Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Juror: Dennis Harrington, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
64 Arts (2010)
Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL
Juror: Al Gury, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
PINNACLE (2010)
Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
Juror: Sam Fleeger, Tallahassee, FL
Catalog published
Digital Works (2010)
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF), Loveladies, NJ
Juror: Marisa Olson, artist, curator and media theorist
Rome Art Coterie 8th National Juried Exhibition (2010)
Rome Art Coterie, Rome, GA
Juror: Sandra Paynter Washburn, Chattanooga, TN
Image Attitude Impression (2010)
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
Juror: Geoffrey Bates, Nathan Manilow Sculture Park, Governors State University, University Park, IL
Textural Patois (2010)
Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Juror: Susie Ganch, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Der Zeitgenosse, a national exhibition of contemporary art (2010)
Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Juror: Megan Murphy, Spokane, WA
The Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit (2010)
St. Louis Artists' Guild, Two Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO
Juror: Sabina Ott, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Karen Mills Prize for "Dismembered Lakes"
The Valdosta National (2010)
Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Juror: Dennis Applebee, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
Catalog published
Midwest Seasons, 20th annual national juried exhibition (2010)
Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Juror: Daniel Atyim, University of Wisconsin–Stout, Menomonie, WI
Best of Show for "We Could Live in a Cabin in the Woods"
Midwest Seasons, 19th annual national juried exhibition (2009)
The Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI
Juror: Jeffrey Morin, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point & sailorBOYpress, Stevens Point, WI
Award of Excellence for "Winter Lake Day"
Regional Juried Exhibitions
Beloit & Vicinity, 56th annual juried exhibition (2013)
Wright Musuem of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Jurors: Carrie Breitbach, Curator of Art at the Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL and Michael Flanagan, Director of Crossman Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Catalog published
North of the 45th, 6th annual juried exhibition (2013)
DeVos Art Museum, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
Juror: Mason Riddle, Writer ⁄ Curator, St. Paul, MN
Visual Art Wisconsin 2012 (2012)
Wisconsin Visual Artists
Juror: Frank Paluch, Director of Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
Related Professional Activities
Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI Lecture: Landscapes, Soundscapes & Digital Art (2011)
Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI Workshop: Basic Color Management (2011)
Representation
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI
Eye Level Art Services, Madison, WI
Integrated Art Group, Madison, WI
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI (gallery closed August 2013 due to retirement)
Education: Dave Tilton
Cone Editions Press, Vermont, "The Complete Digital Workshop" (2008)
University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Master of Arts, Geography (1990)
Western Illinois University, Illinois, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy (1986)
Education: Paula Oeler
University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Master of Arts, Geography (1999)
Macalester College, Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts, Geography & English (1992)
Press
"Edgewood Orchard opens Exhibit IV with reception," Door County Advocate: Key to the Door Weekly, Sturgeon Bay, WI. August 7, 2013.
Christians, Lindsay. Recent Obsessions, Wisconsin State Journal: 77 Square, Madison, WI. March 10-16, 2011.
Artist David Tilton, Video Interview with BlueHat.tv Phillip Jewell, Producer. December, 2010.
Dave Tilton at Chosy and MAOAS, Wisconsin Visual Artists Magazine, Madison, WI. September, 2010.
Abbe, Mary. Meditations on Light and Form: Tradition, modernism and good craft animate a successful Minnetonka Center for the Arts biennial, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN. July 8, 2010.
Dave Tilton, Wisconsin Visual Artists Magazine, Madison, WI. May, 2010.
Steinhoff, Jessica, Jason Albert, & Ben Muson.
The abridged guide to Spring Gallery Night, The Onion: A.V. Club, Madison, WI. May 1, 2009.
Christians, Lindsay. Enter the Inner Sanctum: Artists reveal their creative spaces for Open Art Studios, Wisconsin State Journal: 77 Square, Madison, WI. October 2-8, 2008.
Christians, Lindsay. Open Art Studios: Dave Tilton, Wisconsin State Journal: 77 Square, Madison, WI. September 10, 2008.
Selected Corporate & Public Collections
Associated Bank, Chicago, IL
Briggs & Stratton, Wauwatosa, WI
Clack Corporation, Windsor, WI
CliftonLarsenAllen, LLP, Milwaukee, WI
CommonBond Communities, Minneapolis, MN
Froedtert Health, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Governor's Palace, State of Haryana, Chandigarh, India
Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwaukee, WI
SPSI (Systems & Programming Solutions, Inc.), Brookfield, WI
Wellmark, Inc., Des Moines, IA
WCRB (WI Compensation Rating Bureau), Waukesha, WI
Write On, Door County!, Fish Creek, WI