Not seen since 2000, David’s delightful, and frequently awesome ceramic works fill the gallery, set off against many of his paintings on hand-made paper. Batz was a BFA/MA graduate from Rhode Island School of Design, and became a teacher of ceramics at the Cleveland Institute of Art from 1970-1974, before opening the Fiori Gallery in Little Italy, and working full time as an artist in his own studio. His works were selected for exhibition in over 17 Cleveland Museum May Shows, as well as numerous other exhibitions. David tragically died in 1994 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. His art has been under the care of his surviving partner Robert Jursinski ever since, and was last seen in a retrospective show at the Cleveland Artists Foundation/now ARTneo/in Lakewood in 2000.
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1968 -B.F.A. Ceramics, School of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1968-1970 - Teaching Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design
1970 - M.F.A. Ceramics - Rhode Island School of Design Instructor - Ceramics - Cleveland Institute of Art
1971 - Instructor/Founder Atelier Garrigues, Gardon, France
1974 - Studio Artist
1985-86 - Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship recipient
1985-87 - President, Murray Hill Area Arts Association, Cleveland, Ohio