SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026

  • 10th Annual National Juried Art Competition & Exhibition (CCAN 2026) – Juror: Carlyn Ray. Three works selected. Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX. 

  • 2026 New/Now: Pondering Change (Juried Exhibition) – South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI. Third Place: Break Water

  • NewNow 2026 – Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Cuyahoga Community College, Juror: Jimmy Baker, Highland Hills, OH. People’s Choice Award: Ghost Pot

  • Contemporary Visions of the West (Juried Exhibition) – Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO. First Place: These Western Skies That Bind

  • Interpretations (Juried Exhibition) – KORE Gallery, Louisville, KY 

  • Time Capsule – Create! Magazine x PxP Contemporary curated by Alicia Puig Presented on Artsy (Virtual Exhibition)

  • New England Collective XVI, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA. Juror – Jessica Roscio, Museum Director (Danforth Art Museum).

  • We’re Doing It All Wrong® (Juried Exhibition) – Edward A. Dixon Gallery, Dayton, OH. Best in Show: Bill Pickett

  • UNITY (Juried Exhibition) – Larkin Gallery, Harwich Port, MA

  • Winter Artist Showcase – Two Artists Exhibition | Shamala Hamala Gallery, Cincinnati. OH

2025

  • All The Feels (Juried Exhibition) – S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington, VT

  • Crossfade (Art Exhibition for Film Cincinnati) – Coppin’s Alley, Covington, KY

  • Art Attack Invitational – Braxton Brewing, Cincinnati, OH

  • 2024
    Call to the Wild – Bushwick Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

PROJECTS & COMMISSIONS

2022 – Present
Art Director, The Salyers Group – Covington, KY

Developed large-scale visual environments, site-specific artwork programs, interdisciplinary installations, and integrated art direction for hospitality in public-facing spaces including Hotel Covington and Madison Event Center.


2026
Lunken Airfield Terminal Hotel Project – Cincinnati, OH

Concept development and artwork direction for boutique hotel conversion of historic terminal.

PRESS / FEATURES

2026

Create! Magazine - Artist Feature, Time Capsule Exhibition, curated by Alicia Puig (PxP Contemporary)

https://www.createmagazine.co/artists/david-buetsche

2026

The Esthetic Apostle – June 2026 Issue. Juried publication of selected artworks.

https://estheticapostle.org/pieces/shape-wreck/

2025

Cincinnati Business Courier – Feature on integrated artwork and visual direction for Hotel Covington:

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/08/22/salyers-group-art-director-david-buetsche.html

COLLECTIONS

Bader + Simon Gallery – Permanent, Cincinnati, OH

Private Collections – United States, United Kingdom, Australia

EDUCATION

MAAE, Art Academy of Cincinnati, 2012

BAAE, The Ohio State University, 2002

Studio Notes

Occasional updates from the studio, including new work, exhibitions, and projects.

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