Deondre Davis

Deondre Davis

Deondre Davis (b.1991, Chicago) lives and works in Los Angeles. He is a self-taught painter and object maker whose main interests lie at the intersections of architecture, space, and identity. These topics inform his practice which primarily consists of painting with a focus on abstraction and a meticulous application of colors and textures to convey emotions connected to personal experiences.

In 2024, Davis presented his first solo exhibition at Gordon Robichaux in New York. Recent group exhibitions include Finding Aid, organized by Matt Connors at Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, London, UK; Jamb, organized by Conrad Guevara, at Et al., San Francisco, CA; LOVESCENE, organized by Mara Hassan and Wes Hardin, 17 N Oxford, Brooklyn, NY; and Amerikas Most Wanted, a two-artist show with Acaccia Marable, organized by Keto Jackson at Attom, Los Angeles.

Davis is co-facilitator, with artist Anima Correa, of Support Group, a working group for artists to reflect and speak about shared experiences. As an extension of their ongoing meetings at Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA), they presented, break room, at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, as part of the 2023 edition of Made in LA.

Works

The Star Pit

Pencil, colored pencil, and gouache on canvas

5 x 8 inches

2024

Nevyrazimov

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, screws

4 x 6.25 x 1.75 inches

2024

Time Considered As a Helix of Semiprecious Stones

Pencil, colored pencil, and gouache on canvas

8 x 5 inches

2024

Captain Quirn

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, nail

3.5 x 3.5 x 0.75 inches

2024

Dog in Fisherman's Net

Pencil, colored pencil, and gouache on canvas mounted to wood

8 x 4.5 inches

2024

Althea

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, screws

7.5 x 2.5 x 0.75 inches

2024

Aye and Gomorrah

Pencil, colored pencil, oil, gouache, epoxy, and copper wire on canvas

7 x 8 inches

2024

Mor Von Ray

Found objects, copper wire, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, screw

12 x 2.5 x 0.75 inches

2024

Life and Loves of Joe Dicontanzo

Pencil, colored pencil, oil, and gouache on canvas

7 x 6 inches

2024

Lanya

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, nail

9.75 x 1.125 x 1.125 inches

2024

Driftglass

Pencil, colored pencil, gouache, epoxy, and copper wire on canvas

7 x 8 inches

2024

Rat Korga

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, nails

8 x 5 x 2.25 inches

2024

We In Some Strange Power's Employ Move on A Rigorous Line

Pencil, colored pencil, and gouache on canvas

7 x 8 inches

2024

Rissa

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, nail

4.75 x 1.125 x 1.125 inches

2024

Cage of Brass

Pencil, colored pencil, and gouache on canvas

8 x 7 inches

2024

Frealks

Found objects, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, screws

2.5 x 2 x 0.375 inches each

2024

Cal Svenson

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, nails

3.5 x 2.75 x 0.625 inches

2024

The Mutated Dog

Found object, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, nails

3.75 x 2 x 0.75 inches

2024

Spacers 1/2

Found objects, epoxy, artificial eyelashes, "L" hooks

2.5 x 12 x 0.25 inches each

2024

Untitled

Found object, copper wire, screws

9 x 1.25 x 1.25 inches

2024

Exhibitions

Deondre Davis

Driftglass

Apr. 28–June 30, 2024

Press

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