Gerald Davis (American artist)

Gerald Davis (born 1974) is an artist based in Los Angeles.

A colored pencil drawing from the series "1986".

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

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.

Ecstatic Figure, La Loma Projects, Los Angeles

Rorschach Paintings, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain

Paintings, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain

House with Buried Figure, LTD, Los Angeles

Paintings and Drawings, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain

Nothing Is Coming to Me, Salon 94, New York

The Worry Vase, Parker Jones Gallery, Los Angeles

The Damned, Salon 94, New York

Unreal, Saatchi Gallery, London

Der Wichser, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles

At Home, curated by Mario Testino, Yvon Lambert Gallery, New York

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

Drawings, Tall Wall Space, The University of La Verne, California

Paintings and Drawings, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles

Gerald Davis: Drawings and Paintings, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA

My Problem, Counterpoint Gallery, Los Angeles

Drawing Invitational, Optimistic Gallery, Chicago

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