GREGORY WILLIAM DAVIS (b. 1969)

BORN:  Lufkin, Texas

RAISED: Livingston, Texas

LIVING:  Fort Worth via Austin, Texas 26 Years


CURRENT

Fort Worth Art Collective

Texas Photographic Society

 

EDUCATION

1987-1992     BBA Baylor University, Waco, TX (4th Gen)

 

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

2026 The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX

2026 New Mexico Public Art Collection, Albuquerque, NM

2025 The Jon Flaming Private Collection, Richardson, TX

2025 Art Museum of SouthEast Texas, Beaumont, TX

2025 New Mexico Public Art Collection

2023 The Wittliff Collection, San Marcos, TX

2023 The University of Texas Center for Aging and Population Sciences

2015 The University of Texas RGK School of Social Work

2014 The Raymond James Collection, St. Petersburg, FL

2014 The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX

2012 The Dell Children’s Hospital Collection, Austin, TX

2007 The Curry Glassell Private Collection, Houston, TX

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025 The Spirit of Oaxaca – Southlake Town Hall – Southlake, Texas

2024 Oaxacan Gold – Center for Contemporary Arts – Abilene, TX

2022 Momentos en Mexico – Fotofest/Musuem of the Southeast, Beaumont, TX

2022 Oaxacan Gold – Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX

2022 Oaxacan Gold – Art Center Waco, Waco, TX

2019 Exhibition in Partnership with Exit Realty, Nashville, TN

2018 India’s Kumbh Mela – Fotofest at G Spot Gallery, Houston, TX

2018 Exhibition in Partnership with SXSW, Austin, TX

2018 Exhibition in Partnership with Nordstrom, Austin, TX

2017 India’s Kumbh Mela – Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX

2017 India’s Kumbh Mela – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2016 India’s Kumbh Mela – Waco Art Center, Waco, TX

2016 Dias Años – Buena Vida Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

2015 India’s Kumbh Mela – Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX

2015 Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, Photoplus, New York, NY

2015 Well Aware’s Clean Water for Life – Vuka, Austin, TX

2015 India’s Kumbh Mela – Texas Performing Arts Center, Austin, TX

2014 India’s Kumbh Mela – Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO

2014 India’s Kumbh Mela – Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX

2014 India’s Kumbh Mela – Blanton Museum, Austin, TX

2013 India’s Kumbh Mela – Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX

2013 Cuba – TTU Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2013 Arts and Healing Gallery -Westlake, TX

2011 HeART of the Eye – Visions on the Paseo, OKC, OK

2011 First Five Years – West End Gallery, Austin, TX

2010 Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, Imaging USA, San Antonio, TX

2008 360/365 – TCA Gallery, Intl Fotofest – Houston, TX

2007 Reflections of the Subcontinent – TTU Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 Kumbh Mela, PhotoTravel Gallery, Madrid, Spain

2026 The Silent Cut – Fort Work Arts, Fort Worth, TX

2026 All Creatures Great and Small: Selections from the Permanent Collection, The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX

2026 Wellspring, Icons of the Wittliff’s New Acquisitions, The Wittliff Collections, San Marcos, TX

2026 Watershed, Texas Photographic Society, Fort Worth, TX

2026 Illuminance 2026 – Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX

2025 High and Dry – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2025 A Good Gathering, The Pool/Art Tooth – Fort Worth, TX

2025 Hecho in Dallas, Latino Cultural Center – Dallas, TX

2025 Texas Juried Exhibition, Artspace111 – Fort Worth, TX – AWARDED 2nd PLACE

2025 Peoples of the World – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2025 Through the Lens – West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery – Austin, TX

2025 National Geographic Women: Born to Shine – Taipei, Taiwan

2024 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Shanghai, China

2024 National Geographic Women: Born to Shine – Chaowai Bejing, China

2024 Texas Photographic Society’s 37th Annual Members Only Show – Center for Contemporary Arts

2024 Reflections – House of Neville, Fort Worth, TX

2024 International Art Fair, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery – Austin, TX

2024 Texas Photographic Society TPS32 International – Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX

2024 STATES of Exposure – 400H Gallery Sundance Square – Fort Worth, TX

2024 Through the Lens – West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery – Austin, TX

2024 Together We Make Art Happen – Arts Fort Worth -Fort Worth, TX

2023/2024 Art Center Waco – 50th Year Anniversary Exhibit – Waco, TX

2023 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – La Térmica, Malaga, Spain

2023 People of the World – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2023 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – City One Centre Zagreb, Croatia

2023 High and Dry – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2022 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid, Spain

2022 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX

2022 Structures – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2021 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Gladstone Art Museum, Gladstone QLD Australia

2021 Portraits – PhotoPlace Gallery – Juror Elizabeth Avedon

2021 Water – Round Rock Arts/Downtowner Gallery, Round Rock, TX

2020 Faces – Digital Pro Magazine Online Exhibition

2020 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Royal Artistic Circle Art Museum, Barcelona, Spain

2020 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Palacio de Gaviria, Madrid, Spain

2020 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Usina del Arte in Buenos Aires, Argentina

