Lisa Corinne Davis

Episode Thirty-Five features Lisa Corinne Davis, an abstract painter exploring themes of racial, social and psychological identity. Born in Baltimore, MD, currently living and working in Brooklyn, NY, Davis received her BFA from Pratt Institute in 1980, and her MFA from Hunter College in 1983. Her paintings have been exhibited across the United States and in Europe, including one person shows at June Kelly Gallery (New York), Gerald Peters Gallery (New York), Zolla/Lieberman Gallery (Chicago), Spanierman Modern (Miami), and The Mayor Gallery (London). Her work is included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.  Davis is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship,and three Artist Fellowships from The New York Foundation for the Arts. In 2017, she was inducted as a National Academician at the National Academy Museum & School.  Her essays on art and culture have been published in the Brooklyn Rail and Art Critical.  Davis has previously taught painting at the Cooper Union School of Art and Yale University; she is currently Professor of Art and Head of Painting at Hunter College in New York. http://www.lisacorinnedavis.com/ https://huntercollegeart.org/studio-art-faculty/lisa-corinne-davis/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Corinne_Davis https://www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com/artists/80-lisa-corinne-davis/works/

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