David Bierk was born in Appleton, Minnesota in 1944. He received
both a B.A. and an M.A. from Humboldt State University, Arcata,
California. He also attended California College of Arts and
Crafts, Oakland.
David Bierk's work has been widely shown throughout the United
States and Canada at public institutions including The Aldrich
Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut; Binghamton
University Art Museum, Binghamton, New York; the Canadian
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa; Dayton Art Institute,
Ohio; Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Indiana; Flint
Institute of the Arts, Michigan; Samuel P. Harn Museum of
Art, University of Florida, Gainesville; Hunter Museum of
American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Katonah Museum of Art,
Katonah, New York; Las Vegas Art Museum, Nevada; London Regional
Art and Historical Museum, London, Ontario; University of
Massachusetts, Amherst; Memorial Art Museum, Rochester, New
York; MoMA extension at Pfizer, New York, New York; Montgomery
Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama; New York Academy of Sciences,
New York, New York; Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia,
as well as many corporate and private venues.
The work of David Bierk is included in many public collections,
among them Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia;
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Art Gallery of Peterborough,
Ontario; Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario; Canadian Museum
of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa; Canadian Postal Museum,
Ottawa; The Dayton Art Institute, Ohio; Evansville Museum
of Arts and Science, Indiana; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art,
University of Florida, Gainesville; London Regional Art Gallery,
London, Ontario; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama;
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; City of Peterborough,
Ontario; as well as many corporate and private collections.
David Bierk was named Artist-in-Residence by the Canada Council,
St. Catherines, and the Canada Council, North Bay, Ontario.
He also received three grant awards from the Canada Council.
David Bierk died in August 2002 at the age of 58 after fighting
a valiant battle with cancer.
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