GREGORY WILLIAM DAVIS (b. 1969)
BORN Lufkin, Texas
RAISED Livingston, Texas
CURRENT Fort Worth via Austin, Texas 26 Years
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS (Year Acquired)
New Mexico Public Art Collection (2026)
The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX (2026)
Museum of South East Texas, Beaumont, TX (2025)
New Mexico Public Art Collection (2025)
The Wittliff Collection, San Marcos, TX (2023)
The University of Texas Center for Aging and Population Sciences (2023)
The University of Texas RGK School of Social Work (2015)
The Raymond James Collection, St. Petersburg, FL (2014)
The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX (2014)
The Dell Children’s Hospital Collection, Austin, TX (2012)
Greg, a 6th Generation Texan, is a contributing photographer for National Geographic/Disney and was represented by the National Geographic Image Collection for over a decade. Davis’ work was recently published work in the new National Geographic photo book, “America the Beautiful”. He was honored as the Ambassador of the Year in 2017 for Austin based non-profit, Well Aware, the first time they had ever awarded that recognition. Well Aware funds and implements sustainable clean water systems that drive development and empower communities in East Africa. Davis worked his way from local festivals to international exhibitions and his works now hangs in private and institutional collections worldwide.
“The purpose of my work is to serve as a reminder to us that we are all part of something greater than ourselves. At a faster rate than ever before, our world is shrinking and traditional cultures are at risk. It is imperative that we be aware of and respect the diversity of our planet as well as our unprecedented need to preserve it.” -Greg Davis
Davis’s first major solo exhibition premiered at the Museum of the Southwest, presenting an intimate exploration of the lives and journeys of individual pilgrims attending India’s 2013 Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in history. The project also gave rise to his first short documentary film, Cloth Paper Dreams, extending the exhibition’s inquiry into faith, pilgrimage, and human experience. www.clothpaperdreams.com
Davis is currently offering his latest traveling exhibit, “Oaxacan Gold”, to art centers and museums around the nation. The purpose of this exhibition is to bring awareness to the stunning beauty, cultural depth and mystical nature of the great Mexican State of Oaxaca through an educational multi-media cultural experience of photography, folk art, textiles, dance and music. Click below to view opening night of the Premiere at the Art Center Waco 5/7/22.
Fate exerts a powerful pull on our lives. As Greg knows, it can drag you through the mud before it shows you the light at the end of the tunnel. For Davis, fate is his quest for meaning, his desire to connect his experiences with those of people worlds apart, to exhibit that we are all part of something greater than ourselves. At a faster rate than ever before, our world is shrinking and traditional cultures are at risk. It is imperative that we be aware of and respect the diversity of our planet as well as our unprecedented need to preserve it.
After quitting his job in 2004 and selling most of his possessions, Greg went on a yearlong global soul-searching expedition. Nine months in, fate once again intervened to put him face-to-face with a Black Hmong blanket weaver in the highlands of Northern Vietnam. It was then that Greg captured an image that, unbeknownst to him, would weave their fates together and fill him with a new sense of purpose. Her still untold story is a continuation of Greg’s own. One day, he hopes to share it with all of you.
All of Davis’ Collector’s Edition pieces are printed on archival museum rag paper using 12-color archival pigment inks. Each piece is finished with a protective UV coating to help ensure color stability and longevity. Every print is carefully inspected for quality, then hand-signed by the artist, embossed over the signature, individually numbered as part of a limited edition, and titled. Each Collector’s Edition piece also includes a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity.
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 – Waco Art Center, 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 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, Abeline, 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
2011 HeART of the Eye – Visions on the PaseHB B o, OKC, OK
2011 First Five Years – West End Gallery, Austin, TX
2008 360/365 – TCA Gallery, Intl Fotofest – Houston, TX
2007 Reflections of the Sub Continent – TTU Int’l Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Watershed Juror Luther Smith – The Pool/Texas Photographic Society – Fort Worth, TX
2026 Oh, The Places You’ll Go – House of Neville Gallery, 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 Nat Geo Women: A Century of Change – Shanghai, China
2024 International Art Fair, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery – Austin, TX
2024 Texas Photographic Society TPS32 Int’l – 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 Nat Geo Women: A Century of Change – La Térmica, Malaga, Spain
2023 People of the World – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2023 Nat Geo Women: A Century of Change – City One Centre Zagreb, Croatia
2023 High and Dry – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
2022 Nat Geo 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 Nat Geo 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 Nat Geo Women: A Century of Change – Royal Artistic Circle Art Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2020 Nat Geo Women: A Century of Change – Palacio de Gaviria, Madrid, Spain
2020 Nat Geo Women: A Century of Change – Usina del Arte in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2020 Nat Geo 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 Nat Geo 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 Austin Photo Night’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 National Geographic Sacred Journeys – Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, IN
2015 Expressions of Peace – Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX
2015 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX
2013 Arts and Healing Gallery -Westlake, TX
2013 Wynwood Art Walk – Gab Studio, Miami, FL
2011 Exposure – Juror Steve McCurry – 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
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
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 Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation “Art of Philanthropy” Award, 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”
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
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
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
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 Speaker at Creative Mornings, Austin, TX
2016 Well Aware Expedition Kenya
2015 Speaker at PechaKucha, Austin, TX
2015 Well Aware Expedition Kenya
2015 Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, Photoplus, New York, NY
2015 University of Texas RGK School of Social Work Permanent Collection
2015 National Geographic Creative “What We Liked” October
2014 Directed Award Winning Short Film Cloth Paper Dreams
2014 National Geographic Creative Instagram Takeover
2010 Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, Imaging USA, San Antonio, TX
2010 Umlauf Garden Party Feature Artist, Austin, TX
