Exhibitions

RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

September 2024 – MEMBERS’ JURIED EXHIBITION
Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ

August 2024 – ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER & CROSSWICKS CREEK
Johnson Education Center at D&R Greenway Land Trust, Princeton, NJ

August 2024 – RECENT WORKS
Jamey’s House of Music, Lansdowne, PA

May 2024 – SPACE & CLUTTER (with Paul Smith and Jackie Lima)
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

February 2024 – MUSIC TO MY EYES
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

January 2024 – 44th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ

January 2024 – WINTER JURIED EXHIBITION
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York

January 2024 – INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ

2023

December 2023 – 10×10 EXHIBITION
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

December 2023 – MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

October 2023 – PLAYFUL MEDLEY (with Catherine Martzloff, Leyla Spencer)
Ficus Gallery, Princeton NJ

October 2023 – TAWA at 45
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

September 2023 – THE ELLARSLIE OPEN *Best in Show
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

August 2023 – 15th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY’

May 2023 – WORKS ON PAPER
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences

May 2023 – MERCER ARTISTS 2023
Mercer College Gallery, West Windsor, NJ

2022

December 2022 – 10×10 EXHIBITION
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

June 2022 – NEW JERSEY ARTS ANNUAL: RE:EMERGENCE
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

April 2022 – FRAGILE
Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, NJ

February 2022 – INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ

2021

December 2021 – 10×10 EXHIBITION
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

September 2021 – 92nd ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA

June 2021 – ART ALL NIGHT
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

April 2021 – MERCER ARTISTS 2021 *Best in Show
Mercer College Gallery, West Windsor, NJ

2020

December 2020 – 10×10 EXHIBITION
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

August 2020 – ART ALL NIGHT
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

July 2020 – SUMMER JURIED EXHIBITION
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York

2018

September 2018 – 90th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA

2017

April 2017 – MERCER ARTISTS 2021
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ

2015

April 2015 – MERCER ARTISTS 2015 *Best in Show
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ

2014

September 2014 – THE ELLARSLIE OPEN
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

September 2014 – LEFT OF CENTRAL: MID-20th CENTURY ARTS IN THE CAPITAL CITY
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ

2011

September 2011 – THE INFLUENCE OF A TEACHER: MEL LEIPZIG AND PROTEGÉS 
West Windsor Art Center, West Windsor, NJ

2010 

September 2010 – 30th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Blue Mountain Gallery, NY

WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE MERCER COUNTY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION
Mercer County College, Trenton, NJ

2009 

TAWA 30th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

1991

OUT OF THE STUDIO
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

1990

FACULTY EXHIBIT
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

PAINTERS AND POETS: WORDS AND IMAGES
Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

1989

TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF TEACHING
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

JUIED MEMBERS EXHIBIT
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

THE ELLARSLIE OPEN VII
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

ART AND THE LAW
Rose Art MuseumBrandeis University, Waltham, MA

1988

FIGURATIVE INQUIRY: SEVEN PAINTERS FRO NEW JERSEY
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

ART AND THE LAW
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

3-D: SCULPTURAL WORKS BY PAINTER
Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

LANDSCAPE PAINTERS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY
Artworks, Trenton, NJ

ART AND THE LAW
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

TAWA AT 10
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

ART AND THE LAW
Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Ontario

THE ELLARSLIE OPEN VII
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

1987

EXPANDING VIEWS/VANISHING POINTS
AMMO, Brooklyn, NY

PRINCETON ART ASSOCIATION
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

NEW BLUE
Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

1986

OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION
Bergen Museum of Arts and Sciences, Paramus, NJ

SMALL WORKS
Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

TAWA at ELLARSLIE: COLAVITA, ORBAN, NESTOR
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

THE ELLARSLIE OPEN V
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Zim-Lerner Gallery, NYC

1985

NEW JERSEY BIENNIAL EXHIBITION
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ

DRAWINGS
Blue Mountain Gallery

ALUMNI INVITATIONAL
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ

DONNELLY, HOSE, ORBAN, WELLIVER: RECENT WORK
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1984

SUMMER WORK
Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

THE ELLARSLIE OPEN III
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

SUMMIT ART CENTER ’84
Summit Art Center, Summit, NJ

1983

TAWA at ELLARSLIE: COLAVITA, ORBAN, FREYMUTH, YESS
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

NEW JERSEY BIENNIAL EXHIBITION
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

SMALL DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE
The Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ

1982

MERCER ARTISTS ’82
Mercer County College, West Windsor, NJ

NARCISSUS
The New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

1981

EYES ON TRENTON
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

ARONSON, BENNETT, ORBAN & REICHMAN
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

