About the Artist

David H. Drake of Catskill, New York, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking with a minor in photography from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he studied with Carroll Cassil, Ralph Woehrmann and Robert Jergens. After graduating, he taught photography in Cleveland public schools and began a lifelong practice of painting and drawing.

Drake’s work is represented in private and corporate collections throughout the country. Previous solo exhibitions include Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, New York and Cabane Gallery, Phoenicia, New York. Among the galleries he has exhibited at are the Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland; Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; and Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont.