David Trulli: Bio

David Trulli works primarily in scratchboard, using wood panels that are often quite large by traditional standards. A former cinematographer, Trulli blends that experience with his admiration of the master wood-engravers of the 1930’s to produce intricate narrative pieces. He has been profiled in the L.A. Times and his work has appeared on the cover of ArtScene magazine and in Juxtapoz magazine. Trulli compares working in scratchboard to lighting a film set: “it starts out black and you add light.”

In his work David Trulli carves stories of urban life and illuminates the beauty, wonder, angst and terror of living in the modern world.

Trulli was born in Ossining, New York and came to Los Angeles in 1979. He currently resides in Los Feliz, and has a studio in Hollywood.

David Trulli is represented by the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, California.

Solo Exhibitions:

2008    “All Lines Are Busy” Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.    April
2006    “David Trulli - The View From Here" Copro/Nason Gallery, Bergamot Station,
                            Santa Monica, CA. December
2005    “David Trulli - Scratchboard” Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. January
2004    “Big City…Small Stories” Gallery 825 – Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA. January
2002    "Slow Pictures...Fast World" Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA. October

Group Exhibitions:

2008     “Alex Steinweiss Tribute” Co-curated by Kevin Reagan and Greg Escalante. Robert Berman
                            Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.   January
2008     “Carnivora” Curated by Les Barany. C-Pop Gallery, Detroit, MI. January
2007     “Stimulus” art auction, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA. February
2007     “New Year in Black and White” I-5 Gallery, LA, CA. Curated by Mat Gleason. January
2006    “Fin” Bedlam Art, LA, CA. April
2006    “Everything but the Kitschen Sync” La Luz de Jesus Gallery, LA, CA. March
2006    “Inauguration 3” Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA. February
2006    "Drawing Show” Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA. February
2004    "Return to Compulsion” (two-person show with Michiko Yao) Gallery Revisited,
Los Angeles, CA. October
2004   “Summer Show” Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. July
2003    “Xmas @ Bedlam” Bedlam Art, LA, CA. December
2003    “Inaugural reception” Gallery Revisited, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA. November
2003    “International Juried Exhibition” curator: Marian Parmenter, Director - San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art Artist’s Gallery, San Francisco. October-November
2003   “Random Thoughts” Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA. October
2003    “Create: Fixate” Beverly Hills, CA. August
2003    “Smart Gals Speakeasy” (Featured Artist), Los Feliz CA. August
2003     “Selected Collective” Gallery 4016, Silver Lake, CA. July
2003    “It’s a Fine Line” curator: Claudine Ise, assoc. Curator, UCLA Hammer Museum,
Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA. June
2003    “50/50 Show” Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA. May
2003   "Metamorphosis" Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA. March
2001   "Peace by Piece" Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA. December

Bibliography and Media:

- “David Trulli: All Lines Are Busy.” Catalog March 2008
- “Carnivora: The Dark Art of Automobiles.” Scapegoat Publishing. Mass-market book. March 2008
- “Molly Barnes’ Art News” radio show. Interview with David Trulli. Broadcast on KCSN_FM, Los Angeles.
        January 2007
- “Flavorpill LA” issue #202. Review of “David Trulli - The View From Here” by Shana Nys Dambrot.
        January 2007
- “Copro/Nason Fine Art – A Catalogue Raisonné” December 2006
- “Tips and Picks” NY Arts Magazine. Summer, 2005
- “Recommended Exhibitions” LA Weekly. February 25, 2005
- “David Trulli – Preview of Exhibition” by Ray Zone, ArtScene magazine. January 2005
- “David Trulli and Michiko Yao at Revisited” by Charlene Roth, Artweek magazine. July/August 2004
- “Scratching Life’s Surface” by Duane Noriyuki, Los Angeles Times. January 15, 2004
- “Direct Art Magazine” Volume 9, (photo layout) Direct Art Productions. New York, NY. Spring 2004.

Lectures and Presentations:

- Speaker – “Artist Lecture Series” Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA. February 16, 2006
- Moderator – “The Gallery Roundtable – Gallerists Talk About Art in Los Angeles.”
Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA. July 9, 2005
- Moderator – “An Evening with Art Collector Tom Peters” Gallery 825 – Bergamot Annex,
Santa Monica, CA. November 18, 2004
- Lens-less Photography Workshop, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA. December 6, 2003
- Lens-less Photography Workshop, Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA. October 19, 2002

Member: Los Angeles Art Association