ABOUT Bio, Shows, & Awards
Dave is in equal measure artist and technologist. His unique vision, attention to detail and openness to new technologies and techniques serves as his creative tonic.
Though the majority of his adult life was spent as an electronics engineer and strategic marketing executive in the semiconductor industry, his camera was never far from reach especially during his travels abroad. His photography during this phase of his life was primarily "street" and "travel" photography; discovering and "stopping in time" the people and sights he encountered.
In 1999 Dave "tested the waters" as a commercial studio photographer and designer servicing the photographic and marketing needs of professional artists. It soon became clear that this "other job" could be nurtured and
transformed into a full time pursuit.
As Dave's client list has grown to include businesses as well as artists, his commercial portfolio has expanded to include portraiture, architecture, culinary arts, technology and consumer products. Lately Dave has also been working outside his studio "on assignment" for various high quality magazines covering feature stories both large and small.
As is often the case with commercial photographers, Dave spends a tremendous amount of time shooting and designing "to-spec" for clients. Although each new job offers exciting creative possibilities, that artistic potential exists within a framework of commercial viability.
To fulfill his desire to work outside of these boundary conditions, Dave has been carving out time to experiment with new materials and processes and exploring new and unusual presentation techniques. His personal "fine art" work has won a number of awards in various exhibitions. (Read a review of one of his recent solo exhibitions here.)
| Solo and Two Person Exhibitions | |
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| 2011 | "Vertigo & Mass" VI Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| 2010 | "Over, Under, & Through" VI Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| "Anthology" VI Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
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| 2009 | "Resin, Metals, and Mist: Photographic Innovations" Read the Review Arteco Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| "Structured Visions" Washington County Center For the Arts, Hagerstown, MD |
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| "Under Pressure: Photo Intaglio" Graphicus Atelier, Cumberland, MD |
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| "Structure and Levity" Dorchester County Center For the Arts, Cambridge, MD with Meg Romero - furniture maker |
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| 2007 | "Photography by Dave Romero" Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD with Matt Stoffolano - glass artist |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2011 | 78th Annual Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, MD Award: Juror's Choice Award- "Cold Geometry 2" |
| 2011 | "Play In The Streets" The Frostburg Museum, Frostburg, MD |
| 2010 | 17th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD Award: 1st Place Color - "Truman's Palms" (leafed panel) |
| 2009 | 16th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD Award: 1st Place Color - "SoHo Steps" |
| "Solstice" Arteco Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
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| 2006 | 13th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| 2005 | "Birds of a Feather" Roper Gallery, Frostburg, MD |
| "Far and Away" Arteco Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
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| 2004 | 3rd Annual Members Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD Award: 1st Place Color - "Great Wall- Badaling" |
| Wills Creek Survey Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD Award: Saville Enterprises Award - "Little 'bone" |
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| 2003 | 2nd Annual Members Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD Award: 1st Place Color - "Truman's Palms" |
| Awards | |
| 2011 | Juror's Choice - "Cold Geometry 2" 78th Annual Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, MD |
| 2010 | 1st Place Color - "Truman's Palms" (leafed panel) 17th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| 2009 | 1st Place Color - "SoHo Steps" 16th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| 2004 | 1st Place Color - "Great Wall- Badaling" 3rd Annual Members Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
| Saville Enterprises Award - "Little 'bone" Wills Creek Survey Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD |
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| 2003 | 1st Place Color - "Truman's Palms" 2nd Annual Members Exhibition Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD |