VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY DEDO MARANVILLE FINE ARTS GALLERY VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
  • Home
  • Current Exhibition
    • Valdosta National 2021
  • Past Exhibitions
    • 20/20 Vision Exhibition
    • Foundations From The Ground
    • Faculty
    • BFA in Interior Design SP 20
    • BFA & BA in Studio Art, SP 20
  • Contact

Evelyn Davis-walker

Evelyn Davis-Walker teaches graphic design.
emdaviswalker@valdosta.edu
www.evelyndaviswalker.com
​Instagram:  @profdaviswalker


Picture
​                                                 Morton – 66” x 44”  Digital collage and embroidery on canvas, 2019, $3,000
Click on the thumbnail  images below to see the whole artwork.
                                                                                     Artist Statement
I appreciate the art of clever text and hand drawn lettering paired with sophisticated and simplistic illustrations of classic advertising of the 1950s. This love of advertising aesthetics has crossed over into my fine artwork.
 
Advertising gave a voice to the American housewife’s social identity – a voice, not her voice. In a male driven business, advertisements were primarily written and created with a male undertone. As a graphic designer and professor of graphic design, I use the language of advertising copy in my artwork to manipulate social messages that once bombarded women – reversing their intended meanings. Using acetate transparencies, metallic papers, encaustic wax, thread and epoxy resin, I explore material and its relationship with my subject in ways akin to that of a housewife exploring home remedies for her family.
 
My intent is for viewers to look at the collaged advertisements reinterpreted, and when examined closely, one can hear the bustling noises of the advertisements  that were an integral part of the housewife’s everyday life.
 

                                                                                          Bio
Evelyn Davis-Walker holds a B.A. in Visual Communication and Computer Art from Otterbein University and an M.F.A. in Advertising Design from Marywood.
 
Evelyn is a graphic designer. A maker. An educator. A social-engaged activist. She has taught graphic design at the university-level for over 13 years and has run her design business with her husband for the last 20 years.
 
In 2010, Evelyn was awarded 25 for 25 AOL International Art Grant where 25 winners (9,000 applicants) were funded $25,000. Evelyn designed individual memory games for 200 Alzheimer’s patients. In 2015, Evelyn received the Otterbein University Young Alumni Recipient for Community Engagement.
 
Evelyn has a strong affinity for all things paper – from mixed media collage, to creating typographical prints on her letterpress machine. She has received numerous awards and has exhibited in solo, group and juried exhibitions.
 

 


Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery​

The Valdosta State University Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery is committed to providing a teaching and learning environment serving a diverse student body and local audience. The Gallery fills a unique niche in the region as a venue for exhibitions showcasing student artwork as well as art from outside the region. Diverse exhibitions serve both the state and regional community by providing cultural enrichment and expanded educational opportunities to everyone. 

Contact Us

Valdosta State University
1500 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, Georgia 31698
229.333.5835​
  • Home
  • Current Exhibition
    • Valdosta National 2021
  • Past Exhibitions
    • 20/20 Vision Exhibition
    • Foundations From The Ground
    • Faculty
    • BFA in Interior Design SP 20
    • BFA & BA in Studio Art, SP 20
  • Contact