Dewitt Cheng · ArtOpticon.us ·
Dewitt Cheng reviews solo exhibitions by David Tomb, Marcos Dorado, and Holly Lane at Fresno Art Museum, exploring their responses to nature, immigration, and culture. Tomb’s immersive bird installations unite vivid observation with an urgent call to protect endangered species and their habitats.
John Seed · HuffPost ·
David Tomb’s Palo Alto Art Center residency transformed his studio into a marsh diorama advocating bird conservation. Visitors engaged with the installation and ten events, including boardwalk tours.
Karla Kane · Palo Alto Weekly ·
An exploration of the whimsical trend of adding bird motifs to everyday objects, highlighting its cultural impact and artistic interpretations.
Ilana DeBare · Golden Gate Bird Alliance ·
An in-depth look at David Tomb's multifaceted career as an artist, birder, and conservationist, exploring how his passions intersect in his work.
Emily Brendler Shoff · Telluride Inside...and Out ·
David Tomb brings his passion for art and bird conservation to Mountainfilm 2013, sharing paintings that celebrate rare species and raise awareness and funds for their protection.
Hungry Hyaena · Hungry Hyaena ·
Hungry Hyaena reviews David Tomb’s “Grand Birds of the Philippines” at Electric Works, exploring how his layered paper assemblages bring rare birds to life with sculptural depth and playful energy.
George Oxford Miller · Living Bird ·
George Oxford Miller joins David Tomb in search of the endangered Philippine Eagle, exploring how art, captive breeding, and community conservation offer hope for the bird and its threatened forest habitat.
Daisy Yuhas · Audubon Magazine ·
Daisy Yuhas explores how an encounter with an injured Philippine eagle inspired David Tomb to co-found Jeepney Projects Worldwide, using art to raise awareness and funds for endangered birds and their habitats.
John Seed · The Huffington Post ·
John Seed traces David Tomb’s journey from portrait painter to bird conservation advocate, exploring how an encounter with the endangered Philippine Eagle inspired him to use art to raise awareness and support its survival
Paul Liberatore · Marin Independent Journal ·
Paul Liberatore explores how David Tomb’s lifelong love of birds inspired an exhibition at Dominican University and the launch of Jeepney Projects Worldwide, using art to support conservation of the endangered Philippine Eagle.