Born in 1953 in New York, currently lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri. The arts of Damask play with color, texture, and line all cobbled by the force of time and chance. His action-based creation process leverages opportunity and opportunity over-tuned, producing challenging compositions on Mongolian cashmere or Japanese rice paper.

Damask is inspired by the places he visits and, as well, the local materials and environments he observes. The copper and gilded objects developed while he was working in Tuscany: while the paper and cashmere prints from a trip to Asia.  Each of these beautiful works is a unique visual statement with great excitement from the artist.

Education and Background

2000-present

Worked with master printmakers Jeffrey Sippel and Randy Barker, St. Louis, and Manuel Ortega, Florence, Italy.

1971-1975     

BFA, New York University School of the Arts

Rhode Island School of Design

The Cooper Union School of Art

1971-75  

Rhode Island School of Design: Foundation design and graphic design

The Cooper Union School of Art: Painting

New York University School of the Arts: Theatrical Design

1969-71         

Art Students League: studied painting with Andrew Lukash and Anthony Palumbo

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006               

Prints and Relics - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

New Work - Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX, USA

2005               

New Work - Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas

Process and Pressure - Meramec Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO, USA

Compositions:  Cashmere-copper-cotton - Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO, USA

2004

Works on Paper - Il Bisonte Gallery, Florence, Italy

China Series - Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO, USA

Artwork - Kiku Obata, Curator, The Gallery, St. Louis, MO, USA

Selected Group Exhibition

2007               

40 Plus, 40 Minus - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2006               

Art Saturdays - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

Prints - Limited editions and Monotypes - Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong

2004

In the Cool of the Night - Minimalism Group Show - Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO, USA

Group Show - Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, MO, USA