25 Artists to Watch

I'm honored to be included in Watercolor Magazine's "25 Artists to Watch," along with two of my favorite artists, Molly Brose and Mary Chiaramonte. The article starts on page 54 of the fall 2011 issue.

I also got a lovely mention in Courtney Jordan's interview with Naomi Ekperigin (editor of Watercolor Magazine), over at Artist Daily. To be mentioned in the same article with Edward Hopper and Mary Cassatt (who has always been one of my favorite artists) is unspeakably cool. :-)

NSAL Traveling Show Reviewed at the DCist

Kelly Rand of the DCist recently reviewed the NSAL's Water Media on Paper Traveling Exhibit, which is currently residing in Nevin Kelly Gallery. An excerpt from the article reads:

"Top prize of $10,000 went to local watercolor artist Jenny Davis, a student at Saint Mary's College... Her winning entry, Portrait of Tess (pictured), is striking. It is a soft watercolor with subtle color shifts that makes her subject almost too perfect to be real."

You can find the whole article here.


Nevin Kelly Gallery Blog
National Society of Arts and Letters

Watercolor Magazine

I'm excited to announce that Watercolor Magazine will be featuring me in this year's fall issue. The new issue goes on sale September 18. Keep an eye out for me. :-)

Mentioned in the Old Town Crier

In this month's issue of the Old Town Crier, art critic F. Lennox Campello reviews three local artists, including myself. An excerpt from his article reads:

"Jenny's first ever review appeared in these pages a few years ago, when I ran into some of her watercolors in her mother's studio (the talented Tanya Davis) and praised them thinking that they were Tanya's work. At the time Jenny was 13 years old and had not taken a single art lesson and was already delivering amazing and mature work."

You can find the full article here. You can also check out Mr. Campello's art criticism blog, Mid Atlantic Art News, here.

Katie Tuss Reviews "Women's Work"

Katie Tuss, writing at Mid Atlantic Art News, recently reviewed "Women's Work" at Nevin Kelly Gallery. In the article, Tuss shares her commentary on the variety of work in the show. You can read the whole article here.

The show features pieces by Molly Brose, Mary Chiaramonte, Laurel Hausler, Abbe McGray, and myself, and runs through April 8.

Mentioned in the Post

The Washington Post today featured a photograph of my Katie Looking Down. In the Style section, author Lavanya Ramanathan writes about two area shows (Decompositions, by Pamela Zilly, and the Fraser Gallery's International Art Competition) to close next week.

Mentioned on DC Art News

Art critic F. Lennox Campello recently reviewed the April Art League Show, which includes my Hands with Bangles, on his blog. Here is an excerpt from his article:

"My favorite piece in the show was another stunning watercolor by Jenny Davis. This piece, titled "Hands with Bangles," continues to establish the young Davis (daughter of equally talented watercolorist Tanya Davis) as one of the prime watercolorists in our area. Completely self-taught, the young Davis, who has just finished High School, already masters the most difficult of mediums in her obvious mastery over transparent watercolors. While I was there staring in rapture-like ecstasy at her watercolor, I was informed that Jenny had recently been accepted to the Torpedo Factory as one of its newest (and youngest) artist members and will soon have a studio there."

You can find the whole article here.