Background
Penney, David Wright was born on September 15, 1954 in Buffalo. Son of Norman and Sarah Elizabeth (Young) Penney.
Art museum curator art history educator
Penney, David Wright was born on September 15, 1954 in Buffalo. Son of Norman and Sarah Elizabeth (Young) Penney.
Bachelor summa cum laude in Art History, New York University, 1978. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1979. Master of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1981.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1989.
Research assistant, Brooklyn Museum, 1977-1978;
researcher, cataloguer, Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1978-1979;
assistant curator, Detroit Institute Arts, 1980-1983;
associate curator, Detroit Institute Arts, 1983-1992;
curator of Native American Art, since 1992. Education writer National Gallery Art, Washington, 1979. Exhibition consultant folklifeprogram Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1979-1981.
Guest exhibit curator Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1987. Organizing curator traveling exhibition Forest, Prairie and Plains, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor art history Wayne State University, since 1987.
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Member Native American Art Studies Association (board directors 1985-1989, president 1989-1993), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jacqueline Birnbaum, August 24, 1975 (divorced). Children: Hilary Eve, Joel Norman. Married Jeanne Mary Zanke, May 20, 1988.