Becci Davis

Becci Davis is a Rhode Island-based visual artist who works across disciplines. She was born on a military installation in Georgia named after General Henry L. Benning of the Confederate States Army and finds inspiration in exploring natural and cultural landscapes, studying the past, documenting her family’s stories, and recording her experiences as a daughter, mother, American, and Southern born and raised, Black woman. Becci earned her MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design. In 2018, she was the recipient of the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award in Visual Art, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship in New Genres, the Providence Public Library Creative Fellowship, and the RISD Museum Artist Fellowship. Her work has been exhibited at the Newport Art Museum, TILA Studios, Burlington City Arts Center, and the University of Maryland. Becci lives with her family in Wakefield, Rhode Island and is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Visual Art at Brown University. She is also a member of the WARP Collective, AS220, and the Dirt Palace Public Projects communities in Providence.