David Burke
Assistant Chairperson of Graduate Com D; Visiting Associate Professor
Biography
My professional practice includes nearly a decade of global brand development, product and package design administration/management for skincare, makeup, fragrance, and promotions. Special projects include initiatives for Pink Ribbon Events and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Packaging inquiries include both sustainability and supplier innovation.
Concurrently I maintain an installation practice which occupy an interstitial space between design, sculpture, and presentational aesthetics. Recent exhibitions include: Borders – Red River House/ Walter Terhune Gallery, Exhibition 280 – Huntington Museum of Art, Unseen/ Unheard – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Nor’ Easter – New Brighton Museum of Art. Huntington Museum of Art Exhibition 280. Chateau Vargos Materiel, Serignan, France. July –August 2018. Featured Artist, La Mouche – Art Contemporain Beziers France 2018. “UDESIGN: Industry of the Future. University of Monterrey,MX. Sustainable Cosmetic Product & Packaging Design Workshop” Universidad de Monterrey 2019
Education
M.S. Communication Design, Pratt Institute
M.F.A, Sculpture, Ohio University
B.S., Visual Arts, Empire State College