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 David Rothermels' artistic career spans three decades and his education was a creative stepping-stone to launch that successful career. Rothermel had his first professional gallery show at Etage gallery in Philadelphia in 1972. Previous to that, he graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. and he attended The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, ME. This education allowed him to study with some of the most important artists living today. While at the Academy he studied with Will Barnet, Julian Levy, and Marshal Glazier. Rothermel spent two summers at Skowheagan, one of which he was an assistant in the fresco department, working under Ann Poor, (W.P.A. Muralist). The other summer he spent painting under Brice Marden. Other instructors that influenced Rothermel were William T. Williams, Silvia Stone and Lucas Samaras. Through these educational experiences he gained a broad range of exposure to the professional art world and launched a career that continues today.
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