BIOGRAPHY
2025
Exhibitions & Awards
Selected for NJ Council of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship (Sculpture)
Personal Achievements
Started North Jersey Cornhole Club (8/25)
Selected to be Brand Ambassador for Govee (2/25)
Selected to be an LG Educator (7/25)
Photographs of Bald Eagles Featured in Advertiser News
Published in the article: "Bald Eagles Are No Longer Endangered in New Jersey, but Not Everyone's Celebrating"
2024
Exhibitions & Awards
Still Life – 2024 Exhibition
Artisan Stanley (10/30/24 - 12/30/24)
Creative Minds – 2024 Exhibition
Food Chain (8/21/24 - 10/21/24)
Gallerium Art Prize – 2024
Chief (8/14/24 - 10/14/24) Won Second Place
Food Story – 2024 Exhibition
Food Chain (8/3/24 - 10/3/24) Won First Place
Personal Achievements
Received Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum Design and Technology (12/24)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (12/14/24)
2020
Personal Achievements
Coached Undefeated Season –Junior Varsity Boys Soccer (8/20-10/20)
Opened Etsy Shop – DaveBlauveltArt (7/20-Present)
2019
Personal Achievements
Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Coach – Vernon Township, NJ (6/19-Present)
Junior Varsity Boys Tennis Coach – Vernon Township, NJ (3/19-Present)
Divisional Champions - Boys Tennis (3/19-6/19)
2017
Exhibitions & Awards
Here/Now Exhibition
Pixel Portraits (4/17/17 - 5/1/17)
Ben Shahn Court Gallery, William Paterson University
Personal Achievements
Art Educator – Vernon Township, NJ (9/1/17-Present)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (5/19/17)
Art Educator – East Hanover, NJ (1/17-6/17)
2016
Exhibitions & Awards
Thesis Exhibition
Future of Furniture (12/8/16)
Power Arts Gallery, William Paterson University
Personal Achievements
Received Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in Sculpture and Furniture Design (12/16)
Received Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Secondary Education (12/16)
Awarded Legacy Scholar Award – William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (4/21/16)
2015
Exhibitions & Awards
Profiles of the Future Exhibition
Plaster Swan (4/13/15 - 5/15/15) –Second Place
Ben Shahn Court Gallery, William Paterson University
Personal Achievements
Shark Tank Pitch Contest – Finalist
Hexacomb Shelving – Selected as one of five finalists for the "Shark Tank" Pitch Contest hosted by Daymond John at the Golden Nugget Casino, Atlantic City, NJ (10/9/15)
Featured on Refinery29
Hexacomb Shelving
Included in "12 Incredible Kickstarter Projects Your Apartment Needed Yesterday" (7/8/15)
Successful Kickstarter Campaign
Hexacomb Shelving (7/2/15 - 8/3/15)
Business Concept Competition – First Place
Hexacomb Shelving
Costakos College of Business, William Paterson University (4/24/15)
2014
Exhibitions & Awards
Profiles of the Future Exhibition
Bonsai Band Saw Box (3/31/14 - 5/30/14)
Ben Shahn Court Gallery, William Paterson University