Biography
Damien Davis (b. 1984) is a Brooklyn-based artist, born in Crowley, Louisiana and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. His practice explores historical representations of blackness by seeking to unpack the visual language of various cultures and question how these societies code/decode representations of race through craft, design and digital modes of production. His work has appeared at The Whitney Museum and Museum of Modern Art, as well as METHOD Gallery in Seattle, and Biagiotti Progetto Arte in Italy. He is the recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Community Engagement Grant and has been awarded residencies with the Museum of Arts and Design, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Pilchuck Glass School. Mr. Davis is also a former fellow and current advisor for the Art & Law Program in New York City. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, Frieze Magazine, The Guardian, Hyperallergic and Vulture Magazine.
Mr. Davis holds a BFA in Studio Art and an MA in Visual Arts Administration from New York University.
Works
Exhibitions
Gay Guerrilla, 2020
Press
Damien Davis Explores the Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre Through Collage, M. Charlene Stevens, Hyperallergic, 2019
Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Damien Davis Likes Science Fiction and Decoding Black Symbolism, Zachary Small, Hyperallergic, 2019
A Lexicon In Living Color, Damien Davis talks about the role of wood, empowerment, and impermanence in his new exhibit ‘Color Cargo’, Wit López, Artblog, 2018
Sugar Hill Museum Brings Art to New York’s Youngest (and Poorest), Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 2018
Exhibit Explores Racial Disparities in Public School System, UConn Today, 2018
Respond: artists offer bold, urgent take on #blacklivesmatter, Steven W. Thrasher, The Guardian, 2015