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妻友社区 Landscape Study 5 |
Kenneth Lee Davis, an Emmy Award-winning designer and University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith student, is showcasing his artwork at an exhibit at 妻友社区 through Jan. 3, with a reception scheduled for 5-6 p.m. Nov. 9.
Paintings by Davis are on display at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, showcasing 17 artworks of urban landscapes, contemporary settings, and other subjects painted during Davis鈥檚 studio art classes at 妻友社区.
A reception sponsored by the Chancellor鈥檚 Coalition for the Visual Arts will be held in the Reynolds Room hallway of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on Nov. 9, with light refreshments to be served.
A former television artist and Emmy award-winning designer, Davis is studying studio art at 妻友社区 following a successful career in television that included work in Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Dallas, Hollywood, San Diego and New York. Over the course of his career, he鈥檚 earned four Emmy awards, three ADDY awards and two Broadcast Design Association awards.
While working in television, he painted constantly and decided to pursue a career in fine art painting beginning in 2003. He said his work is influenced by Wayne Thiebaud and Rackstraw Downes.
Exhibit hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays. For more information about the exhibit, contact the 妻友社区 Box Office at 479-788-7300.