FT. LAUDERDALE – South Florida’s Cultural Consortium has selected Jamaican, Louis Davis as a recipient of a $7,500 award for a Visual & Media Artists Fellowship Program a part of Broward County’s Cultural Arts Division.
The South Florida Cultural Consortium, an alliance of the local arts agencies of Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Dade and Monroe counties, assists eligible visual and media artists through direct grants awarded solely on the basis of creative excellence, to improve artistic skills and encourage career development.
Louis Davis is a visual artist whose work is primarily photograph-based and has been taking photographs for the last 20 years. His career began in Jamaica in 1982, when he worked in film and television production, gaining a symbiotic relationship for his photography.
Louis Davis
“By 1996 my images began to explore the social themes of nationalism, environment and religion. My work is continuously growing through transition. My new images are slightly surrealistic, rooted in realism – some elements, incongruously placed, might challenge the viewer and their perception,” says David.
Louis Davis holds a post-graduate diploma in mass communications from the University of West Indies, and a diploma in graphic design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
He has won awards in national competitions in Jamaica, and prizes from the Broward Art Guild’s competitions, and has exhibited his work in both Jamaica and Florida. He currently resides in Coral Springs, Florida.
Portfolio Samples:
”When Sugar Was King”
”A Land Far Away”
”Hour Of Death”
