About this Artist
A legend in the classroom, Lee Baxter Davis taught fine art graphics at East Texas State University (now Texas A & M Commerce) for over thirty years and was chairman of printmaking. His talents and teachings inspired generations of artists throughout the U.S. This group show is the companion to his retrospective and features art by Mr. Davis’s former students, from the original “Lizard Cult” artists of the 1970s through students he inspired until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Davis’s artistic progeny have since inspired others; works by artists taught by Mr. Davis’s students reveal his indelible impact and will also be exhibited. Participating artists include Steven Barker, Mark Burt, JooYoung Choi, Thomas Clark, Georganne Deen, Steve Fuqua, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Ric Heitzman, Lawrence Lee, Greg Metz, Jeffrey Miranda, Robyn O’Neil, Gary Panter, Leslie Pippen, Christian Schumann, Katherine Taylor, and Joachim West.
A tribute to Lee Baxter Davis written by Robyn O’Neil, to highlight the exhibition:
A PICTURE SHOW OF THE MIND:
A TRIBUTE TO THE TEACHINGS OF LEE BAXTER DAVIS
Meadow Museum of Art
Centenary College of Louisiana
February 11 – April 29, 2017
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LEE BAXTER DAVIS
Academic Degrees:
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Fine Arts, 1969
M.S., Sam Houston State University, Houston, TX, 1967
Professional Experience:
East Texas State University-Texas A&M Commerce 1969-2001, Professor of Fine Arts Graphics
Professional Activities:
Gallery Lecture, "The Duality of Being", Texas A&M Commerce, Texas, 2018. (see attached-a.).
Gallery Talk, Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, 2017 (see attached-b.)
CAMH Slide Lecture, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, Texas, 2014 (see attached-c.).
Gallery Lecture at exhibit, "Drawing Under the Influence", Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas, 2004 (DVD: Pre- exhibition interview of Lee B Davis by Greg Metz, Lee Davis's private files) (see attached-d.)
Research in Europe, The Louvre, Paris, France, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria, 1994.
Art Museum, Museumsplatz, Vienna, Austria, 1994
Gallery Lecture, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 1992
One-Person Invitational Art Exhibition and Gallery Lecture, Kilgore Jr. College, Kilgore, Texas, 1992.
Video Workshop, Apple Computer, Computer Editing, Dallas, TX, 1992.
Video Workshop, Apple Computer, The Video Toaster, Dallas, TX, 1992.
Invitational Artist Panel Discussion, Figure Drawing, Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Dallas, TX, 1991.
Slide lecture, Texas Figure Drawing, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, 1990.
Lecture, Arts Magnets High School, Dallas, 1989.
Guest Lecturer and Juror, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1988. Juried Student Print Competition, 1989.
Guest Lecturer and juror, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 1988
“The Life of Obe Garcia”, a psycho-drama autobiography, One Person Exhibition, 1988.
Ten Printmakers, an invitational exhibition, Abilene Fine Arts Museum, 1987
“Writing and Visual Imagination,” Rhetoric of the Arts", A Symposium, Federation Press, Dallas, Texas, 1983. (see attached-e.)
Cosmic Ships, one person exhibition concluding grant, “The Possibility of Forming Permanent Media/Supports via Fibrous Pulps”, 1982.
Cover design with poem and prints within the text, Sulfur River Poetry Review, Vol. IV, No. I, Spring 82, 1982.
“Beginning to Make a Statement”, Contemporary Art Museum, Public Works, Inc, Houston, TX, 1980.
Intaglio print, edition/40, Arugo Publications, Tallahassee, FL, 1979.
Art Director, ~ Magazine, ETSU Press, 1971.
Exhibitions:
Valley House Gallery, Virtual Group Exhibition, Theme: "On Being Human", Dallas, Texas. 2020.
A Pilgrims Sketchbook, One Person Exhibition, Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA. in juxtaposition with "A Picture Show of the Mind", a tribute to the teaching of Lee Baxter Davis. Webswww.centenary.edu/meadows, 2017. (see attached-f.1)
Group Show Invitational, Mass Gallery, Houston, Texas, 2016. (see attached-f.x)
Solo Exhibition, Texas Biennial, Austin, Texas, Critics Award, 2009. (see attached-g.1, g.2)
One Person Exhibition, Lonesome Road, Clementine Gallery, New York,
Group Exhibition, The Lizard Cult, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY, 2007.
Solo Exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, Curator: Gary Panter, New York, NY, 2006. (see attached-h.1, h.2)
Group Exhibition, Drawn to Drawing, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2005.
"Drawing Under the Influence" Lee Baxter Davis and His Proteges", Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Curator: Greg Metz, Dallas, TX, 2004. (see attached-i.1, i.2)
Solo Exhibition, "Sacred Heart Telescope", Texas A&M College, Commerce, TX, 2000. (see attached-j.1, j.2)
Celebrating Texas Art, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX, Honorable Mention, 2000
39th Invitational Exhibition, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX,1999.
Invitational Exhibition, Angels, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Texas, 1995.
Solo Exhibition, "Wunder Kammer", East Texas State University, Commerce, TX, 1994.
