David Gallagher

(American, born 1937, died 1981)

Olympia, Washington-based artist and professor David Gallagher (1937-1981) created abstract sculptures in wood. He taught at The Evergreen State College, in Olympia, Western Washington, from 1978 until his death in 1981. He previously also taught at the University of Denver in Colorado and at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Gallagher earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Washington University in Ellensburg and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle.