Brian Davis lives and works in Northern Virginia. Born in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Mr. Davis was raised in Guam and South Carolina. He teaches New Media and Sculpture at The Corcoran College of Art and Design and George Mason University. Mr. Davis has a B.F.A in General Studio from Winthrop University and a M.F.A in Sculpture from the University of Florida and was recently awarded a Professional Fellowship with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Awards, Residencies, Artist Talks
2017/2018 Professional Fellow, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, VA
2017 Cube Artist talk, Visual Arts Exchange, Raleigh, NC
2016 Luce Artist Talk, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
2015 Artist in Residence, Artisphere, Arlington, VA
2015 1st Place, Foundry, Visual Art Exchange, Raliegh, NC
2012 Artist Talk, International Symposium for Electronic Art: Machine Wilderness, Albuquerque, NM
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Reconciliation (Disco), Mason Exhibitions Arlington, Arlington , VA Solo Exhibition
2016 Elevation V2, Cube Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, Raliegh, NC Solo Exhibition
2016 Try and Try Again, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, D.C. Solo Exhibition
2015 Uncoupled, VisArts, Rockville, MD Solo Exhibition
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Supernatural, KunstHaus, Alexandria, VA
Curated by Christian Wicha
2019 Anthropocene Blues, Brooklyn Wafarer’s, Brooklyn, NY
Curated by Jane Ursula Harris
2019 Faculty, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2018 VMFA Fellowship Winners Exhibition, Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd , VA
2018 Members Exhibition, Brooklyn Wafarer’s, Brooklyn, NY
Curated by Tom McGlynn
2017 Interdiciplinarium, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, Curated by Karyn Miller
2017 FRONT, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
Curated by Betty Gonzales
2017 Rated ART, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2017 Fathom D.C., Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
2017 First Look: VMFA 2017 Fellows at The Workhouse, Lorton, VA
2016 Small Victories, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore Maryland
Curated by Jose Ruiz
2016 Foggy Bottom Sculpture Biennial, Washington, D.C.
Curated by Danielle O’Steen
2015 Foundry, Visual Art Exchange, Raliegh, NC
Curated by Jeff Bell
1st Place
2015 Uncensored: Information Antics, Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.
Curated by Karyn Miller, Violet Mantell, Mary Early, and Matthew Mann
2014 Georgetown GLOW, Washington, DC
Curated by Dierdre MacWilliams
2014 InLight Richmond, Richmond, VA
Juror: Denise Markonish
2014 Uncensored: The Art Exhibition, Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.
Curated by Matthew Mann
2014 Interface, Viaduct Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2013 (e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, D.C.
2013 Connect Four, Flashpoint Gallery in connection with the MLK Library, Washington, D.C.
Curated by Karyn Miller
2013 Double Booked, DuPont Gallery, Fredricksburg, VA
2013 Catalyst, The Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2012 (e)merge Art Fair, Flashpoint Gallery, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC
2012 Faculty Exhibtion, George Washington University, Washington, DC
2012 Game Play Festival, Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Cultural DC Gala, Wahington, DC
2011 Sculpture Now, Artery Plaza Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2011 InLight Richmond, Richmond, VA
2011 Art all Night: Nuit Blanche, Washington, DC
2011 Mascara, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Faculty Exhibtion, Winthrop University Galleries, Rock Hill, SC
2006 Faculty Exhibtion, Winthrop University Galleries, Rock Hill, SC
2005 Faculty Exhibtion, Winthrop University Galleries, Rock Hill, SC
2005 Tri-State Sculptors Exhibition, Arts Council Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
2004 Synthesis: Experiments in Collaboration, Axel Raben Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Reviews, Essays, Interviews
Lakhdhar, Ikram. “Pret-a-Porter.” Bmore Art, September 2016 (Photo)
Iacovone, Mike. “Sweeping Futility.” Bmore Art, June 2016 (Photo)
Mark Jenkins. “In the galleries: Playful Piece wll keep you on your toes at Flashpoint Gallery.” Washington Post, May 2016 (Photo)
Jacobson, Louis. “At Flashpoint, Brian Davis Has a Ball With Visitors.” Washington City Paper, May 31, 2016 (Photo)
Kotz, Vanessa Mallory. “Uncensored: Information Antics.” First Person Plural. September 2014.
Novikoff, Josh. “Banned Books Inspire Art, Booze At D.C. Library,” DCist, September 2014. (Photo)
Jones, Leslie. “The (e)merge art fair re(e)merges in DC,” ARTslant New York, September 2013. (Photo)
“Connect 4: at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library downtown,” BadWolf DC, May 2013 (Photo)
“Going Out Guide,” The Washington Post, May 2013.
Johns, Jim. “InLight Richmond Creates Magical Moments For the Public and Arts,” Richmond GRID, November 2012. (Photo)
Rousseau, Claudia. “Sculpture Now 2011: A ‘soup of ideas,’” Gazette.Net, December 2011.
Jesionowski, Rosemary. “Brian Davis at InLight 2011,” EagleNet, October 2011. (Photo)
Khan, Shazray. “Art comes alive at night,” The GW Hatchet, September 2011.
Gehman, Geoff. “Artist pairs collaborate on altered states,” The Morning Call, November 2003.
WORK
2016-Present Adjunct Professor, Advanced Sculpture, Senior Project, New Media, and Studio Foundations
George Mason University – Fairfax, Virginia
2011-Present Adjunct Professor, Sculpture and New Media, The Corcoran College of Art and Design at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Education
2002 M.F.A, Sculpture, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1996 B.F.A, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC