Katie Davis is a mixed media painter. Her color choice and visual language are in direct relationship with her materials, which are sourced directly from every day life, such as pizza box lids, curtains, textiles, and furniture. Katie's work uses formalism and abstraction while holding tension with whimsy and play. Magical realism and feminine mythology also inform her work. She often uses contorted mother figures and animals, like a two headed cat or a transparent dog, blurring the boundaries between these figures and the patterns and negative space they are held within. Katie is interested in the breakdown of positive and negative space within a painting, a metaphor for her views of the ever shifting memories and experiences we frame our personal histories around.
Katie Davis received her MFA in painting and drawing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and her work has shown in galleries across the U.S, including The Painting Center in Chelsea, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, and The Massillon Museum in Ohio. Her work has been featured in numerous publications and reviews, including New American Paintings (Midwest) 2022, Archer Magazine, INPA 10, Columbus Underground, and The Lantern, among others. Davis is a recipient of The Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Award, an Artist Project Grant from The Greater Columbus Arts Council, and The Griffith Big Idea Grant from Columbus College of Art & Design. She was a featured artist in The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, 2022, as well as Art Week Miami, 2022. Davis is represented by Sarah Gormley Gallery, in Columbus, Ohio. She is also an Assistant Professor at Columbus College of Art & Design and lives in Dublin, Ohio, with her family.