Gerald Davis (American artist)
Gerald Davis (born 1974) is an artist based in Los Angeles.
Davis was born in Pittsburgh. His early autobiographical[1] paintings and drawings are rendered in oil paint and pencil, using muted, almost monochrome, colours,[2] dealing with sexuality, desire and his memories of childhood trauma.[3] Later imagery includes scenes from his personal history as well as an exploration of universal archetypes, in "eccentric renditions of classical subjects."[4] He received his BFA from the Pennsylvania State University in 1997 and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999.
Collections[edit]
Davis' work is in international collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, San Diego; and the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Selected exhibitions[edit]
2022[edit]
You Can Cut All the Flowers, But You Cannot Keep Spring From Coming, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain
2019[edit]
Ecstatic Figure, La Loma Projects, Los Angeles
Rorschach Paintings, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain
2017[edit]
Paintings, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain
2016[edit]
House with Buried Figure, LTD, Los Angeles
2012[edit]
Paintings and Drawings, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain
2010[edit]
Nothing Is Coming to Me, Salon 94, New York
The Worry Vase, Parker Jones Gallery, Los Angeles
2009[edit]
The Damned, Salon 94, New York
2008[edit]
Unreal, Saatchi Gallery, London
2007[edit]
Der Wichser, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles
At Home, curated by Mario Testino, Yvon Lambert Gallery, New York
2006[edit]
LAXed: Paintings From The Other Side, Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany
1986, Salon 94 and John Connelly Presents, New York
USA Today, Saatchi Gallery, London
From L.A., Baronian Francey, Brussels, Belgium
2005[edit]
Drawings, Tall Wall Space, The University of La Verne, California
Paintings and Drawings, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles
2003[edit]
Gerald Davis: Drawings and Paintings, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
2002[edit]
My Problem, Counterpoint Gallery, Los Angeles
2001[edit]
Drawing Invitational, Optimistic Gallery, Chicago
References[edit]
- ^ Holland Cotter, nytimes.com
- ^ Ana Finel Honigman, New York Horticulture, ArtNet.com
- ^ press release, JohnConnellyPresents.com
- ^ Annabel Osberg, Artillerymag.com
External links[edit]
- Further information and images from John Connelly Presents
- Images, texts and biography from the [1]
- Gerald Davis on ArtNet.com
- Further images from Black Dragon Society