Artist: David Govedare
Dedication Date: April 16, 1997
David Govedare grew up in Santa Ynez, CA. At the age of ten, his father began to teach him the art of gas and arc welding. After high school, he studied architecture at Hancock College and Cal Poly School of Architecture, where he received an Associate of Arts degree. He worked for three years as an architectural designer in Santa Barbara before moving to Spokane in 1973 to work for various architectural firms. In 1974, he began sculpting on a full-time basis.
In the techniques of sculpting, he works in cor-ten steel, stainless, copper, and aluminum, as well as the colorful medi- um of copper enamel. Bronze and silver castings are also available. “The first moment inspiration enters the mind, before thought alters this energy, truth is felt. One strives to hold glimpses of these truths, as visual images, to create sculpture with feeling.”
In 1989, he was the “Spirit of the Will,” Monac Best of Auction Gold Award winner at the 18th Annual Art Show and Auction at the Museum of Native American Cultures, Spokane, WA in 1988, and was awarded the Peoples Choice Award for Best Contemporary Sculpture at the 19th Annual Art Show and Auc- tion at the Museum of Native American Cultures, Spokane, WA.
His work has been exhibited internationally and is included in a number of public and private collections in the United States.
Dedication Date: April 16, 1997
David Govedare grew up in Santa Ynez, CA. At the age of ten, his father began to teach him the art of gas and arc welding. After high school, he studied architecture at Hancock College and Cal Poly School of Architecture, where he received an Associate of Arts degree. He worked for three years as an architectural designer in Santa Barbara before moving to Spokane in 1973 to work for various architectural firms. In 1974, he began sculpting on a full-time basis.
In the techniques of sculpting, he works in cor-ten steel, stainless, copper, and aluminum, as well as the colorful medi- um of copper enamel. Bronze and silver castings are also available. “The first moment inspiration enters the mind, before thought alters this energy, truth is felt. One strives to hold glimpses of these truths, as visual images, to create sculpture with feeling.”
In 1989, he was the “Spirit of the Will,” Monac Best of Auction Gold Award winner at the 18th Annual Art Show and Auction at the Museum of Native American Cultures, Spokane, WA in 1988, and was awarded the Peoples Choice Award for Best Contemporary Sculpture at the 19th Annual Art Show and Auc- tion at the Museum of Native American Cultures, Spokane, WA.
His work has been exhibited internationally and is included in a number of public and private collections in the United States.
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