David F. Burke - Acrylic Painting, Illustration, Murals - Blog

Upcoming Exhibitions

3/31/2025

Greetings and welcome to Spring at last!

I joined a wonderful co-op art gallery in Fairport, NY a few months ago, where I have a few paintings for display/sale on a rotating basis. There are over 30 members with a wide variety of beautiful artwork. https://www.railroadstreetartworks.org

Also, I am a member of the Brockport Artist's Guild and we are having a group show at a lovely new art gallery, also in Fairport, NY, called Stony Point East. We'll have artwork there starting this Friday, April 4th and running to the end of April.

And lastly, I am having a solo show of new and older artwork at Marti's on Main, a very unique creative space and Art Gallery in this historic building in Albion, NY. The Opening Reception is Friday, May 16 from 6 til 8:00. Please tell your friends and come to Albion! The show will run through June, 2025.

Murals from the latter Part of 2024

1/14/2025

Since the Community Regrant funds were delayed this year, I wasn't able to complete a few murals till the end of the year. Below are two outdoor murals and one indoors that I finished by December.

Community Action of Orleans County mural in Albion, NY.

My third mural at The Goose Community Center in Oakfield, NY.

Lily Pond Mural for the City Centre in Batavia, NY.

Mural for Community Action in Albion, NY

11/9/2024

In October I finished a mural on a building owned by Community Action of Orleans County on South Main Street that houses a thrift store and a laundromat. This mural (like many others I have done) was made possible from a grant through GOART! in Batavia.
I got A LOT of wonderful feedback from people in the community who came by while I was working on it. And I thank the woman who asked if I could include a cat in the mural, because she is very fond of cats! It really made the mural!

Paintings at The Coffee Pot Cafe in Medina, NY

11/9/2024

Thanks to Dan and Hans from The Coffee Pot Cafe for having my art show at their delightful establishment. I had an opening reception of my show on October 26th, which saw a nice turnout of friends and family. My paintings will be on display there through November.

A Nice Honor

9/20/2023

Here's a link to an article from The Healing Power of Art and Artists. Thank you to Renee Phillips from Manhattan Arts International for picking my work.
https://www.healing-power-of-art.org/edi-matsumoto-david-f-burke-and-marta-gonzalez-received-special-recognition-art-awards/

Upcoming Art Exhibition

9/8/2023

I have an Art Exhibition coming up at the Little Theatre Cafe in Rochester, NY, through the month of October. Come check out my paintings!

Another Mural at The Goose Community Center

9/7/2023

I recently finished another mural at The Goose in Oakfield, NY. Thanks to grants through GOART! I was able to paint this new mural, plus the hallway mural at The Harvester Center this summer in Batavia.

Enter Through the Coffee Shop at The Harve

6/6/2023

I've been very lax about putting new content here, but I just wanted to advertise a really groovy Art Installation/Music Venue that is happening every Friday and Saturday evening in Batavia, New York during the month of June.
I've had the opportunity to get involved in this site-specific Art Installation/Show called Enter Through the Coffee Shop at The Harvester Center, 56 Harvester Street in Batavia with several other artists beginning in January 2023, and it has blossomed into an amazing experience! The coffee shop mentioned is Pub Coffee Hub, and the owner, Rob Credi, is providing food and beverages during the evenings when The Harve is open. Local artist and business owner Brian Kemp and Artist Mary Jo Whitman from GOART! came up with this idea to turn a mammoth warehouse space in the Harvester Building into a space of spontaneous creativity that is awesome to behold! And building manager Jarrod Clark was totally into it and has been incredibly supportive through the 4 month process.
Check out additional info HERE.

Some New Paintings...

3/7/2023

Artist Reception in Mendon, NY

2/18/2023

It's been a while since I posted here, but if you're in the Rochester, Rush, Mendon area of Western New York, stop by my opening reception at this beautiful restaurant. I'll have quite a few paintings up, both figurative/landscape and abstract expressionist works.