Biography
David M. Higgins was born in Deposit, NY and raised in Elmira and Binghamton. He received a B.A. in Studio Art from SUNY Binghamton in 1983. He received an M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from Louisiana State University in 1988. He recently retired as senior Professor of Art at Corning Community College, where he taught since 1991.
David Higgins is a three-time Best in Show winner at the juried Arnot Regional Exhibition at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, where he has also won the second place award three times. He is also a three-time Best in Show winner at the juried Susquehanna Regional Exhibition at the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton, NY. He exhibited in the 2012 Biennial Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, where seven thousand people saw his work. Higgins has also won Best in Show awards at the Made in NY Regional at the Schweinfurth Arts Center in Auburn, NY and at the Southern Tier Biennial in Olean, NY.