Rita Hicks Gooding Davis

Over the last 30 years my approach has evolved in that my sensibilities lie in complex and evocative aesthetics of past civilizations drawing inspiration from the ancient, the ornate, and the arcane, that includes Etruscan and other classical cultures.
Women, angels, creatures and flora in beautific gardens populate the surface. My paintings are in many private collections throughout the United States and Canada.
I am also a listed artist in Davenport’s Artist’s Reference & Price Guide Page 708.

Studied Marketing & Home Arts - New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Recieved Bachelors of Science 2002 - Major in Graphic Design - University of Southern Indiana.

EVENTS & AWARDS
APRIL 2024 - ECLIPSE ART SHOW, NEW HARMONY ARTIST'S GUILD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORKINGMAN'S INSTITUTE, NEW HARMONY INDIANA.
AUGUST 2024 - SOLAR ECLIPSE ART SHOW - NEW HARMONY GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART, NEW HARMONY, INDIANA.
AUGUST 2024 - SOLAR ECLIPSE ART SHOW AND COMPETITION, LOWRY HOLLOW, NEW HARMONY, INDIANA.
SEPTEMBER 2024 - FIRST PLACE IN PROFESSIONAL CATAGORY - FRIENDS OF T.C. STEELE ART SHOW & COMPETITION, BROWN COUNTY ART GALLERY,
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.
2023 - LABYRINTH SHOW & COMPETITION - LOWRY HOLLOW, NEW HARMONY, INDIANA.
2017 - 'NEW HARMONY MUSIC FESTIVAL ART GUILD EXHIBIT, NEW HARMONY, INDIANA.
2016 - ‘FANTASTIC FIBERS’, YEISER ART GALLERY, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
2015 - ‘CLOSE TO HOME’, PAINTING EXHIBIT, ST. MEINRAD ARCHABBEY LIBRARY GALLERY, ST. MEINRAD, INDIANA
2014 - MID-WINTER ART EXHIBIT, WOMEN’S INSTITUTE & GALLERY, NEW HARMONY, INDIANA
2004 - 2008 – INVITATIONAL BENEFIT PRINT SHOW, NEW HARMONY GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
2008 - SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ~ THREE ORIGINAL ART PURSES
2008 - ROBERT KAUFFMAN JURIED TRAVELING EXHIBIT ~ ORIGNAL ART PURSE DESIGN
1995-98 - OUTSIDERS OUTSIDE BENEFIT SHOW – THE CENTER FOR INTUITIVE & OUTSIDER ART – REPRESENTED BY GAL...