Lisa Corinne Davis
Lisa Corinne Davis explores the complex relationship of race, culture, and history, where form and content merge. She uses abstraction to explore how society compresses identity into singular terms. Davis believes that identity is much more convoluted and complex to be narrowed down to race and gender. She weaves together ruled lines and primary colors with gestural work and organic forms. Davis uses the map as a metaphor for the viewer to try to locate themselves within the composition. Her “inventive geography” prompts a wide range of interpretations, its open-endedness a stance she actively cultivates. The resultant mix of eclectic form and content is surprising as well as stimulating. Davis, says her practice explores the complex relationship between “race, culture and history” and, with it, ideas about classification and contingency, the rational and irrational, chaos and order.
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Measured Ploy , 2022
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Credible Tale, 2021
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Transitory Target II, 2020
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Simulated System, 2022
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Reticulated Tale, 2022
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Congruous Fantasy, 2017
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Deliberate Disinformation, 2020
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Delusive Dimension, 2018
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Illusive Axiom, 2022
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Normal Impersonation, 2019
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Psychotropic Turf, 2015
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Reticulated Ruse, 2021
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Transient Theorem, 2022
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Specious Position II, 2021
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Systematic Sham, 2021
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Unchecked Gauge, 2021
Lisa Corinne Davis (b. 1958, Baltimore, MD) uses abstraction to explore the interiority of concepts such as race, culture, and history, challenging classification and contingency. Her art depends on the idea that nothing is concrete, but rather a “subjective construct of culture, biases, assumptions, and personal predispositions.” Davis’ style is cartographic, abstractly rendering a space of oddly familiar yet essentially ephemeral visuals. Her map-like works turn fantastical and strange, speaking to the fluidity of culture and one’s location within it as an individual. Recently, Davis has worked more with the materiality of paint, allowing the process of working with paint to flow more organically.
The paintings of Lisa Corinne Davis have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States and Europe. Her work is in institutions including: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. She is the recipient of numerous awards including a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship award, a 2021 Arts and Letters Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a 2020 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, The Louis Comfort Tiffany grant, a National Endowment for the Arts' Visual Artist Fellowship, and three New York Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Fellowships. Davis' work has been reviewed by periodicals such as The New York Times, Art in America, ArtNews and Hyperallergic. Her work is currently on view as part of a group exhibition at the Sheldon Art Museum, and was recently included in a group exhibition at The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation. Davis participated Between States, a group exhibition to benefit abortion rights co-curated by Michael David and Jennifer Samet, and was included in The Art of Making It, a recently premiered independent documentary film that won the South x South West Audience Award. Davis has an upcoming solo exhibition at Jenkins Johnson Gallery in Los Angeles. She has taught art for the past twenty-five years at institutions including: Parsons School of Design, Cooper Union School of Art, and Yale University. Davis is currently a Professor of Art, and Co-Director of the MFA program and Head of Painting at Hunter College in New York. She lives and works in Brooklyn and Hudson, New York.
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FlowSTATE/North Brooklyn Artists, Episode 108
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Right is Right
Jenkins Johnson Gallery 23 Mar - 20 Apr 2024Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to present Right is Right, featuring the works of five contemporary Black artists: Lisa Corinne Davis, Violet Fields, Jae Jarrell, Nnenna Okore, and Ming Smith.Read more -
Cyclical Bloom
Patrick Alston, Kevin Cole, Lisa Corinne Davis, Scott Fraser, Aïda Muluneh, Wycliffe Mundopa, Blessing Ngobeni, Enrico Riley, and Philemona Williamson 6 May - 24 Jun 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition including artists, Patrick Alston, Kevin Cole, Lisa Corinne Davis, Scott Fraser, Aïda Muluneh, Wycliffe Mundopa, Blessing Ngobeni, Enrico Riley, and...Read more -
What's It All About
Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Patrick Alston, Carmen Neely, Esteban Ramón Pérez, Emma Soucek, Jason Stopa, Dewey Crumpler and Lisa Corinne Davis 17 Jul - 28 Aug 2021By Appointment Only: Jenkins Johnson Projects, New York, is pleased to present What’s It All About. A group exhibition featuring the works Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Patrick Alston, Carmen Neely, Esteban Ramón...Read more
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Art Basel | Miami Beach
