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, and GEISAI Miami.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
• Governors Island/Transborder Art, Seascapes, Governors Island, NY, 2023
• Caumsett Foundation, Artist in Residence Exhibition, Lloyd Harbor, NY, 2023
• The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island Biennial, Huntington, NY, 2020
• South Florida Art Center, Thirty Years on the Road, Curated by Edouard Duval-Carrié, Miami Beach, FL, 2014
• Miami Dade College Galleries of Art + Design, Sweat 2, Kendall, FL, 2014
• Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, A Futurist Evening at Vizcaya, Replacement, Miami, FL, 2013
• SEI Innovation Studio at Kimmel Center, The Slow and Inevitable Death of American Muscle, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
• Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus Centre Gallery, The Sweat Broadsheet Collaboration, Miami, FL, 2012
• South Florida Art Center, The Sweat Broadsheet Collaboration, Miami Beach, FL, 2012
• Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Appetite, Curated by George Blakely, Tallahassee, FL, 2010
• David Castillo Gallery, DCG Open, Miami, FL, 2010
• SEI Gallery, 10 Exhibition, Oaks, PA, 2010
• Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Florida Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition, curated by Maarten van de Guchte, Tallahassee, FL, 2010
• Project Room, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Natural Selection, Hollywood, FL, 2009
• Zones Art Fair, Crosscut, Curated by Charo Oquet, Miami, FL, 2009
• Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, All-Media Juried Biennale. Curated by Nina Arias, Hollywood, FL, 2009
• Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Abracadabra, Hollywood, FL, 2008
• The Wolfsonian-FIU, Wolf=Work 2, Miami Beach, FL, 2008
• Andy Gato Gallery, Barry University, Inaugural Exhibition, Miami, FL, 2008
• GEISAI Miami, juried by Tom Eccles, Lin Lougheed, Massimiliano Gioni, Walter Robinson, Carol Kino, Takashi Murakami, Miami, FL, 2007
• Art Center/South Florida, Winning Art!, Miami Beach, FL, 2007
• Art Center/South Florida. The Model at Hand. Curated by David Almeida, Miami Beach, FL, 2007
• Indian Creek Hotel. Art Center Artists. Curated by Lemon Sky Projects, Miami Beach, FL, 2006
• Art Box, Urban Bliss, Miami, FL, 2006
• HTV, Het Topje van de Ijsberg, Save a Melting Iceberg in One Day, Amsterdam, Holland, 2006
• Noorderlicht International Fotofestival, Traces and Omens, Groningen, Holland, 2005
• Treehouse Gallery, .PT, Amsterdam, Holland, 2005
• Leonard Tachmes Gallery, Summer Miami 2004 - Works on Paper, Miami, FL, 2004
RELATED PROFESSIONAL WORK
• Collaborated on photography for Josiah McElheny’s The Light Club of Vizcaya: A Women’s Picture, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Contemporary Arts Program, Miami, FL, 2012
COLLECTIONS
• West Collection, Oaks, PA
• Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, FL
GRANTS/AWARDS + HONORS/RESIDENCES
• Governors Island residency with Transborder Art, 2023
• Caumsett Foundation Artist in Residence, 2023
• West Prize Recipient, 2010
• Miami Dade County and Tigertail Artist Access Grant
• State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, 2008
• State of Florida Artist Enhancement Grant, 2007
• Art Center/South Florida, Juried Artist-in-Residence, Miami Beach, FL, 2006
• Photographer’s Forum 23rd Annual College Photography Contest, 2003
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Simpson, Julie. "Eyes on the Prize: Photographer's Forum/Nikon contest winners turn pro," in Photographer's Forum (Fall 2011), pp. 4-5.
• Holtrop, Froukje. “Sporen en voortekens: Fotografie: Noorderlicht 2005,” in De Groene Amsterdammer (2005), p. 32
• Leij, Machteld. “Fotoreeksen die de kortstondigheid ontstijgen: Hoofdtentoonstelling van fotomanifestatieNoorderlicht belicht vooral het persoonlijke,” in NRC Handelsblad (2005), p. 5.
• Bem, Merel. “In het spoor van de spoorzoekers: Fotografiefestival Noorderlicht zoekt naar voortekens,” in: De Volkskrant (2005), p. 3.
• Melis, Wim. Traces and Omens. Groningen, 2005, pp. 96-99, 223.
• Beek, Wim van der. ‘Noorderlicht zoomt in op de factor tijd,’ in: De Telegraaf (2005) Vol. 113, p. T14. • Rotterdam, Marjolein van. “Groningen in het teken van fotografie: Op wie wachten die stoeltjes,” in: Spoor Tijdschrift (2005), pp. 26-27.
• Serbin, Glen. Best of College Photography: Annual 2003. Santa Barbara, 2003, p. 22. • Serbin, Glen. “Winners: 23rd Annual College Photography Contest,” in: Photographer’s Forum (2003), p. 41.
EDUCATION
• 2000 – 2003 Barry University, Miami, FL, Photography Certificate
• 1992 – 1994 Instituto Superior de Novas Profissoes, Lisbon, PT 1991 Escola Secundaria de Camoes