David Opdyke

David Opdyke (born 1969) is an American visual artist who works in sculpture and installation. He was born in Schenectady, New York, and lives in Queens.

Work Opdyke's work explores issues surrounding consumerism, globalization and environmental degradation. In 2022, This Land was included in the exhibition, Someday, all this, at the Climate Museum's pop-up space in Soho, New York.

Opdyke's work has received critical attention in The Paris Review, the Detroit Art Review, Hyperallergic, The New York Times, among other publications.

He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in 1992.

Awards and honors 2004 - Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Emerging Artist Award

Collections Opdyke's works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Brooklyn Museum, and other venues.

Publications Monacelli Press/Phaidon published a monograph on his work, with essays by Maya Wiley and Lawrence Weschler.