b. 1977, North Carolina, USA
Jo Davis is a visual artist and educator living in Lancaster, PA. Her intuitive approach to art-making prioritizes process over product, embracing experimentation and discovery. Jo earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and her work has been shaped by a career of continuous exploration of methods and materials through multidisciplinary practices. All along, painting remains a throughline.
Beyond Pennsylvania, Jo has exhibited in galleries in New York City, San Francisco, and Panama City. Her work was featured on the cover of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 16, and she was a finalist for the El Prisma de la Vida design competition at the Biomuseo in Panama City, Panama. She recently completed an artist residency at EyStudio! Madrid.
EDUCATION
2000 | BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1999 | Summer Studies in Rome, Italy
1998 | AA, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
1996 | Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2024 | Pathways and Formations, Curio, Lancaster, PA
Group2024 | Mother, Torrance Art Museum as part of the Tryst Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2023 | Natural Causes, Levengoods of Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
2013 | Hey!, Modern Art, Lancaster, PA
2006 | Art on the Farm, Lancaster, PA
2005 | Art on the Farm, Lancaster, PA
Pfenninger Gallery, Lancaster, PA
2004 | Art on the Farm, Lancaster, PA
Pfenninger Gallery, Lancaster, PA
2002 | 826 Valencia, Holiday Trunk Show, San Francisco CA
Delores Cafe, San Francisco, CA
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED INSTALLATIONS & PERFORMANCES
2017 | Phonotel, Modern Art, Lancaster, PA
2016 | Spring Art Bike, Various Locations, Lancaster, PA
2015 | Spring Art Bike, Various Locations, Lancaster, PA
Embarrassed!, Modern Art, Lancaster, PA
The Space Machine Found On The Moon, Tellus 360, Lancaster, PA
2014 | Truth or Drawer, Modern Art, Lancaster, PA
Fall Art Bike, Various Locations, Lancaster, PA
Ways That I Just, Modern Art, Lancaster, PA
AWARDS & HONORS
2009 | El Prisma de la Vida Design Finalist, Biomuseo, Panama City, Panama
2005 | McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Cover Illustration, Issue 16