David Askevold
Known for
Directing
Born
March 30, 1940
Birthplace
Conrad, Montana, United States
Died
January 23, 2008 (aged 67)
Biography
David Askevold was an experimental American-Canadian artist who lived in Nova Scotia. Askevold studied art and anthropology at the University of Montana. In 1963, he won a Max Beckmann Scholarship to study painting for a year at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York. In 1966, he enrolled at the Kansas City Art Institute to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, in Sculpture. Askevold went to Halifax and joined the faculty of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1968.
Best known work
Bliss D.F.²
1979
Fill
1970
Rubber Band
1971
Learning About Cars and Chocolates
1972
Catapult
1970
Fork Pairs
1971
Knife Throw
1969Finn Slough
1995
Lipstick for the Border
2002Cultural Geographies
1995Filmography
2003
Two HanksDirector
2002
Lipstick for the BorderDirector
1995
Finn SloughDirector
1995
Cultural GeographiesDirector
1994
Don't Eat CrowMusic, Director
1990
Sixteen CandlesDirector, Sound Designer
1989
Six FiftyDirector
1987
How Long Have You Known Barbara?Director, Editor, Director of Photography
1986
Honky Tonkin'Director
1986
1/4 MoonDirector, Editor
1985
Jumped OutDirector
1982
RheaDirector, Editor, Director of Photography, Music
1979
Bliss D.F.²Director
1977
Very Soon You WillDirector
1974
Green Willow for DelawareDirector
1973
1972
Learning About Cars and Chocolatesas Self, Director
1972
It’s No Use CryingDirector
1971
Rubber Bandas Self, Director
1971
Fork Pairsas Self, Director
1970
Catapultas Self, Director
1970
FillDirector
1969
Nova Scotia FiresDirector
1969
Knife Throwas Self, Director