Gerald Davis (born 1974) is an artist based in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
You Can Cut All the Flowers, But You Cannot Keep Spring From Coming, Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca Spain
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