David Alan Feingold

David Feingold was born in Chicago, Illinois. He works in the medium of digital art to present the inner struggles of those with psychiatric diagnoses. His art brings awareness of the stigma and prejudice associated with all mental illnesses. Feingold has a broad education and professional background, which, along with his personal experience with bipolar disorder, influence much of his Art: a Bachelor's in Art Education, a Master's in Visual Design, a Master's in Social Work, and a Doctorate...See more

David Feingold was born in Chicago, Illinois. He works in the medium of digital art to present the inner struggles of those with psychiatric diagnoses. His art brings awareness of the stigma and prejudice associated with all mental illnesses. Feingold has a broad education and professional background, which, along with his personal experience with bipolar disorder, influence much of his Art: a Bachelor's in Art Education, a Master's in Visual Design, a Master's in Social Work, and a Doctorate in Disability Studies. His work is represented in numerous venues, including National Public Radio, museums and art centers, professional journals, poetry and music collaborations, and inclusion in a permanent art collection of Universal Design Living Laboratory, an internationally-recognized universal design model home for architectural advancement. Feingold worked for 15 years as a visual designer and 15 years as a social worker. He had to take early retirement due to advancing cognitive impairments stemming from an auto hit-and-run closed head injury. The head injury was also the genesis of his seizure and bipolar disorders. He recently moved from his vibrant Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago, just blocks away from Wrigley Field, to be closer to his vibrant significant other in the northern suburbs. He says, however, he can still hear the Chicago Cubs' crack of the bat in his quiet moments. See less