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Fate as we know it sometimes lies beyond our means of understanding and surfaces at just the right moment in our lives. For Davis, that moment appeared in 2004, when he made a significant life change from a decade long career in technology to one of selfassessment and exploration and traveled around the world, camera in hand, for one year. With a leap of faith and bound to his motto “There’s no reason to look back, you’re not headed that way,” he continues to pursue the very depths of that which connects us all to being uniquely human. Greg was lured to attend the world’s largest spiritual pilgrimage, India’s Kumbh Mela in 2013 after being commissioned by the Museum of the Southwest to create works under a theme of “myth and legend.” For millennia, every twelfth year, millions upon millions of devoted pilgrims have gathered at the confluence of the three holiest rivers in India on a quest of salvation. In addition to creating a collection of deeply compelling images, he and his talented team produced the short film: Cloth Paper Dreams. Davis is represented by National Geographic Creative and is a regular contributor to the Austin based non-profit, Well Aware, an organization that provides innovative and sustainable solutions to water scarcity and contamination in Africa. His award winning work has been exhibited at prestigious galleries around the country and he has also been published in print internationally in the U.S., Great Britain, Papua New Guinea and Mexico. Greg is available for global assignment and his fine art prints continue to be sought after and hung in private and institutional collections worldwide.
ThE BlAnKeT WeAvEr In 2005, nine months into a transcontinental soul-searching expedition, a twist of fate put Greg on a dirt path in the far north of Vietnam—one that converged with that of a Black Hmong blanket weaver. Without a word of common language between them, Davis gestured towards her hands. She held them out: deep blue and green, worn from seasonal indigo dyes, an intricate map of the lines of fate. With only a $400 point-and-shoot, Davis captured something larger than himself. Though he did not know it yet, in this fleeting moment, their lives had been woven together. That moment marked a shift for Davis. It was in that encounter that he found his calling: to connect people in vastly different worlds through the medium of photography. For this he is immensely grateful. The way this simple image triggers such deep and varied reactions in viewers is a source of inspiration for Greg and fuels his desire to one day return to those same mountains, find those hands, and tell the story of how we are all woven together. It will be his spiritual pilgrimage to connect to something greater than himself.
SOlo ExHIbItIoNs 2011 5 Years, West End Gallery, Austin, TX 2011 HeART of the Eye, Visions on the Paseo, OKC, OK 2013 Cuba, TTU Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX 2013 Myth and Legend, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX 2014 India’s Kumbh Mela, Blanton Museum, Austin, TX 2014 India’s Kumbh Mela, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abeline, TX 2014 India’s Kumbh Mela, Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO 2015 India’s Kumbh Mela, Texas Performing Arts Center, Austin, TX 2015 India’s Kumbh Mela, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX 2015 Well Aware’s Clean Water for Life, Vuka, Austin, TX 2016 Dias Años, Buena Vida Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2016 India’s Kumbh Mela, Waco Art Center, Waco, TX 2017 India’s Kumbh Mela, Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX 2017 India’s Kumbh Mela, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
GrOup ExHiBiTIoNs 2010 People’s Gallery Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX 2011 Exposure, Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2011 Exposure, Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO 2013 Wynwood Art Walk, Gab Studio, Miami, FL 2013 Arts and Healing Gallery, Westlake, TX 2015 People’s Gallery Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX 2015 Expressions of Peace, Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX
AwaRdS AnD aCcOlAdEs 2009 Best Environmental Message - Art Expo, New York, NY 2013 Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation “Art of Philanthropy” Award 2015 Best in Photography - Coconut Grove Art Festival 2015 Best 2D Art - Boulder Art Festival 2015 Best in Photography - Sun Valley Art Fest, ID 2016 Best of Show Photography - Woodland Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX 2016 People’s Choice and Jury Award - Main St. Arts Fest, Ft Worth, TX
ReLaTEd ExPerIEnCe 2010 Umlauf Garden Party Feature Artist, Austin, TX 2012 Dell Children’s Hospital Permanent Collection, Austin, TX 2014 Directed Award Winning Short Film Cloth Paper Dreams 2014 Raymond James Permanent Collection, St. Petersburg, FL 2014 Grace Museum Permanent Collection, Abilene, TX 2014 National Geographic Creative Instagram Takeover 2015 National Geographic Creative “What We Liked” October 2015 University of Texas RGK School of Social Work Permanent Collection 2015 Canson Infinity Booth, Photoplus, New York, NY 2015 Well Aware Expedition Kenya 2016 Well Aware Expedition Kenya
PrEsS AnD pUbLiCaTiOnS 2010 National Geographic - Photo Contest 2011 Canson Advertorial in PDN Magazine 2011 Canson Advertorial in Professional Photographer Magazine 2012 Baylor University’s Between the Lines 2013 ATX Man Mag – The Sacred Pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela 2013 Tribeza Mag – India’s Kumbh Mela 2014 Organic Connections Magazine 2015 Natural Awakenings Magazine 2016 Atencion, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2016 New York Times - Well Aware Article
ClOtH pAPEr DreAmS Every twelve years at the confluence of the three holiest rivers, untold millions converge to pray, commune and ultimately connect to something greater than themselves. Watch as the stories of three men from three different worlds are woven together. Follow one man on his pilgrimage of faith, another on his journey of devotion, and a third on his quest for purpose. Journey to India’s Kumbh Mela in this short film, paired with a twenty-four piece complimentary photo exhibit.
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CoLlEcTOr’S EdItIoN DeTaIlS All of Greg Davis Photography Collectors’ Edition pieces are printed on archival museum rag, the pinnacle of fine art papers. The paper is acid free certified to avoid paper degradation and internally buffered to resist gas fading, insuring maximum conservation for your print. The paper is designed to meet gallery and museum longevity requirements with respect to the ISO 9706 standard. All Collectors’ Edition pieces are printed using archival pigment inks and finished with an extra protective UV coating. The artist inspects each piece individually, then signs and numbers each work of art. All pieces are accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity.
To protect your investment, never display in direct sunlight. If kept under favorable conditions and not tampered with or damaged, a properly framed giclee is expected to last, without fading or discoloration, at least 180 years. The artist, Gregory William Davis, retains the sole copyright of the original photographic image. Any unauthorized reproduction is in violation of international copyright law. All information and statements contained herein are true and correct.
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