▁puzz ling ▁paint ings , ▁which ▁bl end ▁fig uration ▁and ▁abstra ction ▁and ▁create ▁" al leg ories " ▁about ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁painting ▁itself . ▁Hum ph rey ▁holds ▁a ▁B FA ▁from ▁Maryland ▁Institute ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁MA ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁film ▁critic ▁An net te ▁Michel son ; ▁he ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Studio ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁many ▁awards ▁including ▁the ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Rome ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Let ters ▁P urchase ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁A ugs burg ▁Germany ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Art work ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁David ▁Hum ph rey ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁exhibition ▁with ▁George ▁Cond o , ▁Car roll ▁Dun ham , ▁Ken ny ▁Sch arf , ▁and ▁others ▁called ▁New ▁Hand - Paint ed ▁Dream s : ▁Contempor ary ▁Sur real ism ▁at ▁Barbara ▁Glad stone ▁Gallery , ▁which ▁put ▁forward ▁" neo - s ure al ism " ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁movement . ▁His ▁paint ings ▁were ▁character ized ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times