Gerald Davis (Irish artist)
Gerald Davis | |
|---|---|
 Gerald Davis dressed as Leopold Bloom | |
| Born | 1938 |
| Died | 2005 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | painter, Wrtiter |
Gerald Davis (1938 – 2005) was one of
Career
Davis' grandparents were
In 1970 Davis opened his own art gallery in Capel Street, where he pioneered young Irish artists and craft-workers,[2] several of whom went on to become Ireland's leading artists.[5] The gallery showed new and established artists, ceramic, textiles, painting and sculpture.[6] Well-known artists who had their early shows in the Davis Gallery include Charlie Harper, John Kelly, Edward Delaney, John Devlin, and Martin Gale. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh opened the gallery's first exhibition, which showed drawings by Edward Delaney. In 1995 President Mary Robinson opened a twenty-fifth anniversary exhibition of work by 25 artists.[3]
In Dublin, Davis was well known for masquerading as
Davis was also a strong supporter of young musicians.[2] He founded his own record company, LIVIA Records, in the late 1970s.[5] He produced albums for many of the most distinguished Irish jazz musicians, poets, and actors.[2] Davis lectured on Irish art and literature in Australia, Europe and the US, focusing on James Joyce and Samuel Beckett.[4][5]
Death
Davis was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in 2003 and died in 2005.[6]
References
- ^ Portrait of Gerald Davis as an artist, Olivier Cornet Gallery.
- ^ a b c d e Artist and scholar Davis dies at 66, RTÉ News, 18 June 2005.
- ^ a b c d e Doyle, Rose, 23 June 2004, Stationery name that moved on to art, Irish Times.
- ^ a b c Gerald Davis at the Olivier Cornet Gallery.,
- ^ a b c d e f Gerald Davis at the Kenny Gallery.
- ^ a b Madden, Bernadette, Gerald Davis[permanent dead link], CIRCA Magazine.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan, 13 June 2004, The Fading World Of Leopold Bloom, The New York Times.
- ^ Gerald Davis Archived 8 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Dyehouse Gallery.
External links
- 2004 interview with Gerald Davis in the Irish Times.
- Gerald Davis' last solo exhibition.
- On hearing of the death of Gerald Davis, a poem by Fred Johnston in Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, Summer 2006.
- 16-30 June 2016, 'Portrait of Gerald Davis as an artist', a special exhibition celebrating the work of the painter at the Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin.
- James Joyce Centre Dublin acquires Gerald Davis’s painting 'It’s Fireworks' through a generous donation from the artist’s family