Education
M.F.A., Sculpture, Alfred University,
Alfred, New York 1989
B.A., Art Education, Bethany College
Lindsborg, Kansas, 1982
New York State Teaching Certification
Teaching Experience
Teaching Artist, 1997 - Present
Over Sixty Artist Residencies
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, New York 1989-1997
Teaching Assistant, Alfred University
Alfred, New York 1987-1989
Instructor, Jamestown Community College
Olean, New York 1986
Art Teacher, Olean Public Schools
Olean, New York 1985-1987
Lectures, Workshops and Visiting Artist
American Foundrymans Society, Guest Speaker, Erie, PA
American Foundrymans Society, Guest Speaker, Buffalo, NY
Lecture: Goro Sugita School of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Lecture: International Rotary Conference, Montes Claros, Brazil
Lecture/Casting Workshop: Waldorf School, Flensburg, Germany
Bronze Casting Demonstration: Festival of Arts, Frederick, MD
Visiting Artist: Allegany Public Schools, Allegany, NY
Clarion University, Guest Speaker, Clarion, PA
Cattaruagus County Arts Council, Workshop: "Marketing Your Art" Olean, NY
Summer Faculty: Carving Studio, West Rutland, VT=
Bronze Casting Workshop: Houghton College, Houghton, NY
Bronze Casting Workshop: Marywood College, Scranton, PA
Bronze Casting Workshop: Jamestown Community College, Olean, New York
Guest Artist, Panelist, Casting Demonstrations: Northeast Festival of Iron Conference, Scranton, PA
Bronze Casting Demonstrations: Artisans Festival, Franklinville, NY
Bronze Casting Demonstration: Webster High School, Rochester, NY
Casting Demonstrations: Anthracite Museum, Scranton, PA
Created Bronze reproduction of ancient Islamic optic mold: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Metal casting workshop and advisor for development of research facility: Picatinny Arsenal, US Army, Picatinny, NJ
* (Coming March 2008: Wellsville Arts Center, workshop: "Life of an Artist" Wellsville, NY)
Exhibitions
2003 Sandzen Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas, Invitational Exhibition
2000 Carlin Gallery, Paris, France, Three Person Exhibition
1999 Galerie Art Present, Paris, France, Group Exhibition 
Kupfermuhle, Flensburg, Germany, Solo Exhibition
Portage Hill Gallery, Westfield, New York, Solo Exhibition
1998 Sheryl Leonard Gallery, Potomac, Maryland
Sable V Gallery, Galveston, Texas
1997 Art Expo '97, New York, New York
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York, Solo Exhibition
1996 Memorial Art Museum, Rochester, New York, Juried Exhibition
Chautauqua National Exhibition, Chautauqua Institute, NY, Juried Exhibition
UConn National Sculpture Invitational, Hartford, CT
National Sculpture Exhibition, Elmira New York, Juried Exhibition
Sculpture Invitational, Vermont Carving Studio, West Rutland, Vermont
1995 People and Places, Cooperstown Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York
Jefferson Street Gallery, Ellicottville, New York, Group Exhibition
1992 Prendergast Gallery, Jamestown, New York, Solo Exhibition
Houghton College Gallery, Houghton, New York, Solo Exhibition
International Invitational Exhibition,Rodman Arts Center, St. Catherines, Canada;
1991 National Juried Exhibition, Cooperstown, New York, Best of Show
Sculpture Downtown, Jamestown, New York, Juried Exhibition
The Centre Gallery, Olean, New York, Invitational Exhibition
1990 Holimont Juried Exhibition, Ellicottville, New York
Library Gallery, Olean, New York, Solo Exhibition
1989 Six Artists on New Horizons, Dowd Fine Arts Center, Cortland, New York
Marywood College, Scranton, PA National Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Francis Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, St. Bonaventure University, New York
1986 Library Gallery, Olean, New York, Juried Exhibition
1983 Ballpark Gallery, Wichita, Kansas, Group Exhibition
1982 Mingenback Arts Center, BA Thesis Exhibition, Lindsborg, Kansas
Collections
Private Collections
Dave has completed over 80 Life Size Bronze Figures and over 200 additional sculptures so far in his life. Dave's sculptures are in numerous Private Collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Public Collections
Niagara University, Niagara Falls, New York
(three figures)
City of Niagara Falls, Hyde Park, Niagara Falls, New York
(four figures)
Veterans War Memorial, City of Jamestown
Jamestown, New York (three figures)
Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena
Jamestown, New York (five figures)
City of Walton, Walton, New York (two figures)
Griffis Sculpture Park, Ellicottville, New York (one figure)
Vermont Carving Studio Sculpture Park, West Rutland, Vermont
Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Fletcher Elementary School, Jamestown, NY (six sculptures)
Samuel Love Elementary School, Jamestown, NY (two sculptures)
Bush Elementary School, Jamestown, NY (one sculpture)
Olean Middle School, Olean, NY (five sculptures)
Ellicottville Central School, Ellicottville, NY (five sculptures)
Elementary Schools, Warren, PA (seven sculptures)
Edison Elementary School, Erie, PA (three sculptures)
Ridgway, PA (one sculpture)
Titusville, PA (three sculpture)
Oil City, PA (five sculpture)
Southwestern Elementary School, (three sculptures)
St. Marys, PA ( one sculpture)
Smethport, Pa (one sculpture)
Marienville, PA (one sculpture)
Kane, PA ( one sculpture)
Jamestown, NY, Memorial Garden, Rogers Elementary School, (three figures)
Jamestown, NY, Memorial for Underground Railroad (three figures)
Franklin, PA (one sculpture)
Biography
1960: David Allen Poulin, Born November 2, 1960, in Lynbrook, New York Parents: William and Betty Poulin
1961: Family moves to Lindenhurst, New York
1972: Receives "Art Award" at sixth grade graduation (Just the Beginning!)