DAVE ORBAN/MARY YESS: RECENT WORK
Pavilion Galleries, Mount Holly, NJ

1978

BEARCE, ORBAN, SALEWSKI: PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & TILES
Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ

1975

HUDSON ARTISTS
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ

10th ANNUAL ART FROM NEW JERSEY EXHIBITION
New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1991    DAVID Z ORBAN: EVOLUTION OF A PAINTER, Rider College Art Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ

1988    NEW PAINTINGS, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

1987    NEW PAINTINGS, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

1986    TAWA at ELLARSLIE SERIES, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

1985    RECENT PAINTINGS, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

1983    TAWA at ELLARSLIE SERIES, the Trenton City Museum

1982    ON PAPER/ON CANVAS, The Lobby Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ

1978     PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS , The Sixth Estate, Brooklyn, NY

AWARDS

The Grumbacher Award, Artworks, 1989

The Warga Award, Princeton Art Association, 1987

Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1985

Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1984

Charles Shaw Fellowship in Painting, Brooklyn College, 1983

Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission Purchase Award, 1982

Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1981

Pavilion Galleries Statewide Exhibition Painting Award, 1980

Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1977

Mercer County Artists Merit Award, 1976

Westfield Art Association Printmaking Award, 1975

Hudson Artists Exhibition Painting Award, 1975

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts, Mercer County College, 1975

 

TEACHING

Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ: 1995-2000 and 2011

Princeton Art Association, Princeton, NJ: 1986-1990

Artworks, Trenton, NJ: 1990-1991

Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ: 2010-2017

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Brooklyn College

Mercer County Community College

Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission

Trenton State College

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Clark, Marcia; Evans, Judith; et al: Evolution of a Gallery: Green Mountain to Blue Mountain, 1968-2010 (exhibit catalogue), New York, BLUE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, November 2010

Naar, Harry: David Z. Orban: Evolution of a Painter (exhibit catalogue), Lawrenceville, NJ, RIDER COLLEGE PRESS, September, 1991

Wilkinson, Carlton: A Big Bang from David Z Orban, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 27, 1991

Unknown: Orban Featured in Rider Show, Hamilton, NJ, THE MERCER MESSENGER, September 12, 1991

Unknown: Paintings, Drawings of Hailed Local Artist Are Coming to Rider, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 14, 1991

Wilkinson, Carlton: Artworks: Gallery Residents Bring Efforts ‘Out of the Studio’, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, March 1, 1991

Leung, Shirley: Artists Come Out of the Studio, Princeton, NJ, THE PRINCETONIAN, March, 1991

Watkins, Eileen: “25 Years of Teaching” on display in Trenton, Newark, NJ, THE STAR LEDGER, October 22, 1989

Donohoe, Victoria: One Show for Two Still-Life Artists, Philadelphia, PA, THE INQUIRER, January 7, 1989

Wechsler, Maia: Human Figures, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, December 11, 1988

Wallace, Kent: Don’t Sue, It’s Only Art, New York, ARTSPEAK, September 16, 1988, pp9

Ilein, Abraham: Emerging Artists Have Their Say, New York, ARTSPEAK, March 1, 1987, pp1

Smith, Richard D: The Stated and the Implied, Princeton, NJ, THE PACKET, October 1, 1986, pp3

Doan-Johnson, Susan: Artists Explore Their Relationships in TAWA Exhibits at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, August 10, 1986, pp CC7

Sinclair, Estelle: TAWA Artists at Ellarslie Museum, Princeton, NJ, THE PACKET, August 7, 1986, pp3

Doan-Johnson, Susan: Women’s Caucus for Art Showing at City Museum, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 14, 1986, pp CC7

Doan-Johnson, Susan: MCCC Exhibit is a Stylish Look at 4 Graduates of its Art Program, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, September 14, 1986, pp CC8

Vega, Lorenzo: Color Signifies Changes of Mood, Time, Environment, New York, ARTSPEAK, November 1, 1985, pp15

Doan-Johnson, Susan: Ten Trenton-Area Artists Represented in Museum Biennial, Trenton, NJ, THE TIMES, April 11, 1985

Zimmer, William: Boldness a Feature of Newark Show, New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1985, pp24nj

Brady, Lisa: Series Final 4, Trenton, NJ, THE TRENTONIAN, August 8, 1983

Raynor, Vivien: Impressionism in Morristown, Artists in Trenton, New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1983

Zimmer, William: Drawing and Sculpture a Mixed But Workable Bag, New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1983, pp30nj

Raynor, Vivien: Can Culture Survive in a State Capital? New York, THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1981, pp1nj

Watkins, Eileen: Area Artists Find Museum to Call Home, Newark, THE STAR LEDGER, August 26, 1981