Artists Darby Dawid
FALL 2026 RESIDENT · AUG – NOV
Darby Dawid
Oil painting · Brooklyn, NY
Darby Dawid is an oil painter whose work turns close attention toward the creatures most of us overlook: worms, fish, crustaceans and the other small lives that move beneath the surface of everyday experience. Raised in New England and now based in Brooklyn, New York, Dawid joined Manchester AIR at The Factory on Willow in Manchester, New Hampshire, for the Fall 2026 session.
About the work
Dawid’s paintings treat humble animals as subjects worthy of the care traditionally given to portraits and still lifes. In oil, Dawid gives these small, often unloved animals a place at the center of the picture.
The residency
Closed the residency with Shallow Waters, a solo show of nine oil paintings and prints in The Venues on November 3, 2026, presented alongside Wol-Un’s The Endless River of Ink
Gave an artist talk at the opening
Sold an original painting and many prints on opening night