Miami, FL 6 - 10 Dec 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery will participate in Art Basel Miami Beach, December 8 - 10, 2023 Booth B31. We will feature artists that explore social and political issues of the African Diaspora by connecting past and current moments: Mary Lovelace O'Neal, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Ming Smith, Patrick Alston, Adrian Burrell, Dewey Crumper, Lisa Corinne Davis, Violet Fields, Alex Jackson, Blessing Ngobeni, Gregory Rick, Enrico Riley, and Raelis Vasquez. Jenkins Johnson Gallery will be participating in the Kabinett sector with a solo presentation of works on paper by Mary Lovelace O'Neal, featuring her iconic Lampblack (1970's) and Desert Women (1990's) series. In the Lampblack drawings she layers black charcoal and pastel, allowing slivers of negative space to invade the surface. These drawings speak to her affair with an "uncluttered minimalist viewpoint", invoking both a cultural and aesthetic sentiment. In Desert Women series, Lovelace O'Neal portrays garments worn in the Sahara Desert in Egypt and the Atacama Desert in Chile. She studied with master printmaker James Lesene Wells and at The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Lovelace O'Neal creates based on feeling and perception, forming moments of fleeting light. Her work is in museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Baltimore Museum, DeYoung Museum, and Brooklyn Museum. She has an upcoming solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in Spring 2024.Read more -
The Art Show, Presented by ADAA
Lisa Corinne Davis 1 - 5 Nov 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to present, 'Directional Signal' a solo presentation by Lisa Corinne Davis at The Art Show, Presented by ADAA. Find us...Read more -
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland 13 - 18 Jun 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery is excited to announce its participation in the 2023 edition of Art Basel. Our booth will be located at C11, the fair...Read more -
Art Basel | Miami Beach
Miami, FL 29 Nov - 3 Dec 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery were thrilled to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach. The fair took place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 29...Read more -
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland 16 - 19 Jun 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at Art Basel,which occured June 16-19, 2022. We presented the works of Lisa Corinne Davis, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks,...Read more -
Frieze NY
New York, NY 18 - 22 May 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at Frieze New York, which occured May 18-22, 2022. We presented the works of Sydney Cain, Lisa Corinne Davis, Alex Jackson,...Read more -
EXPO Chicago
Chicago, IL 7 - 10 Apr 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at EXPO Chicago,which occured April 7-10, 2022. We presented the works of Lisa Corinne Davis, Alex Jackson, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell,...Read more -
Frieze Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 17 - 20 Feb 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at Frieze Los Angeles,which occured Feburary 17-20, 2022. We presented the works of Lisa Corinne Davis, Lola Flash, Alex Jackson, Wadsworth...Read more -
FOG Design + Art
San Francisco, CA 19 - 23 Jan 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at FOG Design + Art, which occured January 19-23, 2022 at Fort Mason Center. We presented the works of Dewey Crumpler,...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami, FL 1 - 4 Dec 2021Jenkins Johnson will present artists who explore social and political issues of the Black Diaspora by bridging historical and contemporary moments: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell,...Read more -
Frieze London OVR
London, United Kingdom 13 - 17 Oct 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was proud to participate in Frieze London OVR 2021. The online viewing room was live from October 13th through October 17th. The...Read more -
The Armory Show
New York, NY 9 - 12 Sep 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was pleased to participate in The Armory Show 2021 at the Javits Center from September 9th - 12th. We presented a selection...Read more -
Art Basel OVR: Portals
Online Viewing Room 16 - 19 Jun 2021Jenkins Johnson presents two New York artists from the same generation, Lisa Corinne Davis and Philemona Williamson. Davis’ practice is rooted in abstraction, while Williamson...Read more -
Frieze New York
New York, NY 5 - 9 May 2021Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Diaspora by bridging past and contemporary moments: Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Ming Smith,...Read more -
EXPO Chicago
Chicago, IL 8 - 12 Apr 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was proud to participate in EXPO CHGO ONLINE 2021. Our presentation, Reflections, featured the work of Dewey Crumpler, Lisa Corinne Davis, Alex...Read more -
FIAC
Online Viewing Room 4 - 7 Mar 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was pleased to participte in FIAC's Online Viewing Rooms 2021. We presented a selection of works by Dewey Crumpler, Lisa Corinne Davis,...Read more -
South South Veza
Online Viewing Room 23 Feb - 7 Mar 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was proud to participate in South South Veza. The virtual platform was live from February 23, 2021 at 1pm GMT with a...Read more -
Conversations on Culture: #20
Rhythms of Hope and Joy 4 Dec 2020On Friday, December 4th, 2020 we welcomed Art Basel Miami Beach OVR to our twentieth Conversations on Culture, a discussion with artists, curators and collectors...Read more -
Frieze London
London, England 7 - 16 Oct 2020Jenkins Johnson’s artists explore social, environmental and political issues, connecting past and present moments. Twentieth century and contemporary artists are: Kwame Brathwaite, Lisa Corrine Davis,...Read more -
Art Basel OVR:2020
Virtual Art Fair 23 - 26 Sep 2020Jenkins Johnson features works reflecting international political and social issues of 2020 through the work of five African Diaspora artists: Lisa Corinne Davis, Rashaad Newsome,...Read more
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Art Basel | Miami Beach
