Andrew Perry Davis
Andrew Perry Davis

Andrew Perry Davis

  • Visual Artist

Andrew Perry Davis is originally from South Carolina, where he completed his BFA at Winthrop University in 1998. After completing his MFA in Ceramics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2002 he relocated to Michigan where he taught ceramics and drawing at Central Michigan University. In 2008, he was a juried nine-month resident at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Maine. He has been Ceramics Program Technician at Herron since 2011. His work has been featured in numerous group shows including Materials Mastery at Fort Hays State University, an exhibition in conjunction with the 49th Annual Kansas Artists Craftsmen Association Conference and the 4th Annual Lilstreet International, at Lilstreet Art Center in Chicago. In 2013 he curated Creature Mythos, a group show at Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis featuring work inspired by animal myths or mythical animals. His work is published in 500 Animals in Clay, 2006, and Humor in Craft, 2012.

Andrew Perry Davis

Artifacts or antique toys inspire many of the forms I make. Inspiration often comes from studying how something is put together or how the surface is wearing off. I aim to capture dream logic by implying a narrative but leaving part of the story a mystery. Anthropomorphic animal characters appear in my work to express human extremes of weakness and strength. I combine elements that at first seem to be contradictory and invite the viewer to play with interpretations. My newest work deals with animal characters in protective suits that allow them to explore a perilous environment.