Sunday, October 27, 2024
New Garden Mural in Minneapolis
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
New "Make Believe" Mural at EIHC in Cedar Rapids, IA
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
3 New Murals
These are 8' tall- and the photos were taken in the dark because the mural coating caused a glare with the lights on- LOL. I hope to get better photos when these are installed outside.
My friend Amy Crickenberger Oeth joined me for the assist! Her grandma had a shop in Manitou Springs (Manitou Mocassins) so she spent a lot of time there over the years. I had a blast touring all of her favorite spots. Thank you, CRANE (Creative Alliance Manitou Springs) and Visit Manitou Springs for hosting us!
Saturday, March 9, 2024
BIG New Paintings!
5th Anniversary Group Show
Opening TONIGHT!
Sat March 9, 5-8pm
Check out my NEW BIG PAINTINGS here!
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Live Painting and (Online) Art Auction for Forecast Public Art
"The Forecasst45 Anniversary Party will be a fun evening at The Lowlands with apps + cocktails, artistry, music and more.
Celebrate Forecast's commitment to more equitable public art with artists, supporters, and community leaders. Enjoy music, live-painting by local muralists, local dancers, specialty cocktails + delicious treats from Chelle's Kitchen.
The party is Thursday, November 16 — secure your tickets today—sales end November 15.
Beyond access to the party, your ticket includes delicious appetizers, great company, artist pop-ups, and music! Join us at this stunning new premier event venue located in the River Flats neighborhood of Saint Paul. Our party guests will enjoy an intimate space with cozy patio and a large outdoor terrace with beautiful views of the downtown Saint Paul skyline.
You can look forward to a celebratory night filled with:
- Live-painting + silent art auction with five local muralists: Jennifer Davis, Jose Dominguez, Juliette Perine Myers, Kao Lee Thao, and Xee Reiter (register now to bid remotely when the auction is live)
- Delicious treats from Chelle's Kitchen. Chef Lachelle is the dynamo at the center of the Twin Cities’ African-American food scene and is known for cooking globally inspired comfort food that thwarts unhealthy stereotypes and fuses in global flavors.
- Cash bar with specialty cocktails
- Tunes from DJs Sci-Fi and QueenDuin
- Comments from Maria Isa Perez Vega (Minnesota State House Rep), from Eleanor Savage (President and CEO, Jerome Foundation), and from Kathy Mouacheupao (Executive Director, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council)
- Performance from world-renowned local dancer Lumhe Sampson (Mvskoke Creek/Seneca)
- Special temporary art installation from local artist Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee) — a new large-scale projected animation and accompanying AR installation
- Aerial performance from multidisciplinary artist and Vivid Black Paint founder, Nastaaja Johnson
- Poetry readings from both Saint Paul-based social practice and visual artist Hawona Sullivan Janzen, and from Lao American playwright Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay
- Great company in a beautiful venue space
Saturday, October 28, 2023
New Metro Transit Mural in Minneapolis, MN
I've recently complete four new murals on the sides of a 6x8' Metro Transit Light Rail Train utility box in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN! (map)
Each side has a different painting: Rabbits, Moths, Birds, and Flowers!
Sunday, September 10, 2023
"It Might Be" at Gamut Gallery in Mpls
September 8th- September 30th, 2023
“It Might Be”- A Lowbrow Illustrative Art Show curated by Chuck U, featuring 14 international, national, and local artists.
Featuring: Alex Kuno, Briana Hertzog, Chuck U, Evan Weselmann, Ewok, Jennifer Davis, John Sauer, Michael Koehler, Riiisa Boogie, Rodrigo Oñate, Swartz Brothers, Tim Molloy, Vivian Le, WingChow.
You may find yourself asking, “What is Lowbrow Art?” Lowbrow emerged in the 1960’s in California as an extension of Surrealism, Fauvism, and Dadaism. Recognized as an illustrative street style, lowbrow works traditionally invoke humor and whimsy with imaginative compositions that tell a story. During the 1980’s, Minneapolis had a thriving punk and alternative music scene that fostered lowbrow styles incorporated by local artists. Tom Halzelmeyer, owner of Amphetamine Reptile Records was a pioneer in the movement in the Twin Cities with his former gallery Ox-Op, which featured the works of Shepard Fairy, Camille Rose Garcia, Shag, Delak, and more! By the 1990’s when Robert Williams (“the godfather of lowbrow art”) founded Juxtapoz Art & Culture magazine, lowbrow art had intersected with other subcultures such as street art, tattoo art, and illustration, heavily influencing and cross-pollinating commercial art and fine art.
Originally, this artistic approach was highly criticized, however, it began to gain popularity due to its stark contrast to “traditional” art. Rejecting “high art” and instead celebrating popular culture inspired by comic books, B-movies, hot rods and kitsch, the lowbrow movement established a platform for artists to create works with fantasy, surreal, and cartoon elements. “It Might Be” curator, Chuck U’s interpretation will be aesthetically represented in the roster of international, national, and local artists he has assembled whose illustrative lowbrow styles are expanding the definition of fine art, story, and fantasy, continuing this narrative.
Please note: All artworks will stay on view in the gallery and purchases will be available for local pick-up on October 4th and online orders will be mailed out October 2nd.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Enormous Tiny Art Show #34 at Nahcotta
Enormous Tiny Art Show #34 at Nahcotta in Portsmouth, NH.
All of these paintings (and more from my recent show "Flying Colors") are available online now:
Jennifer Davis Paintings at Nahcotta