Miami, FL 6 - 10 Dec 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery will participate in Art Basel Miami Beach, December 8 - 10, 2023 Booth B31. We will feature artists that explore social and political issues of the African Diaspora by connecting past and current moments: Mary Lovelace O'Neal, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Ming Smith, Patrick Alston, Adrian Burrell, Dewey Crumper, Lisa Corinne Davis, Violet Fields, Alex Jackson, Blessing Ngobeni, Gregory Rick, Enrico Riley, and Raelis Vasquez. Jenkins Johnson Gallery will be participating in the Kabinett sector with a solo presentation of works on paper by Mary Lovelace O'Neal, featuring her iconic Lampblack (1970's) and Desert Women (1990's) series. In the Lampblack drawings she layers black charcoal and pastel, allowing slivers of negative space to invade the surface. These drawings speak to her affair with an "uncluttered minimalist viewpoint", invoking both a cultural and aesthetic sentiment. In Desert Women series, Lovelace O'Neal portrays garments worn in the Sahara Desert in Egypt and the Atacama Desert in Chile. She studied with master printmaker James Lesene Wells and at The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Lovelace O'Neal creates based on feeling and perception, forming moments of fleeting light. Her work is in museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Baltimore Museum, DeYoung Museum, and Brooklyn Museum. She has an upcoming solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in Spring 2024.Read more -
The Art Show, Presented by ADAA
Lisa Corinne Davis 1 - 5 Nov 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to present, 'Directional Signal' a solo presentation by Lisa Corinne Davis at The Art Show, Presented by ADAA. Find us...Read more -
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland 13 - 18 Jun 2023Jenkins Johnson Gallery is excited to announce its participation in the 2023 edition of Art Basel. Our booth will be located at C11, the fair...Read more -
Art Basel | Miami Beach
Miami, FL 29 Nov - 3 Dec 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery were thrilled to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach. The fair took place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 29...Read more -
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland 16 - 19 Jun 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at Art Basel,which occured June 16-19, 2022. We presented the works of Lisa Corinne Davis, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks,...Read more -
Frieze NY
New York, NY 18 - 22 May 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at Frieze New York, which occured May 18-22, 2022. We presented the works of Sydney Cain, Lisa Corinne Davis, Alex Jackson,...Read more -
EXPO Chicago
Chicago, IL 7 - 10 Apr 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at EXPO Chicago,which occured April 7-10, 2022. We presented the works of Lisa Corinne Davis, Alex Jackson, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell,...Read more -
Frieze Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 17 - 20 Feb 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at Frieze Los Angeles,which occured Feburary 17-20, 2022. We presented the works of Lisa Corinne Davis, Lola Flash, Alex Jackson, Wadsworth...Read more -
FOG Design + Art
San Francisco, CA 19 - 23 Jan 2022Jenkins Johnson Gallery exhibited at FOG Design + Art, which occured January 19-23, 2022 at Fort Mason Center. We presented the works of Dewey Crumpler,...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami, FL 1 - 4 Dec 2021Jenkins Johnson will present artists who explore social and political issues of the Black Diaspora by bridging historical and contemporary moments: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell,...Read more -
Frieze London OVR
London, United Kingdom 13 - 17 Oct 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was proud to participate in Frieze London OVR 2021. The online viewing room was live from October 13th through October 17th. The...Read more -
The Armory Show
New York, NY 9 - 12 Sep 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was pleased to participate in The Armory Show 2021 at the Javits Center from September 9th - 12th. We presented a selection...Read more -
Art Basel OVR: Portals
Online Viewing Room 16 - 19 Jun 2021Jenkins Johnson presents two New York artists from the same generation, Lisa Corinne Davis and Philemona Williamson. Davis’ practice is rooted in abstraction, while Williamson...Read more -
Frieze New York
New York, NY 5 - 9 May 2021Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Diaspora by bridging past and contemporary moments: Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Ming Smith,...Read more -
EXPO Chicago
Chicago, IL 8 - 12 Apr 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was proud to participate in EXPO CHGO ONLINE 2021. Our presentation, Reflections, featured the work of Dewey Crumpler, Lisa Corinne Davis, Alex...Read more -
FIAC
Online Viewing Room 4 - 7 Mar 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was pleased to participte in FIAC's Online Viewing Rooms 2021. We presented a selection of works by Dewey Crumpler, Lisa Corinne Davis,...Read more -
South South Veza
Online Viewing Room 23 Feb - 7 Mar 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was proud to participate in South South Veza. The virtual platform was live from February 23, 2021 at 1pm GMT with a...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL 3 - 6 Dec 2020Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Diaspora by linking past and contemporary moments. To strengthen this connection, we will...Read more -
Frieze London
London, England 7 - 16 Oct 2020Jenkins Johnson’s artists explore social, environmental and political issues, connecting past and present moments. Twentieth century and contemporary artists are: Kwame Brathwaite, Lisa Corrine Davis,...Read more -
Art Basel OVR:2020
Virtual Art Fair 23 - 26 Sep 2020Jenkins Johnson features works reflecting international political and social issues of 2020 through the work of five African Diaspora artists: Lisa Corinne Davis, Rashaad Newsome,...Read more