FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday, August 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Art Gallery will present a special exhibition Aug. 18-Sept. 25 honoring the life and work of Mark G. Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former colleagues and students are invited to celebrate Davis\u2019 life and memory at a reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, outside the gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibition and reception are open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 45 years of service to Tarleton, Davis helped found the art program and later wrote the curriculum for the BFA degree in studio art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A teacher to generations of painting and drawing students, he received the 2007 O.A. Grant Excellence in Teaching Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His paintings combine flat and two-dimensional shapes with images and iconography inspired by western themes. Numerous individuals and businesses across the state and nation feature his work in their collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Davis earned a bachelor of arts in art at the University of Colorado Boulder and, in 1971, a master of arts at North Texas State University (now University of North Texas).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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