Buy Some Damn Art!

I have just released 6 new, smallish paintings via Buy Some Damn Art.

boogeyman, 8 x 9", acrylic/charcoal/graphite (SOLD)

flora, 8 x 9", acrylic/graphite

house, 8 x 9", acrylic/graphite (SOLD)

giddy, 8 x 9", acrylic/charcoal/graphite (SOLD)

eat, 8 x 9", acrylic/charcoal/graphite (SOLD)

chilly, 8 x 9", acrylic/graphite (SOLD)

Each painting is $200- framed and ready to hang on your wall. 

 So, whadda ya say? Buy Some Damn Art?

I also did a little interview on the BSDA blog- here.

Buy Some Damn Art: Sneak Peek

Here is a little peek at the 6 new paintings I made for my upcoming launch at Buy Some Damn Art:

These paintings will be released next Tues 11/29/11. They are 8x9"/$200 each.

Subscribe to the BSDA mailing list via their website to get a heads up when the sale goes live!

What is "Buy Some Damn Art", you ask? 

It is an online, limited time, affordable art sale featuring 6 new works by a different artist each week.

Read more about it here. ;0)

"Two" at XYandZ Gallery in Mpls

Celebrating two years of business, XYandZ Gallery presents TWO an exhibit that focuses on the relationships that have been developed between artists both inside and outside the space. 

my contribution to the show:

skull with kittens, 12x16", acrylic/graphite on panel

"XYandZ has invited former exhibitors to curate their own section of the gallery by presenting two artists of their choosing: One emerging artist and one established. From internationally recognized street artists to locally-bred art darlings, the exhibit will offer a truly eclectic array of work, hand-selected by XYandZ artists."

I was invited to participate by Tonja Torgerson. You can read an interview about her selections here.

“ I chose Jennifer because I have been aware of her work since the first time we were shown together over 5 years ago. I have loved watching her work take off and find her a good model of how it is possible to be a successful working artist.” 

THANK YOU, Tonja!!! ;0)

November 25-December 17

BLACK FRIDAY SALE (Nov 25): 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION (Dec 2): 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS: buZ Blurr aka Colossus of Roads, Allan Packer, Adam Garcia, Mia Nolting, White Cocoa, Jennifer Davis, Ellen Mueller, Michael Gaughan, Oakley Tapola, Dane Klingaman, Alex Chitty, Lee Relvas, Eric Ruby, Charlie B. Ward, Ben LaFond, Brian Aldrich, Nick Howard, Paul Kaloper, David De Boer, James Boyd Brent, Rachel James, Matt Yaeger, Ryan Brink, Jesse Peterson, Vaughn Bell.

CURATORS (former XYandZ exhibitors): Eric Burke (OverUnder/Reno, NV), John Grider & Mike Fitzsimmons (Broken Crow), Drew Peterson (Chicago, IL), Keegan Wenkman (Portland, OR), Tonja Torgerson (Syracuse, NY), Dane Johnson (Los Angeles, CA), Dan Luedtke (Chicago, IL), Brian Borlaug (Los Angeles, CA), Josh Winkler, Carrie Thompson, Anna Tsantir, Sean Connaughty, and Nate Young.

Photos from "Homeroom" Opening Reception

Here are some photos from the opening reception of
  Homeroom: 20 Artists Re-Interpret Works From Their Childhood
at Subtext Gallery in San Diego, CA.

my little brown paper bag dog from outside the window

my painting, "happy heart",  from outside

You can get a better look at the works I contributed to the show on my preview post here and view the ENTIRE show along with all of the childhood artwork here.

walking by the gallery the day before, didn't want to peek before the opening

More photos from my whirlwind trip from MPLS to CA after the jump!

Design*Sponge Preview!

Flora #5, 8x9", acrylic/graphite

Kate Pruitt of Design Sponge has posted a feature about the new, weekly, online affordable art sale, "Buy Some Damn Art!"

"Buy Some Damn Art is essentially a rotating online art show that features a small curated collection of original art at affordable prices. Every Tuesday a new selection of six pieces by one or two artists will appear on the site. The works are priced from $200 to $500, and are original works (not reprints)."

Get an announcement about the weekly featured artist/s by signing up for the BSDA newsletter
(do so by tomorrow- 11/4/11- evening for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to BSDA!)

BSDA will launch a set of my paintings later this month (one of the six pictured above.)

Oh and- "Buy Some Damn Art" was created by Kate Singleton (author of one of my favorite art blogs: Art Hound.) She is pretty damn amazing! ;0)

Movember Art Auction

Old Soul, 12x16", acrylic/charcoal/graphite

 I made this painting for the MOVEMBER ART AUCTION
 Pink Hobo Gallery in NE Minneapolis
11/11/11

Participating artists include: Charlie Forbes, Dan Monick, Jaime Carrera, Allen Brewer, Rob McBroom, Ruben Nusz, Aesthetic Apparatus, Aniela Sobieski, Burlesque of North America, Vincent Stall, Jennifer Davis, Max Lorbach, Greg Gossel and Michael Cina.

 "Movember" is a worldwide moustache growing charity effort held during November of each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.

 Facebook event page here.

"Homeroom" at Subtext Gallery, San Diego

"Homeroom: 20 Artists Reinterpret Their Childhood Artwork" 
at Subtext Gallery in San Diego, CA. Opening 11/11/11.

Here is the artwork I made for this show- from then and now:

construction paper hearts and flowers reinterpreted in paint- SOLD

dogs made from brown paper bags- ridiculous! - SOLD

me in first grade, 1981

Participating artists: Allison Sommers, Audrey Kawasaki, Catherine Brooks, Celëne Petrulak, Chris Ryniak, Dadu Shin, Harmony Gong, JAW Cooper, Jeya, Jennifer Davis, JUURI, Katherine Brannock, Kelly Vivanco, Leung Ka-Yin, Martin Hsu, Naoshi, Nimit Malavia, Sean Mahan, Soey Milk, Tran Nguyen, Yoskay Yamamoto and Zoë Williams.

"Get In If You Want to Live"

My illustration for "The Bear" a short story by John Jodzio

acrylic/graphite/charcoal on panel

I made this painting as an illustration for John Jodzio's new book of short stories:
"Get In If You Want To Live."  Paper Darts Press will raffle off the painting at the book release party TONIGHT- 10/15/11. (Party is FREE, raffle tickets are $2 a pop!)

Party info here.
Order the book here.

About the book:

"...each story in the collection will be accompanied by a specially curated illustration from hand-selected local and international artists, including Jennifer Davis, Ruben Ireland, and Andres Guzman among others. The entire book will be designed using the eye-popping aesthetic and inventive graphics that Paper Darts Magazine is known for."


Contributing artists:

"The Twin Cities’ newest, boundary-breaking publishing house, PAPER DARTS PRESS, announces its debut project. Get In If You Want To Live is a collection of 19 fiction short-shorts by Minneapolis writer John Jodzio, author of 2010’s If You Lived Here You’d Already Be Home. Jodzio is a past recipient of the Loft-McKnight Fellowship award and his work has been featured in numerous publications, including McSweeney’s, Opium, and Minnesota Monthly.

From bears hooked on sex outside the species, to hookers hooked on a neighbor’s bomb chili recipe, Jodzio shanghais readers in the course of only a few pages and sucks them into 19 different gonzo worlds populated by intensely unapologetic characters." (via Paperdarts.com)

Delightful 3 on Decor8

Holly, from Decor8, has made a lovely post about my recent show with Amy Rice, "Delightful 3".

Amy Rice and me- photo by Holly Becker via Decor8.com

"From her color palettes (love her shots of black and neon pink!) to her quirky characters who display a range of emotions from melancholy to fear, timidness to hopeful, I find her work touching, engaging, meaningful and altogether mesmerizing. Amy Rice is another amazing talent, also based in MN, so to have a chance to meet them both in one evening was a total moment for me. Here they are, such a lovely duo."

My paintings, "full" and "gardener"- photo by Holly Becker via Decor8.com

Read the full post and see more photos on Decor8.com.

Thank you so much, Holly! The pleasure was all mine. ;0)

Juxtapoz & Uppercase

My work was recently featured on Juxtapoz Magazine- one of my favorite places to find inspiration.

Unhinged, acrylic/graphite on paper

"Minneapolis-based painter Jennifer Davis possesses a highly developed sensibility for pattern and color, creating an almost tangible world of strange creatures that seem to live and breathe, despite their simplified forms."

 AND... 
Uppercase featured a profile of my recent show with Amy Rice: "A Delightful Pop-Up Gallery."

Photos by Janine (via UppercaseGallery.ca)

The last photo shows me hugging Jessie, from  Shop Sweet Lulu.  She owns several of my paintings and we have been online pals for- ooooh, about a zillion years.  I was so happy to finally meet her in person! 

Bat Tattoo!

My Flickr Friend, Mass Distraction, got a tattoo of my "Bat" painting on her shoulder!

WOWZ!!! Love it!

New Prints!

Whale, 19x19", 6 color screen print (each is hand-painted. no two alike!)

Set of 3 Mini Prints: Whale, Bat and Mushroom

These prints and many more are now available in my Etsy shop!

www.etsy.com/shop/jenniferdavis

Photos from Delightful 3: A Pop-Up Gallery

Here are a few photos from my (4 day only!) show with Amy Rice last weekend.

"Delightful 3: A Pop-Up Art Gallery"

Setting up the show.

A bench refurbished just for us by Amy's BF.

Our "Tablescape" (a word that gave us the LOLz) with Dahlias from Amy's garden. 

We crammed art into every nook and cranny!

Too tired for my usual trick of removing outlets/etc in Photoshop. ;0)