Anna Davis Art Exhibit in the Loft | Friday April 18th

WHEN

April 18th 6-8pm

WHERE

Dacha Loft - Black door to the right of our cafe

ABOUT

This new body of work delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature—a relationship marked by both nurturing symbiosis and destructive strain. As we grow, develop, and reshape the world around us, we simultaneously rely on the earth’s resources for our survival, comfort, and advancement. Yet, our actions often leave imprints that challenge the very systems that sustain us.

Bio
Anna U Davis (b. Lund, Sweden) is known for her bold, colorful mixed-media paintings, where she explores social inequalities. Davis began expanding her artistic practice and developing her signature “Frocasian” characters after moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1990s. Frocasians appear in her art as abstracted grey-toned figures, inspired by her interracial marriage and her strongly held belief in social justice. Davis is a two-time recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and has received multiple fellowships from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. In 2020, Davis was featured on the cover of the scholarly journal Feminist Studies. Recent solo shows include the Swedish American Museum (Chicago), Galerie Myrtis (Baltimore), the Embassy of Sweden (Washington, D.C.), and Davis Gallery (Copenhagen). Her work has been shown in additional solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Europe, Cuba (13th Havana Biennial) and Qatar and is held in public and private collections throughout the United States and Europe. In 2023 Davis was invited to speak about art and female empowerment during the State of the Arts Night at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC. Davis lives and works in Washington, D.C.