Jeremy Okai Davis

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Jeremy Okai Davis (b. Charlotte, NC) received a BFA in painting from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC. Davis relocated to Portland, OR in 2007 where he has continued his studio practice in addition to working as a graphic designer and illustrator. His work has been shown nationally at the Studio Museum of Harlem (New York, NY), THIS Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), Wa Na Wari (Seattle, WA) and The Rotating Art Program at Portland International Airport (Portland, OR). Davis's work resides in the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center at Oregon State University, the University of Oregon's permanent collection, and recently at the newly expanded Albina Library in Portland, OR. Elizabeth Leach Gallery began representing Jeremy Okai Davis in 2019.

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Jeremy Okai Davis
Rükenfigur (Melvin Van Peebles), 2025
acrylic on canvas over panel
72 x 60"

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Tareyton (Dick Gregory), 2024
acrylic on canvas wrapped panel
80 x 60"

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Jeremy Okai Davis
Face Card (Dorothea Towles), 2024
acrylic on canvas
48 x 36"
Jeremy Okai Davis
Cake Walk (Bert & George), 2024
acrylic on canvas
54 x 42"

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Pearl (Walt), 2022
acrylic on canvas
60 x 60"

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Magic & Mirth (The Armstrongs), 2024
acrylic on canvas wrapped panel
72 x 50"

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Jeremy Okai Davis
Fix, 2019
acrylic and oil on canvas
60 x 48"

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