Greg, a 5th 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.
Greg’s first major solo exhibit for the Museum of the Southwest followed the stories of individual pilgrims to India’s 2013 Kumbh Mela, the largest religious pilgrimage in history, about which he also completed his first short documentary film, Cloth Paper Dreams. 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. Ultimately, Greg hopes to return to mountains of Northern Vietnam to find the woman who changed his life and impacted so many others with a simple yet powerful image. Her still untold story is a continuation of Greg’s own. One day, he hopes to share it with all of you.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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
2022 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX
2022 “Structures” – Texas Tech Intl Cultural Center, Lubbock, TX
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 “The Human Portrait” Exhibition – Dallas Center for Photography, Dallas, TX
2020 “The BIG Virtual Show” – Round Rock Arts, Texas State University, Round Rock, TX
2018 “Transportation” – McCrory Timmerman Gallery, Taylor, TX
2018 “ATX Squared” – Austin, TX
2016 People’s Gallery – Austin’s City Hall, Austin, TX
2016 Mayborn Museum – National Geographic “Sacred Journeys”
2015 Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – National Geographic’s “Sacred Journeys”
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” – 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
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
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022 Published National Geographic Bookazine “Destinations of a Lifetime”
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 Raymond James Permanent Collection, St. Petersburg, FL
2014 Grace Museum Permanent Collection, Abilene, TX
2014 National Geographic Creative Instagram Takeover
2012 Dell Children’s Hospital Permanent Collection, Austin, TX
2010 Exhibition in Partnership with Canson Infinity, Imaging USA, San Antonio, TX
2010 Umlauf Garden Party Feature Artist, Austin, TX
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
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
