David Egan Biography
United States, born 1986
David Michael Egan was born in Pueblo, Colorado. He developed a love for mark and image making from a very early age, before he was in school. As a young child he loved to create the unseen from whatever was around him, preferring to work in black, white and occasionally red until adulthood.
David's maternal Grandfather, who was an inventor, archeologist and painter, told David when he was 3, of his Uncle who had passed away before his time. He was in several movies, including A Charlie Chaplin film, and one of Davey's favorites, The Crimson Ghost.
Upon his paternal Grandmother's passing, he found, in his family skeleton tree, that he had an ancient history in Europe, documented for almost 1000 years by family, and passed down to her in a collection of typed and handwritten paperwork that she had kept her whole life. There he discovered that such greats as William Turner and Sir Thomas Lawrence, among many others, had resurrected some of his Vampyric, noble approaches to the craft from his Transylvanian ancestors while painting portraits or dwellings of his grandmother Mildred's family, among many other fun facts. This inspiration shows over quite often, his Goetic family seal being mentioned, of him specifically, in dark popular music and fun events that fuel his art, transpiring through media in beautiful and twisted ways, with players scripted throughout centuries. This inspiration, coupled with his exploration of the spirit realm, has led him on several adventures that have progressed his work since he began oil painting later in life at 19. He started exhibiting in 2011. He has had offers from the street, the film industry, politicians, and various curators, some of which he accepted and some of which he declined. He hopes you find connection, mystery and love in his art!
