|
|
Gay Davis
Bryant 865.927.7714 |
Artist’s
Statement:
Natural
forms rendered in simple terms dominate my work, in printmaking, painting, and
folk art. I hope through my creations to
draw attention to details that may have otherwise been missed when looking at
an object as a whole. By modifying
colors, shapes, dark, and light, I hope to cause viewers to see objects in a
different way and to notice things they had not noticed before.
Techniques/Materials
Used in Work:
o
Printmaking: Traditional relief-printing techniques are
used to produce woodcuts and linoleum plates on wood, linoleum blocks, and
plastic erasers. The plates are inked
and then hand rubbed on to paper, cards, or bookmarks to produce editions of
the image.
o
Folk
art:
Stylized animals, fruit, and kitchen motifs are painted in acrylic on
wood panels. The images are created in
Appalachian folk art primitive style in bright colors.
o
Painting: Watercolor and acrylic. See artist’s website at www.gbryantstudio.com for
samples of work.
Education/Training:
o
MS, The
o
BS, State
o
Additional post-secondary work in art
(printmaking, painting, drawing) at The University of Tennessee,
o
Workshops in watercolor, drawing,
printmaking, and knitting,1973-2011, Bersheba Springs, TN,
Arrowmont—Gatlinburg, TN, John C. Campbell Folk School—Brasstown, NC
Memberships:
|
o
Foothills Craft Guild, printmaking, folk
art, knitting o
Tennessee Association of Craft
Artists, East o
Knoxville Arts and Cultural Alliance |
o
Knoxville Museum of Art o
Oak Ridge Art Center o
Jubilee Community Arts |
Represented in these galleries:
|
o
The River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN o
Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp
Uniquely Knoxville Gift Shop, Knoxville, TN |
o
The Art Market, Knoxville, TN o
MoeJoe’s Coffee Shop, Knoxville, TN |
Participated
in exhibitions:
The
Art Market (Knoxville, TN); Foothills Craft Guild Fall and Spring shows
(Knoxville, TN); John C. Campbell Folkschool Fall Festival (juried area)(Brasstown,
NC); Knoxville (TN) Art and Culture Alliance—mARTket Days; Oak Ridge (TN) Art Center;
A1LabArts(Knoxville, TN); Homestead Hollow Harvest Festival (Springville, AL);
Chattanooga (TN) Market; Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge (TN)—Appalachian
Festivals and International Festivals; Heritage Days (Rogersville, TN);
Roselawn Arts Festival (Cartersville, GA). Featured
artist: Art Market Gallery
(Knoxville, TN); Tomato Head Restaurants (Knoxville/Maryville, TN); Blount
Mansion (Knoxville, TN); Dogwood Arts Limited Edition Fine Arts Print Show and
Top 40 Exhibition (Knoxville, TN); Three Flights Up Gallery (Knoxville, TN);
Bliss Home (Knoxville), Arts and Culture Alliance Emporium (Knoxville, TN).
Currently:
Teaches
printmaking at John C Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC). Has taught printmaking at
the Fountain City Art Center (Knoxville, TN) and the Appalachian Arts Center
(Norris, TN). Retired professor
in Engineering and Media Technologies involved in development of online
curricula in Web Technology and taught classes online in web design, Photoshop,
and educational technology. 4-11