Last Name
DAVIS
First Name
GREGORY
Phone Number (512) 228-0995
Website / Portfolio WWW.GREGDAVISPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Email Address GREG@GREGDAVISPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
SIGNATURE OF BEARER / SIGNATURE DU TITULAIRE / FIRMA DEL TITULAR
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 took a leap of faith and left a decade-long career in technology to travel around the world, camera in hand, for a year of self-assessment and exploration. Driven by his motto, “There’s no reason to look back; you’re not headed that way,” he continues to pursue the very depths of what connects us all to being uniquely human.
After being commissioned by the Museum of the Southwest in 2013, Greg made the journey to the world’s largest spiritual pilgrimage, India’s Kumbh Mela. 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 award-winning short film: Cloth Paper Dreams. The film screened in more than twenty film festivals around the world and was exhibited at nine art centers and museums.
In 2018, Davis was commissioned by Art Center Waco to create and produce a follow-up: a mixed-media cultural experience that premiered in May of 2022. Davis’ latest creation, Oaxacan Gold, illuminates the stunning beauty, cultural depth and mystical nature of the great Mexican state of Oaxaca through an exhibit that features photography, folk art, textiles, dance and music. The exhibition is currently available for hire.
Davis is a contributing and published photographer for National Geographic/Disney and was represented by the National Geographic Image Collection for more than a decade. He was honored as the Ambassador of the Year in 2017 by the Austin-based non-profit, Well Aware, the first time they had ever awarded that recognition. Davis worked his way from local festivals to international exhibitions, and his works now hang in private, public 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 camera, 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.
“The purpose of my work is to serve as a reminder that we are all part of something greater than ourselves.”
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 and pair this eleven minute short film with the twenty-four piece photo exhibit shot on location at the world’s largest pilgrimage.
All of Greg Davis Photography Collectors’ Edition pieces are printed on archival museum rag paper or museum canvas, the pinnacles of fine art media. They are acid-free certified to avoid media degradation and internally buffered to resist gas fading, insuring maximum conservation of your print. The media 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.
Oaxacan Gold is a traveling mixed-media cultural experience that is being offered for hire to art centers and museums around Texas and beyond. The purpose of this exhibition is to bring awareness to the stunning beauty, cultural depth and mystical nature of the great Mexican state of Oaxaca through an educational multi-media cultural experience of Davis’ photography paired with a master folk art and textile exhibit. Adding the culinary arts, traditional dance, mezcal tastings and indigo-dyeing workshops are also optional extensions to elevate this event.
This project has be supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Momentos en Mexico - Fotofest/Musuem of SE Texas, Beaumont, TX
2022 Oaxacan Gold - Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX
2022 Oaxacan Gold - Waco Art Center, Waco, TX
2019 Exhibition in Partnership with SXSW, Austin, TX
2018 India’s Kumbh Mela - Fotofest at G Spot Gallery, Houston, TX
2018 Exhibition in Partnership with SXSW, Austin, TX
2018 Exhibition in Partnership with Nordstrom, Austin, TX
2017 India’s Kumbh Mela - Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2017 India’s Kumbh Mela - Texas Tech University’s Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2016 India’s Kumbh Mela - Waco Art Center, Waco, TX
2016 Dias Años - Buena Vida Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2015 Photoplus Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, New York, NY
2015 India’s Kumbh Mela - Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX
2015 Clean Water for Life Exhibition in Partnership with Well Aware, Austin, TX
2015 India’s Kumbh Mela - Texas Performing Arts Center, Austin, TX
2014 India’s Kumbh Mela - Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
2014 India’s Kumbh Mela - Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
2014 India’s Kumbh Mela - Blanton Museum, Austin, TX
2013 India’s Kumbh Mela - Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX
2013 Cuba – Texas Tech University’s Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2010 Imaging USA, Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, San Antonio, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 High and Dry - Texas Tech University’s Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2022 People’s Gallery - Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2022 Structures - Texas Tech University’s Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2021 Portraits - PhotoPlace Gallery - Juror Elizabeth Avedon
