CV - Stephen Anthony Davids

Education

  • BA (Hons) Youth & Community Work, Higher Diploma in Youth & Community Work ( Canterbury Christchurch, George Williams )
  • Post grad in Advertising & design (Portfolio), 
  • Posy Graduate Certificate (Portfolio) in Graphic Design and Advertising, (School of Communication Arts) 1991 - 1993
  • Senior Practitioner with 22 years of experience in education, charity and the public sector. 
  • Specialist in behaviour management and working with primary and secondary education students KS1 – KS4 using art with a focus on therapeutic models of working.

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Professional Appointments 

2019 - Present Behaviour consultant, artist and Thrive Practitioner, Essex

Grants & Awards

2020 Arts Council Bursary 

2020 Awarded one of five BHM Live/Launchpad Commissions 2020 

Membership of professional organisations

2020  ACME studio resident

2020  Registered THRIVE Practitioner.

2020  DACS

2020  Member of A-N ( Artist Newsletter )

2020  Member of AXIS.

2003 - 2006 Board member (Secretary) for LYAN (London Youth Arts Network)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS

2020   The art of the Outsider, Nelly Duff, London

2013   Moniker Art Fair, London, Tag Fine Arts

2013   Pen and Ink and a lick of paint, Solo show Faversham, Kent

2010   BAF New York, Tag Fine Arts

2009  Drewetts Autcioneers, Group Show Nick Walker, Goldie, D-Face etc.

2007  Transition Gallery, Blanc Noir, group exhibition ( Oct 2007 )

2007  Torture Foundation, Art Auction with Bridgette Riley, Ralph Stedman

2007  Mulberry School for Girls, workshops for National Youth Conference

2006  Art Miami. Art Chicago USA ( showing 5 drawings and paintings ) with ST-ART gallery

2005  Identity exhibition – ( Exhibition exploring identity ), collaboration with 5 artists Chapel Gallery,Ormskirk, Lancashire.UK

2005  Open Spaces, Nottingham

2005  Raw Arts Festival, Candid Arts, London. 

2004  Art Auction, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in conjunction with Sotheby’s, London. 

2004 Raw Tower Hamlets Summer University. SS Robin Barge. Canary Wharf

2003  No Fear, Street Art Project in partnership with Brady Arts Centre. Whitechapel. London.

2002 Urban Art #2, Summer University, Tower Hamlets. Whitechapel. London.

2002 Passsge Cloute Beaux Arts, PARIS, France, Children's Arts Workshop.

2002 Open Studios, Cable St. London

2002 East London Printmakers, London

2001 Urban Art, Tower Hamlets Summer University. Whitechapel. London

2001 Urban Art, Workshop, Royal Festival Hall. Southbank. London.

2001 Street Art Workshop, POPLAR Harca. London

2001 L’atelier des enfants, Children's Community Art Project and workshop. Paris. France.

2001 Kids Stuff, Children’s Art Project and workshops. POPLAR Harca.London.

2001 Open Studios, ACME. London

2000 Open Studios, Cable St. London

2000 Raw, Decima Gallery. Bermondsey. London.

PUBLISHING

  1. John Lewis Partnership c/o Attic & King & McGraw publishing, 2012
  2. Print and card designs as part of Home range, launched in Sept 2012.
  3. Nelly Duff, London, 2019 – present.
  4. Polite Cards with artists Sir Peter Blake, David Shrigley, Stella Vine
  5. Published by King & McGraw 20011 – 2015

ART FAIRS

  • The Other Art Fair, London, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 
  • The Affordable Art Fair, London, New York, Chicago, 2004/03/05/06/07/08/09/10-2019
  • Works on paper, RCA. ( Royal College of Art ) 2005, 2004,2003
  • Zoo Artfair 2005, London
  • Art Chicago 2005/2004/2003, USA.
  • Art Miami – Miami Florida, USA- 2004/2005/2006
  • The Art on Paper Fair, London – 2003/02/01 
  • Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London – 2003/02//01/00/99
  • Brussels Art Fair, Brussels – 2003/2004
  • Art Europe, Paris. France – 2002/2001/2000/1999
  • Gent Belgium Flanders Expo. Brussels. Belgium – 2002/2001
  • La Bastille, Paris – 2002/2001

WORK IN COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS

  • NHS – The Royal London Hospital, Mural on Grosvenor B Children’s Ward Private commission (2) 8ft by 5ft paintings. London
  • Commissioned by Eddie and Nina Fowler. JKD Associates. (London)
  • My work is in private collections in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, Paris, Israel, Spain, New York, Australia and England.
  • DESIGNS FOR T-SHIRTS- Top Shop, Daniel James, Skate and Club Market. Logos for independent Record labels 

GALLERIES

  • Tag Fine Arts, London, 2008 – 2009 
  • Rebecca Hossack, London & New York, 2009 - 2011  

EDITORIALS AND PUBLICATIONS 

  • Interview, Hidden Depths, Beast Magazine, (April 2020)
  • Articles in The Guardian, ( 25th Jan 2006 ) Naïve artist draws on life experiences by Evening Standard, 
  • The Independent on Sunday. May 21st (2006) Catherine Jarvie. 
  • The Art Newspaper, No. 157, April 21, 2005
  • Southwark Weekender, December 10th 2004. Issue 33
  • The Guide, The Guardian, Saturday November 27 – Friday December 2004.

OTHER

  • Set up my own gallery f-art ( Artspace ) off Brick Lane London E2 in April 2005 - 2009, selling and promoting original graphic art alongside contemporary  and selected works by illustrators, photographers and artists. 
  • Exhibiting and showing vintage collectables objects, furniture art, toys and Artbooks.

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