David is presently Art Director at the Cedar Centre (where he has his studio) for active health and living in Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was actively involved (VP) with the Hants County Arts Council for five years.

In July, 2011, he was given a six page feature story on his work in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine (an on-line art magazine).

Dale White interviewed David on Eastlink Magazine, which was aired by Eastlink Television in the fall of 2007 and again in May 2008. Click Here to Watch the Interview. He is presently a member of the Hants County Arts Council. 

David's work was featured in the book "Planet Earth, Planet Art", released in Feb. 2010, as an international fundraiser for Friends of the Earth International.

His work was included in the "Who's Who in Visual Art" Vol. 2010-2011 (German and English editions) and also in the book Nova Scotia's Contemporary Artists - Volume 2, released in 2010.

"Landscape Paintings by David Howells", his first self-published book has been released. For further information or to preview and order the book, click on the above link.

David is presently writing a book on art to be called A Dialogue on Art.

He is a co-founder of the art group Three Faces of Realism; a group working towards creating greater awareness of Nova Scotia's leading contemporary realists.

David was a member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Arts, Culture and Heritage (Mayor Paul Beazley - Windsor, N.S.)

His work was displayed at The Halifax Club for nine months in 2012.

David supports a variety of causes through donations of art work annually.