About

EDUCATION
AFA (fine art) Ferrum College
BFA (graphics) Lynchburg College

RECENT JURIED and GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011-4th Annual National Juried Exhibition- Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
2011 – 63rd Virginia Highlands Festival – Juried Fine Arts Exhibition – Abingdon, VA
2011-Virginia Watercolor Society 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition,Kilmarnock, VA
2011 -National Juried Multimedia Exhibition- Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
2011 – Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Photography Exhibition, Lynchburg, VA
2009-10-11 Nelson Fine Arts Gallery-Annual Juried Show, Lexington, VA
2009 -10 Riverviews Artspace Juried Art Exhibition, Lynchburg VA
2009-10 Lexington VA – 2nd & 3rd Annual Plein Air Paint Out – Invitational
2009 New River Art 2009-Juried Regional Exhibition, Pulaski, VA
2009 Academy of Fine Arts Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Lynchburg, VA
2009 Academy of Fine Arts Annual National Juried Photo Exhibition, Lynchburg, VA
2009 The 61st Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show, Abington, VA
2009 Central Virginia Watercolor Guild 18th Annual Juried Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA
2009 Virginia Watercolor Society 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Lorton, VA
2009 Biennial Juried Exhibition Olin Hall Galleries, Roanoke College, Salem VA
2008 88th Annual National Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition, Riverside, CA
2008 29th Annual Roanoke City Art Show Juried Exhibition, Roanoke, VA
2005 The 5th Annual American Landscapes National Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, MD

RECENT AWARDS
2011 Honorable Mention – 63rd Annual Virginia Highlands Festival – Juried Fine Arts Exhibition – Abingdon, VA
2011 Members Choice Award -12th Annual Juried Show-Nelson Fine Arts Gallery – Lexington, VA
2010 Best Mixed Media Award – Sidewalk Art Show, Roanoke, VA
2010 Award of Excellence – 62nd Annual Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Art Show -Abingdon, VA
2010 Third Place Oils – 46th Annual Bath County Art Show
2010 Royal County Arts Award – Lynchburg Art Festival
2009 Shirley Duncan Hobbs Memorial Best in Show Award – Lynchburg Art Festival
2009 Award of Distinction – Miller Off Main Galleries – New River Art Show
2009 Bill Byers Memorial Award – Nelson Fine Arts Gallery 10th Annual Juried Show
2009 Award of Merit – 61st Annual Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show – Abingdon, VA
2008 Lynchburg Art Club President’s Award – 36th Annual Lynchburg Art Festival
2007 Award of Excellence – 59th Annual Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Art Show- Abingdon, VA
2006 Award of Excellence – 58th Annual Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Art Show – Abingdon, VA

ARTIST STATEMENT
David has studied watercolor with Karen Bowden and Don Andrews, and watermedia with Robert Burridge, Carol Barnes, and Vera Dickerson. Since 1999 he has been studying oil with Rosalie Day White in Lynchburg. For the past 12 years he has studied at the Summer Artists Program, Nimrod Hall, Bath County. He paints in oil as well as with acrylic and watercolor.
His work has been selected for Virginia juried exhibitions in Lynchburg, Lexington, Danville, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Blacksburg, Abingdon, Pulaski, Fredericksburg, Staunton, Hampton and Richmond as well as California, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. Eakin has received awards for his work in regional as well as national exhibitions. His painting “Storm Front” (2006), “Approaching Storm” (2007) & “Harbor Bridge” (2010) received Awards of Excellence at the Virginia Highlands Festival Juried Fine Art Show. “Walk from the Mirador” (2009) received the Best in Show Award at the 37th Annual Lynchburg Art Festival. Eakin exhibits work at Pheasant’s Eye Gallery, Lynchburg; Signature 9 Gallery, Roanoke; the Lynchburg Art Festival & Art Club; Riverviews Artist’s Co-Op Gallery at Riverviews Artspace.
David’s studios are located at Art on 12th studios #7, located at The Art Box building,
422 12th Street and at Riverviews Artspace, 901 Jefferson Street, #206, both in downtown Lynchburg, VA