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April 21, 1955, Trenton, NJ
Brooklyn College, City University of New York - B.A., 1978 cum laude; M.F.A., 1984; Charles Shaw Fellow. Studied with Philip Pearlstein, Al Terris, Lois Dodd, Milet Andrejevic, and Sam Gelber.
Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ - 1976-1977. Studied with Hiroshi Murata and Wendell Brooks.
Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ - A.A., 1975, with honors. Studied with Mel Leipzig, Frank Rivera, and Jack F. Harris.
1991 David Z Orban: Evolution of a Painter, Rider College Art Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ
1988 New Paintings, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1987 New Paintings, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1986 TAWA at Ellarslie Series, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1985 Recent Paintings, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1983 TAWA at Ellarslie Series, the Trenton City Museum
1982 On Canvas/On Paper, The Lobby Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ
1978 Paintings, Drawings and Prints, The Sixth Estate, Brooklyn, NY
Orban has participated in more than 150 group exhibitions over the last 35 years. A selected list appears below:
2014 The Ellarslie Open, Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
2014 Left of Central: Mid-20th Century Arts in the Capital City, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
2011 The Influence of a Teacher: Mel Leipzig and Protegés, West Windsor Art Center, West Windsor, NJ
2010 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
2010 Works from the Collection of the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Trenton, NJ
2009 TAWA 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1991 Out of the Studio, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
1990 Faculty Exhibit, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
1990 Painters and Poets: Words and Images, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1989 Twenty-Five Years of Teaching, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
1989 Juried Members' Exhibit, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
1989 The Ellarslie Open VII, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1989 Art and the Law, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
1988 Figurative Inquiry: Seven Painters from New Jersey, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
1988 Art and the Law, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1988 3-D: Sculptural Work by Painters, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1988 Landscape Painters of the Delaware Valley, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
1988 Art and the Law, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1988 TAWA at 10, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1988 Art and the Law, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Ontario
1988 The Ellarslie Open VII, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1987 Expanding Views/Vanishing Points, AMMO, Brooklyn, NY
1987 Princeton Art Association, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1987 New Blue, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1986 Open Juried Exhibition, Bergen Museum of Arts and Sciences, Paramus, NJ
1986 Small Works, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1986 TAWA at Ellarslie: Colavita, Nestor and Orban, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1986 The Ellarslie Open V, The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1986 From the Other Side, Zim-Lerner Gallery, NYC
1985 New Jersey Biennial Exhibition, the Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
1985 Drawings, Blue Mountain Gallery
1985 Alumni Invitational, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
1985 Donnelly, Hose, Orban, Welliver: Recent Work, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
1985 Invitational Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1984 Summer Work, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC
1984 The Ellarslie Open III, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1984 Summit Art Center '84, Summit, NJ
1983 TAWA at Ellarslie: Colavita, Orban, Freymuth, Yess, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1983 New Jersey Biennial Exhibition, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
1983 Small Drawings and Sculpture, the Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ
1982 Mercer Artists '82, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
1982 Narcissus, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
1981 Eyes on Trenton, the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
1981 Aronson, Bennett, Orban & Reichman, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
1981 Dave Orban/Mary Yess: Recent Work, Pavilion Galleries, Mount Holly, NJ
1978 Bearce, Orban, Salewski: Paintings, Drawings and Tiles, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ
1975 Hudson Artists, the Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
1975 10th Annual Art from New Jersey Exhibition, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
The Grumbacher Award, Artworks, 1989
The Warga Award, Princeton Art Association, 1987
Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1985
Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1984
Charles Shaw Fellowship in Painting, Brooklyn College, 1983
Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission Purchase Award, 1982
Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1981
Pavilion Galleries Statewide Exhibition Painting Award, 1980
Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1977
Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1976
Westfield Art Association Printmaking Award, 1975
Hudson Artists Exhibition Painting Award, 1975
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts, Mercer County College, 1975
Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ: 1995-2000 and 2011
Princeton Art Association, Princeton, NJ: 1986-1990
Artworks, Trenton, NJ: 1990-1991
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ: 2010-present
Brooklyn College
Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission
Trenton State College
Clark, Marcia; Evans, Judith; et al: Evolution of a Gallery: Green Mountain to Blue Mountain, 1968-2010 (exhibit catalogue), New York, BLUE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, November 2010
Naar, Harry: David Z. Orban: Evolution of a Painter (exhibit catalogue), Lawrenceville, NJ, RIDER COLLEGE PRESS, September, 1991
Wilkinson, Carlton: A Big Bang from David Z Orban, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 27, 1991
Unknown: Orban Featured in Rider Show, Hamilton, NJ, THE MERCER MESSENGER, September 12, 1991
Unknown: Paintings, Drawings of Hailed Local Artist Are Coming to Rider, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 14, 1991
Wilkinson, Carlton: Artworks: Gallery Residents Bring Efforts 'Out of the Studio', Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, March 1, 1991
Leung, Shirley: Artists Come Out of the Studio, Princeton, NJ, THE PRINCETONIAN, March, 1991
Watkins, Eileen: "25 Years of Teaching" on display in Trenton, Newark, NJ, THE STAR LEDGER, October 22, 1989
Donohoe, Victoria: One Show for Two Still-Life Artists, Philadelphia, PA, THE INQUIRER, January 7, 1989
Wechsler, Maia: Human Figures, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, December 11, 1988
Wallace, Kent: Don't Sue, It's Only Art, New York, ARTSPEAK, September 16, 1988, pp9
Ilein, Abraham: Emerging Artists Have Their Say, New York, ARTSPEAK, March 1, 1987, pp1
Smith, Richard D: The Stated and the Implied, Princeton, NJ, THE PACKET, October 1, 1986, pp3
Doan-Johnson, Susan: Artists Explore Their Relationships in TAWA Exhibits at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, August 10, 1986, pp CC7
Sinclair, Estelle: TAWA Artists at Ellarslie Museum, Princeton, NJ, THE PACKET, August 7, 1986, pp3
Doan-Johnson, Susan: Women's Caucus for Art Showing at City Museum, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 14, 1986, pp CC7
Doan-Johnson, Susan: MCCC Exhibit is a Stylish Look at 4 Graduates of its Art Program, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 14, 1986, pp CC8
Vega, Lorenzo: Color Signifies Changes of Mood, Time, Environment, New York, ARTSPEAK, November 1, 1985, pp15
Doan-Johnson, Susan: Ten Trenton-Area Artists Represented in Museum Biennial, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, April 11, 1985
Zimmer, William: Boldness a Feature of Newark Show, New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1985, pp24nj
Brady, Lisa: Series Final 4, Trenton, NJ, THE TRENTONIAN, August 8, 1983
Raynor, Vivien: Impressionism in Morristown, Artists in Trenton, New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1983
Zimmer, William: Drawing and Sculpture a Mixed But Workable Bag, New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1983, pp30nj
Raynor, Vivien: Can Culture Survive in a State Capital? New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1981, pp1nj
Watkins, Eileen: Area Artists Find Museum to Call Home, Newark, THE STAR LEDGER, August 26, 1981
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