About

David Molesky (b. 1977, Washington, DC) is an oil painter whose work navigates the terrain between organic abstraction, often inspired by turbulent natural forces, and figurative painting rooted in mythology. He is currently developing a series in which bananas serve as metaphors for the human figure. By merging two enduring art historical tropes—the banana and the monomyth—Molesky explores themes of masculinity through a lens that balances comedy and tragedy.

Molesky’s paintings are shown throughout the United States and Europe and are part of permanent collections at institutions such as the Long Beach Museum of Art and the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art in the Philippines. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New American Painting, and American Arts Quarterly. He participated in artist residencies awarded by the Morris Graves Foundation (California), Fundacja Nakielska (Poland), and the Akureyri Art Museum (Iceland).

In 2022, after nearly a decade in New York City, Molesky relocated to Wilson, North Carolina.

Contact at studio@davidmolesky.com