BIO

 

     A resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, Davis' paintings aim to uncover and uplift the discarded and overlooked within his urban surroundings. The city's rich history and character manifest themselves in the architecture and inhabitants of his daily life, thus providing the platform for his work. Layers of urban decay give insight into the city's past and work to form a residue of existence that can often mimic the painting process. Through sensitive and careful construction, he utilizes methods of traditional oil painting and an aesthetic pulling from American painters such as John Sloan, Edward Hopper, and Thomas Eakins.  

 

 

EDUCATION

2016-2018 - MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

2013-2016 - Private Study under Richard J. Luschek, Cincinnati, Ohio

2012-2016 - BFA, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

 

2024- Heirlooms, Studio Kroner, Cincinnati, Ohio

2022- Harlan Hubbard Artist in Residence, Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington, Kentuc

2016- Strata, Pearlman Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2024- The River, Parkersburg Arts Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

2024- Clandestine, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2023- Fourth Annual Invitational, Vining Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana

2023- Fellowship of Pafa, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2022- Harlan Hubbard Artist in Residence, Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington, Kentucky

2022- Lineage: Generations of Realism, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York

2022- Third Annual Invitational, Vining Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana

2019- Argentum, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan

2019- Lang Leve Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018-New Year's Show, F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

2018-Before | Now, 1628 LTD, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018-Summer Group Show, F.A.N. Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

2018- XL Catlin Art Prize, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California; Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Illinois; New York Academy of Art, New York, New York

2018- 117th Annual Student Exhibition, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

2018- Nature of Next, FMC Tower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2018- Merge Visible, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2017- Barging In, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2016- Viewpoint 48, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio

2016- Studio Open, The Carnegie, Cincinnati, Ohio

2015- Déjà vu, Art Beyond Boundaries, Cincinnati, Ohio

2015-Transitions, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio

2015- Falling Into Place, Peddler Gallery, Harrison, Ohio

2015- Correlation, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2015- Transitions, Art Beyond Boundaries, Cincinnati, Ohio

2014- 2nd Artist Reception, City Hall, Vice Mayor David Mann's Office, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

AWARDS

2023- First Place, Viewpoint 55, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati 

2018-Top 40, XL Catlin Art Prize, New York Academy of Art, New York, New York

2015-First Place, 29th Annual Minumental Exhibition, Art Academy of Cincinnnati, Cincinnnati, Ohio

2013- Helms Trust Purchase Award, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

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TEACHING

2019-Present - Manifest Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2019-Present - University of Cincinnati, School of Design, Cincinnati, Ohio

2020-2022 Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

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COLLECTIONS

 

Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Capital One Bank, Wilmington, Delaware

Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

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