David Arsenault

Member since 2016

David Arsenault was born in upstate New York. He was first captivated by art in 1970 when he discovered a reproduction of Edward Hopper’s painting Gas in a grade school library book. However, it wasn’t until the early ‘90s—more than twenty years later—that a professor in his graphic arts program reintroduced him to Hopper’s work and he felt decisively compelled to study painting.

The early influence had its effect on him to the degree that The Wall Street Journal once wrote that “Some of Mr. Arsenault’s paintings could pass for works by Edward Hopper.” He studied painting at the University at Albany (NY). Since he first began showing his work in 1993, David has had or participated in hundreds of local, regional, and national exhibitions: in New York City, Chicago, Vermont, Connecticut, throughout upstate New York, and of course in Massachusetts: Cape Ann, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Williamstown, and more. Arsenault has also served as an exhibition juror, conducted painting demonstrations and critiques, and published articles including in The Artist’s Magazine. He is also former co-director of the Schenectady New York Oakroom Artists, one of the oldest membership-by-invitation art associations in the United States.

He and his wife Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault relocated to the seaside town of Rockport, Massachusetts in November 2014 with the goal of opening a gallery of David’s work. On March 27, 2015 they opened The Art of David Arsenault on Bearskin Neck. David was juried into the renowned Rockport Art Association & Museum in early 2016, and the gallery moved to its current location at 8 Dock Square in Rockport on December 1, 2016. Housed in an historic 1740 building, the gallery is also a working studio where you can meet the artist and experience the beauty and peace of your favorite Cape Ann places in David’s colorful, light-filled oil art. His oil paintings, giclée prints, and reproductions are found in private and corporate collections across the United States and around the world.