David Michael Friend

David Michael Friend (born December 14, 1975) is a New York based artist that is known for his dark, whimsical theater and film pieces utilizing puppets. In 1996, he co-created the puppet theater group Drama of Works (DOW) with Gretchen Van Lente. While with DOW, he contributed to such shows as "Doctor Faustus", "The Ballad of Phineas P. Gage" & "Curiouser and Curiouser".

After separating from DOW in 2001, he went on to create his own shows, including "The Typists" and "The Bident of Angels"

As an animator and illustrator, he has worked with Sesame Workshop and The Jim Henson Company designing for various film and multimedia projects

In 2005, Friend was commissioned by Heather Henson to create his film, "Moonfishing" for her Handmade Puppet Dreams series.

In early 2007, Friend became a resident artist at the HERE Arts Center in New York to develop his piece "EGO".