2020 Faces - Digital Pro Magazine Online Exhibition
2020 The Human Portrait - Dallas Center for Photography, Dallas, TX
2020 The BIG Virtual Show - Round Rock Arts, Texas State University, Round Rock, TX
2019 Texas Toast - Co Lab Projects, Austin, TX
2018 Transportation - McCrory Timmerman Gallery, Taylor, TX
2018 ATX Squared – Austin Photo Night, Austin, TX
2016 People’s Gallery – Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2016 National Geographic Sacred Journeys - Mayborn Museum , Waco, Texas
2015 National Geographic Sacred Journeys - Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IN
2015 Expressions of Peace - Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX
2015 People’s Gallery – Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2013 Wynwood Art Walk - Gab Studio, Miami, FL
2011 Exposure - Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
2011 Exposure Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
2010 People’s Gallery – Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2006 The National Competition TPS15 , Texas Photographic Society
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022 Moderator at the Indie Meme Film Festival , Austin, TX
2021 Guest on Establishing Your Empire Podcast
2021 Guest on Passports , Please Podcast
2021 Guest on Austin Artist Show - KOOP Radio
2022 Juror of the Indie Meme Film Festival , Austin, TX
2017 Juror of the 17th Annual High and Dry Exhibit, TTU Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2017 Juror of the Oklahoma City Arts Festival , OKC, OK
2017 Speaker at Creative Mornings , Austin, TX
2015 Speaker at Pecha Kucha , Austin, TX
2014 Director of the Award Winning Short Film Cloth Paper Dreams
2010 Feature Artist at the Umlauf Garden Party , Austin, TX
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2021 Honorable Mention - International Photo Awards
2021 Best in Photography - Artigras Art Fair, Jupiter, FL
2020 Honorable Mention - The Human Portrait Exhibition - Dallas Center for Photography
2020 Third Place – Faces Digital Pro Magazine Online Exhibition
2020 Best of Show – The BIG Show - Texas State University, Round Rock, TX
2020 Best in Photography - Artigras Art Fair, Jupiter, FL
2019 Best in Show - Durango Art Festival, Durango, CO
2019 Best in Photography - Summerfest, Virginia Highlands, GA
2018 Best of Show Photography - Waterway Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX
2018 Best in Photography - Three Rivers Art Festival, Covington, LA
2017 Outstanding Graduate Award - Livingston High School 1987
2017 Ambassador of the Year - Well Aware, Austin, TX
2017 Best of Show Photography - Waterway Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX
2017 Best in Photography - Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, FL
2016 People’s Choice and Jury Award - Main St. Arts Fest, Ft Worth, TX
2016 Best of Show Photography - Waterway Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX
2015 Best in Photography - Sun Valley Art Fest, ID
2015 Best 2D Art - Boulder Art Festival
2015 Best in Photography - Coconut Grove Art Festival
2013 Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Art of Philanthropy Award , Winter Park, FL
2009 Best Environmental Message - Art Expo, New York, NY
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2022 National Geographic - Destinations of a Lifetime
2021 National Geographic Books - America the Beautiful
2017 National Geographic Your Shot
2016 New York Times - Well Aware Article
2016 People - Well Aware Article
2016 Atencion , San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2015 Natural Awakenings Magazine - Clean Water Journey
2015 National Geographic Creative - What We Liked
2014 Organic Connections Magazine - Connection Through Photographs
2014 National Geographic Creative Instagram Takeover
2013 Tribeza Magazine - India’s Kumbh Mela
2013 ATX Man Mag - The Sacred Pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela
2012 Baylor University - Between the Lines
2011 Professional Photographer Magazine - Canson Advertorial
2011 PDN Magazine - Canson Advertorial
2009 National Geographic - International Photography Contest
2008 Art Business News - Emerging Artists
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2023 University of Texas Center for Aging and Population Sciences Permanent Collection
2015 University of Texas RGK School of Social Work Permanent Collection
2014 Raymond James Permanent Collection, St. Petersburg, FL
2014 Grace Museum Permanent Collection, Abilene, TX
2012 Dell Children’s Hospital Permanent Collection, Austin, TX
THERE IS NO REASON TO LOOK BACK. YOU ARE NOT HEADED THAT WAY.
