EMILY DAVIDSON
emkdavidson@gmail.com
Born in Indianapolis, IN 1987.
Currently lives in Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION
2011        MFA Candidate, Painting
               Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2009        Summer Study in Painting
               Akademie der Bildenden Kunste
               Munich, Germany

2009        BFA, Painting Major
               Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2007        Independent Studio Program
               New York Studio Program, Brooklyn, NY
               Parsons The New School, New York, NY

EXHIBITIONS
2011        Woot!, The Icebox/Grey Area, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
               Vagabondage, Hunter College Gallery, curated by Candice Madey, New York, NY

2010        Endangered City, Globe Dye Works, organized by GEDO, Philadelphia, PA
               Zodiac Down, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
               PDA/PDS, Presser Hall, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2009        The Whole Mess…Almost, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Convergys Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati,
               Cincinnati, OH
               Yeck College Artist Fellows Show, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH

2008        I Love New York, Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
               Off-Season, Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH  
               Tradeshow, 840/Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2007        From Optimism to Cynicism and Back Again, Maybe, NYSP, Brooklyn, NY
               Put Your Gourd Up, Parson’s MFA Space, New York, NY
               Minumentals,Convergys Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

EXPERIENCE
2011        Program Coordinator
               Summer Painting/Sculpture Intensive
               Dir. Wallace Whitney, Tyler School of Art

2010        Continuing Education Instructor
to            High School Oil Painting Workshop
present    Tyler School of Art

2009-10    Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Oil Painting        
               Prof. Leeza Meksin/Mark Shetabi, Tyler School of Art

2010        Research Assistant, Art and Race course 
               Prof. Jennifer Zarro

2008-09   Yeck College Artist Fellow, Oil Painting
               Dayton Art Institute
               One of four chosen Ohio art college students to teach 8-week fine arts course to high school juniors and
               seniors.

2006-09   Studio Assistant to Artist/Professor Jimmy Baker
               Assisting with such projects as Baker’s 2008 Hairrier exhibition at  
               Weston Art Gallery and his 2006 Challenges exhibition at Annie Bolling 
               Gallery.

2008        Commissioned to create painting for the personal collection of
               Charles J. Bretz