Great Enigmas and Personal Myths Invitational, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Texas, 1992.
Solo Exhibition and Gallery Lecture, "The Life of St. Obe and Other Psychodramas", Kilgore College of Fine Arts, Kilgore, TX, 1992.
Group Invitational Exhibition, "Columbus in America", Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, 1992.
Texas Figurative Drawings, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, Curator: Joan Davidow, 1990. (see attached-k.)
Exhibition of Texas Artist, "Secret Plumbing", Purchase Award, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, 1991
National 24th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Award, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, 1990.
22nd Bradley National, Print & Drawing Exhibition, Purchase Award, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 1989.
One Person Invitational Art Exhibition, Odessa College, Odessa, TX 1989.
"The Life of Obe Garcia, a Psycho-Drama Autobiography", One person Art Exhibition, ETSU Art Gallery, 1989. (see attached-l.)
1st Miami Graphics Biennial Exhibition, Miami Art Center, Miami, FL, 1973.
S.P.A.R. National Art Exhibition, Shreveport, LA, 1987.
Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1985.
28th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Purchase Award-Permanent Collection, "Moldy Earth Man", Little Rock, AR, 1985.
"Day of the Dead" National Competition, Honorable Mention, Cameron University, Cameron, OK, 1985.
7th Biennial Five State, Art Exhibition Purchase Award and Honorable Mention, Port Arthur. TX. 1984.
27th Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 1984
7th Biennial Five State Art Exhibition, Gallery Port Arthur Public Library, Port Arthur, TX, 1983.
"Works on Paper", Terrance Gallery, Plainsville, New York, 1982.
Exhibition of One Hundred Artist, An Invitational, "Fire", Curator: James Surls, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX, 1879. (see attached-m.)
Appalachian National Drawing Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 1978.
Texas Print and Drawing Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, Elmira College, New York, NY, 1977.
4th Annual Midwestern Print and Drawing Competition and Exhibition, Civic Center of Tulsa County Library, Tulsa OK, 1977.
"Works on Paper", Johnson Whitty Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1976.
2nd New Hampshire International Graphic Annual Exhibit, The Graphic Society, Nashua, New Hampshire.
17th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Center, Little Rock, AR
Moore College Invitational of National Draughtsmen, Moore College Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1973.
One Person Exhibition, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas, Fine Arts Gallery, 2000.
Celebrates Texas Art 2000, Assistance League of Houston, Honorable Mention Houston, Texas, 2000.
Texas Visions, The Museum of Art of the American West, Houston, TX, 1985.
"Drawing: An Idea, An Image", a traveling exhibition, sponsored by the Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 1984.
Recent Works From East Texas, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX, 1982
Invitational 81, Longview Museum and Art Center, Longview, TX, 1981.
Self Portrait, D. W. Gallery Invitational, Dallas, TX 1980.
"Fire", Contemporary Art Museum, Curator: James Surls, Houston, TX, 1979. (see attached)
Made in Texas, an invitational exhibition, University Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1979.
18 Texans, an invitational exhibition, Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, TX, 1979.
The Self Portrait, an invitational exhibition, D. W. Gallery, Dallas, TX 1979.
Artist and Their Students, an invitational exhibition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1978.
4th Annual Midwestern Print and Drawing Competition and Exhibition, Civic Center of Tulsa County Library, Tulsa, OK, 1977.
Tex/Lax, an invitational exhibition of Texas artists, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 1976.
Drawing Invitational Exhibition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1976.
Works on Paper, Johnson Whitty Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1976.
Two Person Show with James Watral, Johnson Whitty Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1976.
Southwest Tarrant County Annual Art Competition, Award, Ft. Worth Art Museum, Ft. Worth, TX, 1976.
The Classical Revival Invitational, Lobby Gallery, American Telephone and Telegraph, Chicago, IL, 1975.
First Biennial Invitational, Beaumont Art Museum, Beaumont, TX, 1974.
17th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Purchase Award, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 1974.
Moore College Invitational of National Draughtsman, Moore College Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1973.
Permanent Collections:
Hill, A Marketing Design Group, Houston, TX, 1997.
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, 1991. (see exhibitions)
Moore College, Philadelphia, PA, 1973. (see exhibitions)
AT&T Permanent Collection of Art, 1975. (see exhibitions)
Port Arthur Public Library Permanent Collection, 1984. (see exhibitions)
The Contemporary Texas Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Texas, etching-"Moondora"-1972 from the Nona and Richard Barrett Collection, July 2003. (see attached)
Yale University Art Gallery Collection, New Haven, CT
Private Collections:
Arthur Strange, Jersey City, NJ
Richard Spear, Washington DC
George Adams Gallery, NY
Richard Harris, Riverwoods, IL (see attached)
Dawn Scheirer, Houston, TX
Amy Heimbinder, Houston, TX
Beth Rudin Dewoody, New York, NY
Leo Malca, New York, NY
Eric Hancock, Newnan, GA
Patrick and Lindsey Collins, Dallas, TX
Hugh Freund, New York, NY
Anna and Michael Haas, Berlin, Germany
Trenton Doyle Hancock, Houston, TX
Laura Yosten, Richardson, TX
No items to show.