For more information and photos, see the media release for this event, or visit
the Music Conservatory of Westchester's web site.
David's exhibition at the Music Conservatory of Westchester will continue through June 30th. You can read more about his new paintings all created in the past two years, that he titled "Abstract Imaginaries" and that he compares to "Rorschach ink-blot tests for art lovers" here, or in the article on David's work and the review of these Imaginaries in the fall issue of Gallery & Studio magazine. here. For editors and others who may be interested, the full media release for the New York City exhibition of the Imaginaries in May of 2012, David's artist's statement about his work and his current bio can be found in his press release here.
For more about David as an artist & musician, see the 3/27/2011 .pdf Journal News "Rock Star Resident" feature article: 10 Things You Didn't Know About [Him] here.
DAVID TOBEY
ABOUT THE ARTISTDavid Tobey is a painter and sculptor who has had an active life-long career as a professional violinist and visual artist as well as a music & art teacher. The son of the noted historical painter Alton S. Tobey, in his early years he studied with his father and at the Art Student's League in New York and received his Master's degree in Art from the College of New Rochelle. David is an alumnus of the Juilliard School who was selected in 2004 as one of 100 of their most outstanding alumni, and he is a founding member and violinist with the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra and many other musical groups.
His art has been commented upon in reviews as a "synaesthetic relationship between abstraction and music . . . the connection between linear and musical rhythms" (NY Times, 3/14/04); " . . .human drama, subconscious imagery, and a playful imagination, all coalesce in paintings and sculpture" (Art in America, 9/07) and his sculpture as having " . . .a unique draftsmanly fluidity in metal, surpassing even that of [Julio] Gonzalez" (Gallery & Studio Magazine, 1/07). "Through his use of vibrant color and his innate musical talents, David stimulates his viewer's senses by allowing them to experience a psychedelic 'mind-manifesting' interpretation of his subject," said Kathleen Masterson, Curator of The White Plains Museum Gallery, where Tobey had a recent solo show March 30th through June 15th, 2011.
David pursues his very active careers in both music & art in his home community of Westchester County, NY and has had more than two dozen solo and group shows of his paintings, prints & sculpture mainly in New York City galleries and in the New York tri-state area, most of which have been benefits for organizations he supports, including The American Cancer Society, The Westchester Philharmonic, The Juilliard School, The Danny Club, The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle and others.
Click on any of the buttons at the top or bottom of any of the main pages on this site to see many of David's early ABSTRACT paintings, his most recent POP art of musical and other subjects or his welded steel SCULPTURE.
His résumé, artist's statement and a chronolological list of his exhibitions, awards and other things are on his ABOUT page; and photos of past exhibitions and some taken at his receptions with links to articles about him and reviews of his exhibitions are on his SHOWS page.
News about his current shows, upcoming ones and copies of his past media releases are listed on his NEWS page. To add your name to his email or his postal mailing list, or if you have any questions or would like information on availability or prices for any of David's paintings, giclées or sculpture, just send him an email by clicking on the EMAIL button above or below, or telephone him at (914) 632-8226.
A very abbreviated synopsis of his career as a musician can be seen here, for those who may be interested. When visiting this or any of the other links to pages noted on this site, to return to the original page just use your browser's "back" button. We hope you enjoy your visit and will come back to see more of his work again soon, as new art is added periodically, along with our posting of invitations to David's upcoming exhibition openings and other events.
If you would like your name placed on the invitation list for the opening party in November 2012 for his next private exhibition of his new and latest Abstract Imaginaries paintings, please just email him or call (914) 329-2581.
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