David Seybold

David Seybold first found his artistic passion at age 11, after graduating with his BA and teaching certificate from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, he chose to focus on art full time rather than continue his teaching opportunities.

Dave has more than three decades of global leadership experience partnering with clients to design and implement technology solutions at scale. He finds great joy in creating business value using digital cloud technologies while leading diverse, global teams.

Early Life and Education

David Seybold was born and raised in Dunkirk, New York during 1968, where the southwestern grape-wine region of New York State lies. At a very early age he discovered his artistic eye and hand through discovering paints in his mother’s attic; this passion continued throughout high school and college.

After graduating, David abandoned teaching opportunities in favor of becoming an independent artist. With a realistic style, David now captures rural Pennsylvania through images depicting old stone farmhouses, antiques, landscapes and still lifes containing freshly harvested fruits and flowers; all done through light and shadow techniques which elucidate subtle moods while conveying changing seasons.

Professional Career

David Seybold is an esteemed landscape artist hailing from Dunkirk, NY. After discovering a box of paints in his mother’s attic and becoming hooked on painting as a teenager, Seybold became passionate about this craft – something he continues to pursue today.

Dave’s artwork explores the sensitivity of nature’s forms in his landscapes and forms, paying particular attention to natural elements and their interactions. His pieces have been featured in galleries as well as private collections across the world.

Dave is a veteran business leader with more than three decades of global experience, having held various global software and cloud leadership roles including IBM Global Business Services’ global lead of software and cloud solutions for digital cloud technologies as well as working alongside clients to implement large scale technology solutions at scale. Prior to joining Avanade NA and Atos Americas he served as global head for software and cloud solutions globally – serving as global lead for software and cloud solutions for IBM Global Business Services before joining Avanade NA and Atos Americas as global head for software and cloud solutions at IBM Global Business Services where he led global software and cloud solutions across several sectors globally before joining Avanade NA and Atos Americas respectively. Dave’s passion lies within driving business value through using digital cloud technologies combined with working closely with clients on designing and implementing technology solutions at scale to drive business value creation within his clients’ organizations while designing and implementing technology solutions at scale within each client organization’s own business operations.

Achievement and Honors

David Seybold is a self-taught artist with over three decades of experience who has won multiple awards over his 30-year career. A member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and featured in various publications, his realistic images capture rural Pennsylvania through old stone farmhouses, antiques, landscapes and still lifes featuring freshly harvested fruits and flowers.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania granted him his degree with majors in art and teaching certification in 1991, which allowed him to fulfill his longtime dream of becoming an independent artist. Following six years as a classroom educator, he left to pursue this goal, becoming one of 47 physicians nationwide honored as “Masters of ACP”. Furthermore, he holds several patents and remains active within the art world.

Personal Life

David Seybold was born and raised in Dunkirk, New York and soon after discovering a box of paints in his mother’s attic he found himself bewitched by art. This discovery ignited his lifetime fascination for it all.

David graduated with his bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1991. Six years later, he decided to leave teaching opportunities behind to pursue his long-held dream of becoming an independent artist.

Realistically capturing the moods, history and subtle nuances of rural Pennsylvania through his depictions of old stone farmhouses, antiques, landscapes and still-lives featuring freshly harvested fruits and flowers; using light and shadows to portray subtleties such as seasonal changes.

Net Worth

David Seybold reportedly possesses an estimated net worth of $4.5 million. According to his LinkedIn page, he currently serves as president of Atos’ North American Business Unit – overseeing 11,000 technologists – across North America. In April 2019 he joined Atos from Avanade (a joint venture with Microsoft). Prior to that he worked as both systems engineer and consultant at IBM for 10 years prior.

Born and educated in Dunkirk, New York and graduating with his BFA and teaching certification from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Always passionate about art, he decided to leave teaching positions behind to pursue painting professionally as a profession.