David Cochran Exhibition Swift Creek Mill Theatre 2025
David Cochran will be the Featured Artist for
“Spitfire Grill” at Swift Creek Mill Theatre
presents original works through August 9, 2025.
Chesterfield, VA, – Swift Creek Mill Theatre is pleased to announce that David Cochran will be the Featured Artist Exhibition titled: Giraffes, Water Towers and Hula-Hoops for the run of Spitfire Grill. There is no fee to view the artwork for theatre or dining patrons. Fine art will hang on the walls of the Historic Mill Room through August 9, 2025.
Giraffes, Water Towers and Hula-Hoops by David Cochran is a partnership with Crossroads Art Center. This art exhibition highlights seven incredible artists featured by Crossroads Art Center. We are excited to continue this journey in hopes to cross pollinate art enthusiasts throughout our Greater Richmond community.
Artist Statement:
Dave is well known for his music related paintings where he visually meanders around the
interiors of a jazz club and focuses on the musicians, dancers, patrons and bartenders in
all manner of unexpected social interactions. He combines a quirky mixture of unrelated
images. He sometimes includes portraits of his clients in these paintings, a unique version
of a Family Portrait.
He applies acrylic paint in layers using unorthodox tools such as cauliflower, the wrong
side of a brush, fingernails, used rags and discarded worn out brushes, combined with
occasional traditional applications.
Dave attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Painting and Printmaking and
graduated in 1976 and has been a full-time artist for over 40 years. He maintained a studio
in Alexandria‘s Torpedo Factory for 32 years and now resides in the Fan in Richmond. He
currently displays his paintings at Crossroad Arts Center in Richmond.
His paintings are in many collections including Philip Morris, Ethyl Corp, The Federal
Reserve Bank and Chrysler Museum. His patrons include US Congressmen, Virginia's
Governor, CEO of Ritz Carlton and the owner of LA Dodgers. He received a 2-year grant
from the National Endowment of the Arts to be Artist in Residence for York County Va.
About The Mill:
Swift Creek Mill is one of the oldest registered landmarks in the nation and is home to historic Swift Creek Mill Theatre, a not-for-profit that has been providing Central and Southside Virginia professional performing arts since 1965. “The Mill,” as patrons call it, has long been a beacon for cultural arts and a trusted resource in the area. Find out more at swiftcreekmill.com. For more information about the Mainstage Season at Swift Creek Mill Theatre, contact info@swiftcreekmill.com or call 804-748-5203.
