David Onri Anderson | |
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Born | 1993 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Known for | Painting, Music, Curating |
Awards | 2016 Anny Gowa Purchase Award (Watkins College of Art, Nashville),[1][2] 2017 Best Emerging Painter (Nashville Scene[3] |
Website | davidonrianderson |
David Onri Anderson is a Tennessee-born painter, musician and curator of French/Algerian ancestry, who emerged from the Nashville arts community in the mid-1990s. His large scale paintings are heavily influenced by nature, eastern Tantra artwork and Cosmic Philosophy and are sometimes accompanied by installation elements such as raw earth. His works frequently explore the spaces between oneness and variation. In 2016, he was awarded the Anny Gowa Purchase Award from Watkins College of Art, Design & Film and in 2017 considered by the publication Nashville Scene as Best Emerging Painter.[4][3][1][5][6][7]
In early 2019, the artist's musical project, the metal-influenced Dream pop band called Onri (with fellow members Aaron Harper and Zack Rafuls), released their sixteen-track debut album, "Bed Bop".[8]