David Gilhooly
United States, 1943 – 2013
Place of BirthAuburn, California, United States
BiographyDavid Gilhooly began his artistic career as a studio assistant for Robert Arneson in the early 1960s. By the 1970s, he had gained national attention for his often irreverent and wild ceramics. Gilhooly gave up the use of ceramics in the mid 1980s, in favor of Plexiglas, synthetics, and found objects. In addition to making his quirky, pop culture-inspired works, he has taught at several colleges and universities. Education: B.A., University of California, Davis, 1965; M.A., University of California, Davis, 1967
Years: United States, 1919 – 2018
