John Charles Davies Bio

Birth Decade - 1940’s

Birthplace - Columbus, Ohio

Parents

Glyndwr Davies, Born in Wales, immigrated to Canada, then the US to escape coal mining in Wales.

Helen Brown Davies, Both sides of her family have lived in US since the 1700’s

Education

Columbus College of Art and Design 1961 - 1965

As Chairman of the Department of Design, College of the Dayton Art Institute, was awarded BFA in 1975

Media

Offset printed strips, oil on canvas, photo assemblages, film, serigraphy, sculpture, reliefs and installations.

General Themes

Visual cognition theory and social comment

Interview conducted in 2005 at: artistsonart.org

Web Links

www.ohioonlinearts.org

www.artistsonart.org

Organizations

The Artists’ Organization, Founding and Board Member

 

 

 

 

Guest Lecturer

  • Rutgers University
  • Rhode Island School of Design (4)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • North Carolina State University (2)
  • Massachusetts College of Art
  • The Ohio State University (3)
  • Antioch College
  • Wright State University
  • Georgia State University
  • Queensland University of Technology – Brisbane, Australia
  • Symposia Lecture – Aspects of Perception, Virginia Commonwealth University
Exhibitions  

Group Shows

  • 20 and Under - Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Columbus Art League Show – Columbus Museum of Art
  • Aspects of Perception – Virginia Commonwealth University and Bard College
  • Knowledge, Belief and Skepticism – The Alpbach European Forum, Alpbach, Austria
  • Through the Lens – Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
  • Six and Five, Artist’s Environments – The Fort Hayes Center, Columbus, Ohio
  • The Artist’s Organization – Member shows 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

One Man Shows

  • OK Harris Gallery – New York, New York
  • Hopkins Hall Gallery – The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • Center Gallery – Rhode Island School of Design
  • The Mind and Art – Rutgers University and Stanford University
  • Castleton College – Castleton, Vermont

Film

Unidentified Static Object – 10 minute perceptual short screened at the Drexel Theatre, Columbus, Ohio and at the Alpbach European Forum, Alpbach, Austria

Grants

  • Urban Wall Painting – National Endowment for the Arts
  • Correlative Design Curriculum – Sinclair Community College – The Ohio Arts Council
  • Laser Lab for Visual Experiments in Holography – National Endowment for the Arts
  • Media Arts Program Grant – The Ohio Arts Council

Commissions

  • The City of Upper Arlington – Cultural Arts Commission
  • The Center of Science and Industry – Columbus, Ohio

Publications

  • The Chicago Tribune
  • Editor and Publisher Magazine
  • Art Direction Magazine
  • The Dayton Daily News
  • The Columbus Dispatch
  • Arts Magazine

Fellowships

The Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship