Bernice Davidson has been Associate Professor of Art at the Martin Methodist College, in Pulaski, Tennessee for the past 13 years.

She has taught 15 residencies for the Tennessee Arts Commission, since 1984.

Ms. Davidson has been a public works artist for 30 years, and has successfully completed 27 mural projects in various US cities.

Her other works have shown in museums, including Coral Springs Art Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Delaware Museum of Art and Volgograd Museum of Art.

Her interest in Tennessee history has inspired her to create interpretive projects about “The Trail of Tears”. She is cofounder of “The Trail of Tears Museum and Tourist Information Center,” Pulaski, Tennessee and creator of “The Trail of Tears Interpretive” Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

Ms. Davidson is the Founder and Director of the Global Rivers Art Exchange Project - an ongoing cultural exchange program, which currently consists of 50 paintings by artists from four continents, showing the state and health of their respective Rivers.

The artist holds a Masters Degree from Yale University. She has conducted art exchanges all over the world, including Mexico, Russia, and Ghana.

From Bernice Davidson:

While in graduate school I noticed that people involved in the arts sometimes get to hold the mircophone and address the public. I decided then that it was important to create art that was both responsible and uplifting. I created a simple mission statement that has served my work as a muralist for many years.

"To make art that brings communities together and surmounts racial, age, and economic barriers."

The quest for meaningful public art has led to the study of the rich history of Giles County. The Heroes Project seeks to create an outdoor museum on the Streeets of Pulaski, creating portraits of people from the past who have demonstrated sterling character traits, and helped to build out town.