DAVID BECKER, NA ANA 1983; NA 1991 Born in Milwaukee, WI, 1937, David Becker studied at the Layton School of Art, Milwaukee, WI, earned a BS at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and an MFA from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Mr. Becker lives and works in Mount Horeb, WI, and is represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL. One-person exhibitions include the Davidson Galleries, Seattle; and the Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC. His work is included in recent group exhibitions like Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago; several Outsider Art Fairs, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York; Fantastic Art, Orange Regional Gallery, Australia; Bharat Bhavan International Print Biennale, Bhopal, India; Intergrafik, Berlin; 9th British International Print Biennale, Bradford, England; American Biennales of Graphic Arts, Museo de Arte Moderne, Cali, Colombia; and 30 Years of American Printmaking, Brooklyn Museum of Art. Mr. Becker's work is included in the collections of the Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin; Library of Congress; Detroit Institute of Arts; Brooklyn Museum; Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Colombia; Milwaukee Art Center; Portland Art Museum, OR; National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC; University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson; Madison Art Center; and the Metropolitan Museum, Miami. Becker is included in the following publications: Progressive Printmakers, Wisconsin Artists, and the Print Renaissance, Warrington Colescott; Contemporary American Printmaking, Malone, Yinxue & Wampler; A Century of American Printmaking 1880-1980, James Watrous; and Clare Romano and John Ross', The Complete Printmaker. He is the recipient of a University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chancellor's Award; NEA Fellowship; Michigan Artist Grant; and numerous University of Wisconsin, Madison Research Grants.