2020 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna, Italy

2020 The Human Portrait Exhibition – Dallas Center for Photography, Dallas, TX

2020 The BIG Virtual Show – Round Rock Arts, Texas State University, Round Rock, TX

2019 National Geographic Women: A Century of Change – National Geographic Museum Washington, DC

2019 Texas Toast – Co Lab Projects, Austin, TX

2018 Transportation – McCrory Timmerman Gallery, Taylor, TX

2018 APN’s ATX Squared – Austin, TX

2016 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX

2016 National Geographic Sacred Journeys –Mayborn Museum, Waco, TX

2015 Meditations: Expressions of Peace – Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX

2015 National Geographic Sacred Journeys – Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IN

2015 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX

2013 Wynwood Art Walk – Gab Studio, Miami, FL

2011 Exposure – Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO

2011 Exposure Gallery – Santa Fe, NM

2010 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX

2006 The National Competition TPS15, Texas Photographic Society

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

2026 First Place – Steve Goff Juror – Illuminance – Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX

2025 Special Recognition – The Photo Review’s Annual International Photography Competition

2025 2nd Place – Jon Flaming Juror – Texas Juried Exhibition, Artspace111 – Fort Worth, TX

2025 Juror Award – Main St. Arts Festival – Fort Worth, TX

2021 Honorable Mention – International Photo Awards

2021 Best in Photography – Artigras Art Fair, Jupiter, FL

2020 Honorable Mention – The Human Portrait Exhibition – Dallas Center for Photography

2020 Third Place – Digital Pro Magazine Online Exhibition “Faces”

2020 Best of Show – The BIG Show, Texas State University Gallery, Round Rock, TX

2020 Best 2D Art – Fort Myers Art Fair, Fort Myers, FL

2020 Best in Photography – Artigras Art Fair, Jupiter, FL

2020 Best in Show – Stuart Art Festival – Stuart, FL

2019 Best in Show – Durango Art Festival, Durango, CO

2019 Best in Photography – Summerfest, Virginia Highlands, GA

2018 Best of Show Photography – Waterway Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX

2018 Best in Photography – Three Rivers Art Festival, Covington, LA

2018 Best in Show – Septemberfest Arts Festival, Midland, TX

2017 Outstanding Graduate Award – Livingston High School 1987

2017 Best Short Documentary – Frame 4 Frame Film Fest, Arlington, TX

2017 Ambassador of the Year – Well Aware, Austin, TX

2017 Best of Show Photography – Waterway Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX

2017 Best in Photography – Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL

2016 People’s Choice and Jury Award – Main St. Arts Fest, Ft Worth, TX

2016 Shoestring Award – Rochester Intl Film Festival, Rochester, NY

2016 Best of Show Photography – Waterway Arts Fest, The Woodlands, TX

2015 Best in Photography – Sun Valley Art Fest, ID

2015 Best Short Documentary – Nacogdoches Film Festival, Nacogdoches, TX

2015 Best 2D Art – Boulder Art Festival

2015 Best in Photography – Coconut Grove Art Festival

2014 Best Short Documentary – Intl REEL Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL

2014 Best Cinematography – Intl REEL Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL

2013 Art of Philanthropy Award – Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, Winter Park, FL

2011 Best of Photography – Mayfest, Tulsa, OK

2009 Best Environmental Message – Art Expo, New York, NY

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS

2025 “The Noticer” – The Baylor Line

2025 Member Spotlight – Texas Photographic Society

2025 Published – L’Oeil De La Photographie/Eye of Photography Close Up by Patricia Lanza

2025 Published – Madeworthy Magazine – Making Connection in a Divided World by Megan Henderson

2022 Published Review – Glasstire – Oaxacan Gold at ACW by Mega Wilson Kznarich

2022 Published – National Geographic Books Women – The National Geographic Image Collection

2022 Published – National Geographic – Destinations of a Lifetime

2021 Published – National Geographic Books – America the Beautiful

2021 Guest on Establishing Your Empire Podcast

2021 Guest on Passports, Please Podcast – with Photographer Rodney Bursiel

2021 Guest on the Austin Artist Show – KOOP Radio

2017 Published – National Geographic Your Shot

2016 New York Times – Well Aware Article

2016 Atencion, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

2015 Natural Awakenings Magazine

2015 Published – National Geographic – Sacred Journeys Exhibition

2015 National Geographic Creative What We Liked October

2014 Organic Connections Magazine

2013 Tribeza Mag – India’s Kumbh Mela

2013 ATX Man Mag – The Sacred Pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela

2012 Baylor University’s Between the Lines

2011 Canson Advertorial in Professional Photographer Magazine

2011 Canson Advertorial in PDN Magazine

2009 National Geographic – International Photography Contest

2008 Emerging Artists Sept. Art Business News

2007 Through a New Lens – Houston Chronicle

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2026 Juror and Moderator, Urban Stories Photographic Exhibition, Art Center Waco, TX

2021-2025 Over $42,000 in Photographic Awards and Project Grants

2025 Speaker at Creative Mornings, Fort Worth, TX

2024 Juror, Main Street Arts Festival, Fort Worth, TX

2023 Moderator, Lone Star Film Festival, Fort Worth, TX

2022 Moderator, Indie Meme Film Festival, Austin, TX

2022 Juror, Indie Meme Film Festival, Austin, TX

2018 Cloth Paper Dreams Acquired by Gaia and NOW Streaming on Gaia.com/Amazon Prime

2017 Juror, 17th Annual High and Dry Exhibit, TTU Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX

2017 Juror, Oklahoma City Arts Festival, OKC, OK

2017 Speaker, Creative Mornings, Austin, TX

2016 Well Aware Expedition Kenya

2015 Speaker, Pecha Kucha, Austin, TX

2015 Well Aware Expedition Kenya

2014 Directed Award Winning Short Film Cloth Paper Dreams

2014 National Geographic Creative Instagram Takeover

2010 Feature Artist, Umlauf Garden Party, Austin, TX

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