James Davis

American born James Davis raised in a small town on the northwest side of South Carolina and moved to New York City the weekend after he finished high school. He studied fashion photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology and photo illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City during 1976-1978. After completing his studies at these prestigious design and art schools, he refined his talent by working as an assistant fashion photographer. 1980 he launched his career as a photographer with his agent. He moved to Sweden in the winter of 2004 with his Swedish wife and with over 20 years of photography experiences behind the camera.
In 1995 he started to create photo collages for the first time as a hobby. Using his own photos he would cut them up and glued those onto acrylic painted art papers that he had pre-painted as the backgrounds. Upon relocation to Sweden in 2004 he had very little spare time from his photography jobs to continue with his collage art. In August 2016 he had more time to pursue his collage work again with more enthusiasm than before with a new burst of energy.
Not so convinced of his artist skills as a collage artist, he didn’t think much of his creations. While showing his collection to a cl...

1977-78
Studied fashion photography at The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC

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Studied photo illustration at (SUV) the School of Visual Arts in NYC

2012

Galleri Lorentzon Galleri Stockholm, Sweden - New York City & Andy Warhol - Group Show

2011

Galleri Kontrast Stockholm Environment Stockholm, Sweden - Group Show

2007
Floyd Galleri, Malmö, Sweden - Turning Torso Scandal - Group Show

2006

Floyd Galleri, Malmö, Sweden - American Dream Machine - Solo Show

2006

Floyd Galleri, Malmö, Sweden - Southern Roots - Solo Show

2006

Floyd Galleri, Malmö, Sweden - New York City & Andy Warhol – Solo Show

2002

Soho Black & White Gallery - New York City The Naked Truth - Solo Show

2000

Soho Black & White Gallery, New York City - Southern Roots - Solo Show

1999

Valy Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey - Secretside - Solo Show

1999

1999 The Bergen Museum, Bergen, New Jersey - Group show

1999

The Bergen Museum, Bergen, New Jersey Yesterdays Child - Solo Show
from the Yesterday child show one of my photos titled “Girl Friends” was
bought by The Bergen Museum to be part of their permanent collection.

1998

African American Museum, Dallas, Texas Mourning - Group Show

1998

150 Jahre Photographie, Graz, Austria Mourning - Group Sho...