{"id":1532,"date":"2017-07-30T01:48:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T01:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/damien-davis\/"},"modified":"2018-08-19T19:01:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T19:01:40","slug":"damien-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/damien-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Damien Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Damien Davis<\/a> (b. 1984) is a Brooklyn-based artist. 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 design and digital modes of production. <\/span><\/p>\n

Davis’ recent solo presentations include White Room, <\/i>METHOD Gallery<\/a>, Seattle, WA (2017); MoMA PopRally Presents Arty Gras, <\/i>The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2017) and OBJECT | AFFECTION,<\/i> Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn, NY (2016); His group exhibitions include Race and Revolution: Still Separate – Still Unequal, <\/i>Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY (2017); The MYSYSYPYN, <\/i>Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN (2017); Sine Gallery: Berlin,<\/i> Sine Gallery, Berlin, Germany; The Magic Flute,<\/i> 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY (2016); and ReSignifications, <\/i>Biagiotti Progetto Arte, Florence, Italy (2015). <\/span><\/p>\n

His awards and residencies include Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace Program, New York NY, (2016-17); The Art & Law<\/a> Program Fellowship, New York NY, (Spring 2016); Prattsville Art Center residency, Prattsville, NY (2012); Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Community Engagement Grant Winner, New York, NY (2017); Art Matters, Foundation Grant Nominee, New York NY, (2016); and Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Emerging Artist Award Nominee, New York NY, (2016). Davis holds a B.F.A in Studio Art and an M.A in Visual Arts Administration from New York University.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Installation shot of White Room at METHOD Gallery. Seattle, WA. (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two Peaks (Blackamoors Collage #62), 2017 Plexiglass and Stainless Steel 23.2 x 23.7 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Connections (Totem #5), 2016 3D Print, Plexiglass and Stainless Steel 16 x 11 x 5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Caged Up (Blackamoors Collage #93), 2017 Plexiglass and Stainless Steel 28.8 x 24.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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