BERNICE DAVIDSON

Summertown, TN 38483

PROFILE
Former Professor of Art and Director of Fine Arts Gallery at Martin Methodist College.

Director: Global Art Exchange Projects.

Muralist and Public Works Artist Represented by: Randy Toy Gallery, Lyles, TN.

Residencies with Arts Councils, Commissions

EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts – School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, 1972.

Bachelor of Fine Arts – Philadelphia College of Art, 1970.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor of Art, Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, TN, 2000-2015

Resident Artist, Southside Elementary School, Pulaski, TN, 2003

Trail of Tears Art Project, Tennessee Arts Commission

Resident Artist, Lincoln County School System, TN, 2002
Tennessee Arts Commission

Resident Artist, Richland Elementary and High School, 2001
Tennessee Arts Commission

Assistant Professor, Columbia, TN, 1999-2000
Columbia State Community College

Adjunct Instructor, Columbia, TN, 1997-1999
Columbia State Community College

Resident Artist-in-Schools, Williamson County, TN,1997
Tennessee Arts Commission

Resident Artist-in-Schools, Cleveland, OH, 1989-1997

Adjunct Instructor, Parma, OH, 1988-1993
Cuyahoga Community College

Adult Summer Workshop Instructor, Mendocino, CA, 1991-1992
Mendocino Art Center

Resident Artist-in-Schools, Steward County, TN 1983
Tennessee Art Commission

GALLERY AFFILIATION

The Arts Company Gallery, Nashville, TN, 1998-2011

MEDIA

The Tennessee Tribune, 2023
The Tennessean, September, 2014
Tennessee Crossroads, September, 2014
The Tennesseean, 2017
Pulaski Citizen, 2009
Plain Dealer, 1992
Hudson Hub Times, 1989

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Board of Directors , 2001-Present
Trail of Tears Project, Pulaski, TN

Project Manager, 1997-1999
Global Rivers Project, Hudson, OH
Created & managed global art exchange program between Russia, Ghana and USA

Board of Directors 1985-1999
Project Peace Tree, Atlanta, GA
Facilitated art exchanges between Tbilisi, GA & Atlanta, GA, USA

Board of Directors, 1987-1991
Cleveland Partner Cities, Cleveland, OH
Facilitated art exchanges between Volgograd, USSR & Cleveland, OH, USA

Director, 1993-1995
Earth Art School, Hudson, OH
Taught art to adults & children in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

SHOWS & EXHIBITS

Outdoor Exhibition, 2023
The Polk Home, Columbia, TN

Retrospective Exhibit, 2014
Pryor Gallery, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN

Faculty Exhibits, 2004-2006
Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, TN

One Woman Show, 2003
Athens State University, Athens, GA

One Woman Show, 1998 & 2000
Arts Company Gallery, Nashville, TN.

The Cleveland Sampler, 1997
The South Wing Gallery, Cleveland, OH

The Focus Fiber Show, 1996
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

The American Landscape, 1993
Seraphim Gallery, Englewood, NJ

The Focus Fiber Show , 1993
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

The Focus Fiber Show, 1992
Beck Center, Lakewood, OH

Paintings for Peace, 1991
Johnson & Johnson World Center, New Brunswick, NJ

One Woman Show, 1991
Volgograd Museum of Art, Volgograd, Russia

One Woman Show — Awake and Dreaming, 1990
Moose Gallery, Hudson, OH

The Focus Fiber Show, 1989
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Avant Garde Basketry, 1988
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

One Woman Show, 1987
Swan Coach House, Atlanta Historical Society, Atlanta, GA

One Woman Show,1986
Morgan Madison Cultural Center, Madison, GA

One Woman Show — World Peace Paintings, 1985
Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN

One Woman Show, 1985
Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA

American Fiber Show, 1985
Rhodes Hall, Atlanta, GA

World Hunger Series, 1985
Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Atlanta, GA

One Woman Show, 1984
The Parthenon at Centennial Park, Nashville, TN

Fiber Sculpture Show,1984
Sarratt Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

New Talents Show, 1972
Alan Finkel Gallery, Boston, MA

One Woman Show, 1972
MFA Thesis Show, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Young American Show — Featured: Catalog cover, 1969
Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY

MURALS & PUBLIC ART

Wall of Heroes, 2020 -2022
The Farm Community, Summertown, TN

Trail of Tears Monument, 2022
Bodenham, TN

Trail of Tears Paintings, 2016
Historical Society of Mount Pleasant, TN

The Heroes Project – 7 murals, 2014 & 15
Pulaski, TN

Trail of Tears Painting, 2006
Historical Society of Lawrenceburg, TN, Funded by Bank of America

Winds of Change Mural, 2006
Law Office of Alan Graf, Summertown, TN
An outdoor print is on display on the Wall of Heroes in the center of The Farm Community.

