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Damon Davis (born 1985) is a multi-media American artist, musician and filmmaker based in St. Louis, Missouri. His 2014 public art installation "All Hands on Deck" has been collected in the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Damon Davis is a post-disciplinary, Emmy Award winning artist who works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri. In a practice that is part therapy, part social commentary, his work spans a spectrum of creative mediums to tell stories exploring how identity is informed by power and mythology.
When artist Damon Davis went to join the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, he found not only anger but also a sense of love for self and community.
TED Fellow Damon Davis makes art to empower the disenfranchised and combat oppression. Why you should listen. Musician, visual artist and filmmaker working at the intersection of art and activism, exploring the experience of contemporary black Americans.
Jul 21, 2021 · Damon Davis builds upon his afro-surreal 'Darker Gods' trilogy with 'Lake of Dreams' The latest installment of the trilogy continues the conversation about the tropes and stereotypes around Black people while creating a new way to think about Blackness.
Sep 17, 2021 · Damon Davis’s All Hands On Deck is a powerful artwork that addresses social justice and the call for change. He conceived the original photographs of hands held up high during the months-long protests after Michael Brown Jr. was shot and killed in Ferguson in August 2014.
Filmmaker Elissa Blount Moorhead provides a look into the art of award-winning, post-disciplinary artist Damon Davis, the St. Louis native whose work spans across illustration, painting ...
