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
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