Trail of Tears Bench Project, 2004
Pulaski, TN, Tennessee Arts Commission

David Crockett Tile Mural, 1999
Rotary Park, Lawrenceburg, TN, Funded by First Volunteer Bank

Warner Park Nature Center Tile Mural, 1998
Warner Park Nature Center, Brentwood, TN

Guardians of Earth’s Animals Mural, 1997
Elementary School Project, Akron, OH

A Garden Grows in Collingwood Mural, 1996
Cleveland, OH, Funded by Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation

Winds of Change Mural, 1995
30 ft. Wall at RTA West Park Station, Cleveland, OH

The Herman Ave. Treaty Mural, 1995
80 ft. Wall funded by a Cleveland Neighborhood Development Grant
Cleveland, OH

Above and Below, 1994
6 x 12 ft. Oil Painting Commissioned by the National Parks System
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center, Peninsula, OH

Night Scene, 1994
6 x 6 ft. Oil Painting Commissioned by the National Parks System
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center, Peninsula, OH 5

The Rain Forest Mural, 1993
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Euclid, OH

Gyama, Poland Mural — Cleveland Sister Cities Art Exchange, 1992
Joseph Gallagher School, Cleveland, OH

Ljubljana, Czechoslovakia Mural – Cleveland Sister Cities Art Exchange, 1992
Miles Park School, Cleveland, OH

Conakry, Ghana Mural – Cleveland Sister Cities Art Exchange, 1992
Kentucky Elementary School, Cleveland, OH

Five Billboards
Patrick Signs & Media Co. — Cleveland Sister Cities Partnerships, 1992

The Atmosphere Mural,1991
75 ft. Wall, Cleveland School of the Arts, Cleveland, OH

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Pentacle Bank Building
Permanent Collection, Nashville, TN

Volgograd Museum of Art
Permanent Collection, Cleveland City Council Commission: Multi-media, Sister Cities Program
On-loan to Volgograd Mayor’s Office,Volgograd, Russia

Tbilisi City Hall
Permanent Collection, Atlanta City Council & Peace Tree Foundation Commission: Fiber arts, Sister Cities Program
Presentation to Mayor of Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia

Johnson and Johnson Art Collection
World Center, New Brunswick, NJ

Island Records
Painting featured on album cover: “Whisper Tames the Lion”,
by Driving & Crying rock band, New York, NY

The Sheridan Hotel
Cleveland, OH

Pressco Computer Industry
Solon, OH

N.T.L. Lighting
Cleveland, OH

Artist’s works included in many private collections in the U.S. and abroad.

AWARDS & PRIZES

Bank of America, 2006
Cash Award for: Historical Mural Project

Martin Methodist College, 2004
Pulaski, TN

“Teacher of the Month” Award, 1997
Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
Cash Award for: Three Rivers Art Exchange Project

University Circle, Inc., 1997
Cleveland, OH
Cash Award for: Three Rivers Art Exchange Project

Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, 1996
Cleveland, OH
Cash Award for: Collingwood Neighborhood Mural

Neighborhood Development Grant, 1996
Cleveland, OH City Hall

Gar Foundation, 1996
Akron, OH
Cash Award for: Akron Mural Project

Ohio Children’s Trust Fund, 1996
Akron, OH
Cash Award for: Akron Mural Project

Surmounting Fences Contest, 1995
Cleveland, OH
First Place Cash Award

Regional Transport Authority Mural Contest, 1995
Cleveland, OH
First Place Cash Award

Neighborhood Destinations Contest,1994
Cleveland, OH
First Runner-Up

Cleveland Committee for Public Art, 1994
Cash Award

Strathmore Paper Company, 1991
First Place, “Works On Paper” Award

AWARDS & PRIZES

Bank of America, 2006
Lawrenceburg, TN
Cash Award for: Historical Mural Project

Martin Methodist College, 2004
Pulaski, TN
“Teacher of the Month” Award,

Ohio Arts Council, 1997
Columbus, OH
Cash Award for: Three Rivers Art Exchange Project