David Almeida is originally from Lisbon, Portugal. In 1998 he moved to London where is interest in photography began. He currently lives and works in New York. He has also lived in Miami, Florida, Chicago, Illinois and Amsterdam, Holland. Almeida is the recipient of the State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, the Artist Enhancement Grant, and the Artist Access Grant. In 2010 he was awarded the West Prize. Some of the venues that have exhibited Almeida’s work include the Heckscher Museum of Art, Mary Brogan Museum of Arts, the West Collection, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, and GEISAI Miami.