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Amy Davis

Artist and Educator 

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E: amydavisphotography@gmail.com

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My artistic practice explores identity in the age of social media through photography, video, and multimedia installation. I’m fascinated by how the camera — and now social media — allows us to invent and project idealized versions of ourselves, creating curated narratives that have been part of photography’s history since its beginning.

Much of my work examines the ways we build and manage these identities online. By looking at the voyeuristic nature of social media — the desire to be seen and to see others — I aim to reveal the complexity of this form of self-expression in a digital world.

My project Inference is an interactive installation that invites viewers to peek into the lives of others. Using 6x6-foot mosaics made from the entirety of a subject’s images and text messages, the work lets viewers zoom in and read or explore, echoing the intimacy of leafing through a diary. It asks us to consider how quickly we form judgments based on fragments of visual information.

My current project, Assimilation, is a more personal investigation into the dual nature of identity as experienced by immigrants in the United States. Inspired by my relationship with my husband, the work reflects on the struggles of adapting to American culture while holding on to one’s heritage, and the guilt that can come with blending old traditions with new. Through photography and video, I hope to spark conversations about identity, assimilation, and the complex emotional terrain of belonging.

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Exhibitions 

2025

  • MW SPE Members Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI — Juried by Kat Goffnett, Assistant Curator of Collections, Cranbrook Art Museum. (Ada’s Curiosity and The Puzzle of Me).

  • Flint Atelier: Creative Practice & Pedagogy, River Bank Arts, Flint, MI — Faculty and community-based group exhibition.

  • Contingent Faculty Caucus Juried Exhibition, Society for Photographic Education (SPE) — Juried by Sherri Nienass Littlefield, treat gallery.

2024

  • New Realities: SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, St. Louis, MO — National exhibition highlighting innovative approaches in photographic education.

2023

  • Fantasy in Reality, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS — Explored fantastical elements in everyday scenes.

  • The Family, Millepiani Gallery, Rome, Italy — Cross-cultural dialogue on family through contemporary photography.

  • Blue, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS — Thematic and emotional nuances of color.

  • HOMECOMING: SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, Denver, CO — National exhibition on innovative photographic education practices.

2022

  • SPE 10th Annual Combined Caucus Exhibition — Exhibited alongside fellow educators, merging pedagogy and aesthetics.

  • The Ephemeral and the Evanescence, Millepiani Gallery, Rome, Italy — Lens-based works exploring the fleeting beauty of the everyday.

2021

  • Restructuring, Flint, MI — Group exhibition focused on social and architectural structures.

2020

  • Screens, Flint, MI — Group exhibition examining digital interfacing and its effect on contemporary life.

2018

  • Popscapes, Eagle Monk Gallery — Solo exhibition blending pop culture imagery with landscape photography.

  • Emerging Artist, East Lansing Art Festival — Recognized as an influential new voice in the regional art scene.

2016

  • The Cat Show, PH21 Gallery, Budapest — Celebrated the whimsicality of cats through photography.

  • Group Session, Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY — Exhibited as part of a collective showcase.

2014

  • Spring and Rebirth, Maison de Santé Saint-Paul, France — Reflections on renewal and nature’s cycles.

  • MFA Thesis Show, SVA Gallery, New York, NY — Culmination of graduate work in photography and video.

  • Presence, SVA Gallery, New York, NY — Explored absence and presence in contemporary photography.

  • PDN Photo Annual Award Recipient — Honored for outstanding photographic work.

  • Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY — Participated in a salon-style showcase.

2013

  • Curate NYC, Gallery Brooklyn, NY — Selected for a citywide showcase of New York’s vibrant art scene.

  • Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY — Collective reflection on resilience after Hurricane Sandy.

  • Interior Motives, SVA Gallery, New York, NY — Examined interior spaces and their narratives.

  • Street Shots/NYC, Seaport Museum, New York, NY — Street photography capturing the city’s energy.

2012

  • Benefit Auction, NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NY — Contributed to a charity auction supporting arts education.

  • Souls, SVA Gallery, New York, NY — Solo exhibition exploring portraiture and the concept of the soul.

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Curatorial Work

  • Fantastic Impossibilities: A Remix of Dysfunction, Flint Artwalk (2018) — Mixed-media exhibition critiquing American pop culture and identity.

Publications

  • Aint-Bad Magazine (2016) — Featured in an edition on emerging photographers.

  • Mashable, Design Taxi, AOL (2016) — Work highlighted in articles on contemporary photography.

  • Copycat: Pop Culture Parodies (2016) — Photobook exploring humor and imitation in art.

  • PDN Photo Annual (2014) — Recognized for excellence in contemporary photography.

  • The Artist Catalogue, Vol. 2, Issue 2 (2013) — Featured among emerging contemporary artists.

  • All the Best, Alice (2012) — Photographic journey published in book format.

  • Lansing State Journal (2012) — Featured local artist in the arts section.

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