A native of Central Florida, David Hunter is a master printmaker and experienced art educator, who is well-known at Crealdé for his wry sense of humor and remarkable patience with teaching his art to students, adult and children alike.  Printmaking is a process of creating images, or etchings, using acid to etch lines into a hard metal plate, and then using that plate to make prints.  Many of Hunter's etching are infused with natural Florida.  Despite inheriting his father's talent for artwork at an early age, he earned a B.S. and M.S. in zoology at the University of South Florida in Tampa.  After illustrating his master's thesis with pen-and-ink drawings, he realized his strong attraction to pen and ink.  After working as a biology research associate at the University of Central Florida, he taught 7th grade life sciences and 8th grade physical sciences for five years, returning to art in his spare time.  In 1977 he participated in his first art show, took a year's leave of absence from teaching, and continued to become a full-time artist, creating more than 80,000 etchings to date.  Hunter was instrumental in forming the Florida Printmakers Society in 1986, becoming its first president at that time.  He also is a long-standing member of the Miniature Art Society of Florida, the Miniature Painter, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. and a signature member of the Miniature Artists of America.  His unique etchings infused with the imagery of natural Florida consistently continue to draw top awards in art festivals and competitions in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.  In addition to being a faculty member in Crealdé's Painting & Drawing Program, he teaches workshops throughout the Southeast.

An active member of the Central Florida art community for over four decades, David Cumbie exhibits in galleries in the United States and Europe, and has participated in creating art for public places since 1980.  He was the first artist to receive a commission from the Orlando Percentage for the Arts Program in 1984.  He creates annual national sports awards for football and basketball, and recently created a linebacker award for the NFL.  Cumbie's work was sent to Tokyo, Japan, where his sculptures were used to represent America in the Interflora World Cup 1989.  Additional international exhibitions include the Sculptural Mile in Germany, four cultural exchange programs in Europe and traveling art exhibitions in Italy from 1999-2002.  Recently he has created mosaic projects at the Community Art Center in Cobá, Mexico, as well as the American Consulate in Merida, and is presently designing a mosaic for Mexico City.  Since 1996, Cumbie has been the Crealdé School of Art Contemporary Sculpture Garden Curator, an educational outdoor exhibition which consists of over 60 outdoor sculptures created in Central Florida.  As a long-time manager of Crealdé's sculpture program, Cumbie has educated thousands of students of all ages and capabilities in the joys of creating three-dimensional art.