David, a graduate of The American Academy of Art, Chicago, now makes his home in the greater Cincinnati area, in a peaceful and picturesque location of Northern Ky. Since 1989, he has been creating renderings for many private, state and corporate collectors, including 2 Gubernatorial and one State Senatorial portrait that hang in the Ohio State capital. Significant works hang in Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati and many notable individual collectors locally, nationally and Internationally..
Mueller has been accepted into and won awards in numerous national and regional exhibitions including in the following organizations. The Art Renewal Center, Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters, The International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art and Viewpoint (Cincinnati Art Club). In Oil Painters of America, he recently he was honored to receive “Master Signature status” in the organization and accepted in to 5 National exhibitions, 3 Regionals, 1 juried annual Salon and has won First prize in the Virtuosos of OPA for the signature division, 3rd prize at Eastern regional and a paint out award ,. Additionally he won third place in OPA’S eastern regional at Kewaunee , WS in 2002 and a was accepted into a National during that time period as well. He was not active in OPA during a period in-between.
David was the youngest board member ever to serve on the Board of Trustees of The Cincinnati Art Club, serving six years beginning at age of 27. The Club which was founded in 1890 by such international notables as Frank Duveneck, Henry Farney, John H. Twachtman, Edward Potthast, to name a few.
He has been represented and exhibited at the following galleries. Jeffery Morseburg Gallery, Los Angeles – Arcadia Gallery, NYC (one man Show 2005) – Gladwell Patterson Gallery, London – Simie Maryles Gallery, Cape Cod – Reinert Gallery, Charleston, SC – Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, OH – (major show in 2017) , additionally. Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati, OH and more.
His work has appeared on the cover of The Artists Magazine and in many regional print, television, and radio outlets. In 2009, David rendered a Christmas ornament that was displayed on The White House Christmas tree.
For over 24 years, Mueller has taught “Sophisticated Fundamentals” painting/drawing to numerous students both privately and in regional workshops. His brick and mortar art classes have had students coming once a week for 18 to 24 months as he shares his knowledge of the common denominators to quality design, draftsmanship and rendering in traditional representational art . By paying forward concepts that he gleaned from numerous educational, peer group and historic inspirations, he offers significant tools, including things like plaster cast drawing, necessary and well founded in his educational experiences at The American Academy of Art (1984 – 1987) and many other sources since.
He has lectured and demonstrated his techniques and knowledge to many artists at many organizations including, The Cincinnati Art Club, Oil Painters of America, at a national conference and many other regional organizations. He has also lectured to civic organizations and been a juror or awards judge for many regional and national art organizations including OPA, The Cincinnati Art Cub, Cincinnati Women’s art Club, Akron Society of arts, Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors, Richmond Indiana Art Museum, and more. His work can be viewed at www.davidmuellerfineart.com
List of relatively recent significant exhibition participation and awards
2021 Oil Painters of America- Awarded MASTER SIGNATURE status
2020 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, Reinert Gallery Charleston, SC
2020 Oil Painters of America Natioinal Juried Exhibition, Hanna Gallery, Fredricksberg, TX
2019 Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery Fine Art, St. George , UT
2019 Virtuosos of the Oil Painters of America- FIRST PLACE AWARD in Signature division, Cutter and Cutter Gallery, St. Augustine, Fl
2018 Oil Painters of America National Juried exhibition, Steamboat Springs Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
2018 Oil Painters of America Salon 2018, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Traverse City, Michigan
2018 Art Renewal Center, International Fine Art Salon , FINALIST – FIGURATIVE CATEGORY
2017 Oil Painters of America – Eastern Regional Exhibition AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Anderson Fine Art St. Simons Island, GA
2017 Viewpoint 49- National Juried exhibition – Cincinnati Art Club Greenwich House Gallery of Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH 45208
2016 Viewpoint 48 -National Juried exhibition – Cincinnati Art Club, RICHESON GREAT MASTERS AWARD,
2016 Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Competition – ,1ST AWARD – hosted at Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH
2017 “Timing is Everything” -major two person exhibit, – Eisele Gallery of Fine art, Cincinnati, Oh 45227
2017 Oil Painters of America – National Juried Exhibition – Eisele Gallery of Fine art, Cincinnati, Oh 45227
2017 Oil Painters of America – 2017 National Juried exhibition – Wet Paint 7TH PLACE
2016 Viewpoint 48 – National Juried exhibition, Cincinnati Art Club – Art design Consultants Cincinnati, OH
2016 Oil Painters of America – Eastern Regional Exhibition – Eisele Gallery of Fine art , Cincinnati, Oh 45227
2016 Art Renewal Center – 12th International Salon – FINALIST – FIGURATIVE CATEGORY
2016 Oil Painters of America – National Juried Exhibition – Southwest Gallery, Dallas Texas
2014 Gallery 42 – From Dreams in Hibernation, One Man show – Gallery 42 , 105 e. Main st., Mason, Oh
2009 Viewpoint National Juried Exhibition. The Cincinnati Art Club, 1ST PLACE AWARD
2008 Christmas Ornament- White House–nominated by US. Senator George Voinovich of Ohio, Artists reception White House
2008 Viewpoint National Juried Exhibition – The Cincinnati Art Club – ARTIST MAGAZINE AWARD
2007 Art Renewal Center, – 3rd International Salon Competition – FINALIST – FIGURATIVE CATEGORY
2006 One man show–Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2006 The International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International – GreenHouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, TX
2006 Group show – Art Miami–Sponsored by Arcadia Gallery NY
2006 Viewpoint National Juried Exhibition – The Cincinnati Art Club – 2ND AWARD , CIncinnati Art Club, CIncinnati, OH
2005 ARC Salon Competition – 2nd International Salon Competition FINALIST FIGURATIVE CATEGORY
2005 Arcadia Gallery – One Man Show – SOHO, New York
2004 Group show–Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional, 3RD PLACE AWARD