Dave Pettengill

Dave Pettengill (b. 1978, Leominster MA) is currently living and working in Dover, NH with his partner and their two cats. Dave began his art training in Manchester in 1994. Since then he has gone on to live, make work and show in cities all over, including Philadelphia, Providence, Boston, Portland, San Diego and others.

Dave’s work was featured in ‘Push Pull,’ on view January 13-28, 2023.

Join us for an Artist Talk with Dave via Instagram Live on Monday, January 15 at 7:30pm est at @see.saw.art_.

“Life’s Work” stands apart from installations that have proceeded it. Rather than a concert of different mediums, this piece relies on photography work, otherwise reserved for source material. The work takes a detached view of the relationship between creating from waste materials and the waste produced in day to day life; a seemly inescapable cycle. This inquiry into the often ignored routine of use and waste allows time to consider the endless and transient nature of the raw physical materials that accompany us through our journey from cradle to grave. In photographic form, the materials appear frozen as though in a catalog. They are simultaneously, potential commodity, memory, archive and eventual waste.”

Dave’s work was featured in ‘Critical Mass,’ on view August 12-27, 2023.

Dave Pettengill