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GLEN C. DAVIES
b. 1950 Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
1981M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois (Painting)
1978B.F.A., DrakeUniversity,
Des Moines, Iowa (Painting)
1968-72School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois (Undergraduate Studies)
HONORS
1980-81Ford Foundation Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship
1978Graduated with honors, DrakeUniversity, Des Moines, Iowa
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1985-presentPainting Instructor, Illinois Arts Council, Residency Participant in the Artist in Education Program
1997, 1995Painting Instructor, Southern Illinois Arts Workshop,
Mount Vernon, Illinois
1996Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Painting Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1995Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Painting Dept., BradfordCollege,
Bradford, Massachusetts
1994Visiting Artist, Painting Program, Fine Arts Dept.,
IllinoisStateUniversity, Normal, Illinois
1989Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Mural Painting Seminar, BradfordCollege, Bradford, Massachusetts
ONE PERSON SHOWS
2003Alpha and Omega, Cinema Art Gallery, Urbana, Illinois
Sideshow (Museum of Mystery!), Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago
2001Revelations, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago
Crossroads, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2000Crossroads, ElmhurstArt Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois
Carnival of Images, Wm J. Bachman Gallery, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, Indiana
Signs of the Times, TarbleArtsCenter,
Eastern IllinoisUniversity, Charleston, Illinois
1999Signs of the Times, Contemporary Series, KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
1998Meeting of the Minds, Peoria Arts Guild, Peoria, Illinois
1996Milestones, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago
1995Eye of the Beholder, McCleanCountyArtCenter, Bloomington, Illinois
1994Paintings, Drawings & Banners, BicentennialArtCenter, Paris, Illinois
Glen Davies: A Drawing Retrospective From One Private Collection, IlliniUnionArtGallery, Student Union,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
1993Glen Davies Paintings, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago
The Pavilion of Broken Dreams, HeuserArtCenter, BradleyUniversity, Peoria, Illinois
1990Moments of Mystery, Urania Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
1989Encounters Eleven, HuntsvilleMuseum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama
Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, DrakeUniversity, Des Moines, Iowa
Glen C. Davies Paintings & Drawings, Laura Knott Gallery,
BradfordCollege, Bradford, Massachusetts
GROUP SHOWS
2004Sideshow, Webb Gallery, Waxahachie, Texas
Dia de los Muertos, Verde Gallery, Champaign, Illinois
Everything But the Kitchen Sink, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Sextablos: Works on Metal, Hyde ParkArtCenter, Chicago (opened in 1999), then traveled to New Orleans, Houston, PortlandOregon, and San JoseCalifornia
2003Here & Now art from greater C-U, KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Champaign, Illinois
Non Commercial Art by Commercial Artists, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002Inspired in Illinois, LakeviewMuseum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois
Non Commercial Art by Commercial Artists, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2001From Flesh to Steel, IndianaUniversity Northwest, Gallery for Contemporary Art, Gary, Indiana
2000Rockford Midwestern, RockfordArt Museum, Rockford, Illinois
1999Group Show of Gallery Artists, Earthworks Gallery, Chicago
New Figurative Art, Earthworks Gallery, Chicago
1997Visions Not Far From Normal, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
The Young And/Or the Restless, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago
199672nd Annual Faculty Exhibition, KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Champaign, Illinois
Group Show of Gallery Artists, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago
1995Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, JohnsonState College, Johnson, Vermont
Day of the Dead, Laura Knott Gallery, BradfordCollege, Bradford,
Massachusetts
1995A Story Told: The Narrative Impulse in Contemporary Art, RockfordArt Museum, Rockford, Illinois
Works on Paper, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago
New Art/New Year, IllinoisStateMuseum, Springfield, Illinois
1994ParklandCollegeArtGallery, Champaign, Illinois
1993Imagery: Incongruous Juxtapositions, Phyllis Kind Gallery,
Chicago
Skewed Visions: Davies, Grucza and Guthrie, ISPACE, Chicago
The Davies/Ross Show, Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
1992Under Exposed New Talent, Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago
Collections: The Vernacular Object, University Galleries,
IllinoisStateUniversity, Normal, Illinois
Sexuality in Religion, World Tattoo Gallery, Chicago
SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS, MUSEUM INSTALLATIONS
2000Mural Painting Workshop, IAC Star Grant, Savannah, Illinois
1997Mural Painting Workshop, IAC Star Grant, Rushville, Illinois
1995Day of the Dead Workshop, Laura Knott Gallery, BradfordCollege, Bradford, Massachusetts
Mural Series and Exhibition Design for Children’s Museum of Illinois, Decatur, Illinois
1994Symposium, How Far Out is Outsider Art?, KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Champaign, Illinois
1993-94Mural Commission and Banners for the exhibition Life Over Time,
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois
1993Mural Painting Workshops, Arts Resource Grant, Chrisman, Illinois
1992Guest Panelist, Thrift Store Paintings, KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Champaign, Illinois
1991Sideshow Installation/Workshop, RockfordArt Museum, Rockford, Illinois
1990Guest Curator, Palace of Wonders: Side Show Banners of the Circus &
Carnival, KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Champaign
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia
KrannertArt Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Roger Brown Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois
Laura Knott Library, BradfordCollege, Bradford, Massachusetts
McDonald’s Corporation, Oakbrook, Illinois
Lawrence and Evelyn Aronson, Glencoe, Illinois
Jerome and Carol Ginsburg, Glenview, Illinois
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