1978: Graduates from Lindenhurst, High School. Starts Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas as an Art Major
1979:Receives Patent for design of playground equipment
1982:December, B.A. degree from Bethany College
cum laude Double Major: Studio Art and Art Education.
Builds first complete Art Foundry for Bethany College.
1983: Starts work for Solar World in Salina, Kansas designing and installing passive and active solar units for homes and business.
1984: Walton, New York. Opens art studio "Creative Designs" mostly doing sign painting. Substitute teaching and coaching high school sports.
1985: Olean, New York. Middle school Art Teacher
1986: Begins teaching Sculpture in the evenings at local community college.
1987: Alfred, New York. Begins full time graduate studies in Sculpture at Alfred University with a full scholarship and a teaching stipend.
1989: Receives Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture, Alfred University.
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY Teach Sculpture.
Opens "Blue Stone Studios", sculpture studio in Portville, New York.
1990: "King Alfred", first large scale public bronze sculpture working in collaboration with artist William Underhill installed at Alfred University.
1991: Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, St. Bonaventure University. First travels to Mexico to study the Mayan
1991: Vermont Carving Studio, West Rutland, Vermont. Begin a yearly summer workshop teaching metal casting with good friend Glenn Campbell.
1993: August 7, 1993 marries Jari Whitcome
1995: Sculpture Commission, "Fountain of Memories", Walton, New York
1996: Rocky marriage, Dave and Jari separate. Begins to seriously explore alternative metal casting techniques.
1997: Leaves St. Bonaventure University to pursue artistic career full time.
Sculpture Commission "Veterans War Memorial", Jamestown, New York.
Establishes "Dave Poulin Studios", Jamestown, New York.
Germany: Builds Fine Art Foundry in Flensburg, Germany and teaches a one-week metal casting workshop. Also visits Berlin and Paris.
1998: Returns to Mexico exploring central and southern Mexico.
Sheryl Leonard Gallery and Sable V Gallery in Maryland and Texas begin full time representation of Dave's Sculpture.
Sculpture Commission "Volunteerism", Niagara Falls, New York
Sculpture Commission "Butterfly Garden" Fletcher Elementary School Jamestown, New York
1999: Brazil, Selected by Rotary International as part of a professional cultural exchange program. Gives lecture, in Portuguese, at International Conference in Montes Claros.
Germany: Lives and works creating sculpture for shows in Germany and Paris. Returns to Paris for exhibition at "la Galerie Art Present" and visits London.
2000: Purchases large two story brick building in Downtown Jamestown to develop new state-of-the-art foundry/sculpture studio. Also includes a gallery, museum, children's center, art school and café.
Paris:Carlin Gallery on Rue Seine.
2001: Tokyo, Japan: Lectures at the Goro Sugita School of Art.
Beijing, China: Travels with Miyuki Shimazu of the Art Capital Group.
Completes Korean War Memorial for Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY.
2002: Completes main entrance, two figure skaters and three hockey players for Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena, Jamestown, NY.
Ten Japanese visiting artists are hosted by Dave Poulin Studios for one week in western New York.
2003: Continues to develop artist-in-residency programs in several communities, resulting in nine new life size bronze figures. Much of 2003 spent renovating The ArtsCenter facility.
2004: September 13: Opens The ArtsCenter at Dave Poulin Studios, offering classes in the arts for all ages and abilities. Most productive year to date! Sixteen life size bronze figurative sculptures commissioned this year all at various stages in my studio.
2005: Continues with numerous sculpture commissions, also develops arts programming and extensive partnerships for The ArtsCenter.
2006: The corporation Dave Poulin Inc. is established. It is started with three divisions; Dave Poulin Studios, The ArtsCenter, and cafeEuphoria. The John Galt Holding Company, LLC is also established as a property management and development company.
2007: 22 life size bronze figures installed and dedicated this year. Busiest most productive year of his life. Exhausted Dave closes the Arts Center having served 165 students per week with outstanding programming and a staff of 9 teaching artists. Dave downsizes from 12 employees to 2 part-time.
2008: "Unlimited Possibilitees" is started as a company for doing creative "Fundraising" for Arts programming. Keystone Elementary School in Knox, PA is first school having a very successful fundraising event.