About the Artist

          David Fobes entered the world in 1953 with his identical twin Clark. Being an identical twin has informed much of his work in the last 40 years.
           David earned a BA in Environmental Design from San Diego State University in 1978 after working with professor and visionary architect Eugene Ray at SDSU from 1975 to 1978. David and four other students built Eugene Ray’s home and studio the  “Silvership” on a steep site on Nautilus street in La Jolla from 1978 to 1979. The experience of building the unique structure as well as his studies with Eugene Ray has profoundly influenced David’s work to this day.
          David is currently working as the project director for the transfer and documentation of thousands of Eugene Ray’s drawings, collage and writings to the SDSU Libraries Special Collections.

          During the 1980’s and 1990’s David worked as a craftsman on a variety of custom build projects for local architects, maintained an active studio designing and fabricating custom furniture and interiors and playing Rock and Roll saxophone in the local music scene.
          David earned his MFA in furniture Design from San Diego State University in 1994, working under the instruction of renowned designer Wendy Maruyama. He joined the teaching faculty at the School of Art and Design at San Diego State University in 1995 and taught studio courses in design until his retirement in 2020.
           David Fobes has been an active member of the San Diego Arts Community since 1981 and has exhibited work regionally, nationally and internationally. He has also curated multiple exhibitions and projects throughout his career. His work is included in many public and private collections. He maintains a design and art practice at the home and studio he built in 2008 in the City Heights neighborhood  of San Diego.

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