Born in Florence, Alabama in 1956, David Braly has spent much of his life in the ‘Deep South’.  He attended Auburn University, taking a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1979, and later took a graduate degree in Architectural History from Cambridge University in 1987.  He taught architecture and interior design at Auburn University, with occasional interruptions, from 1984-1999, when he decided to paint full time.  In 2012 he started work with McAlpine Tankersley Architecture, in Montgomery, and is now associated with the firm’s New York office.  He and husband Mark Montoya relocated to St. Michaels, Maryland in 2018—not quite the deep south, but grits can be had.

David has been keenly interested in all sorts of art and architecture his entire life.  His appreciation and pursuit of art and architecture grew from his exposure to the beauty of the public and private buildings of Florence, Alabama when he was growing up:  the grand post office (reputedly meant for a larger city), numerous churches and stores, parks—both formal and wild, a Frank Lloyd Wright house, and above all, that door that leads to a world of possibilities--the public library.  The pursuit continues.