KIT DAVENPORT http://www.kitdavenport.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kitdavenportthings/
EDUCATION
MFA Ceramic Sculpture Emphasis, Mills College, Oakland, CA. 1992
BFA Painting, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. 1977
TEACHING
College of the Redwoods 1999-2017; Humboldt State University 2007, 2008;
UC Berkeley Student Union Art Studio 1996-98;
Hayward Area Rec. and Parks, Hayward, CA. 1996-98; Mills College, Oakland CA. 1997;
Los Medanos College, Pittsburg CA. 1993-95; Mills College Graduate Assistantship, 1991-92.
EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS
2024 “Beyond the Page: A Focus on Sculpture and Fiber” Redwood Art Assn. BEST IN SHOW
Humboldt Arts Council Jurored Member Exhibition FIRST PLACE
2023 “Back-Country Metaverse” Brenda Tuxford Gallery, Eureka, CA
2022 “Kit Davenport: New Drawings and Sculpture” Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2019 “Flowers” Piante Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2018 “The Clay Studio National” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Humboldt Arts Council Members Show Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
20 years: The Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2017 “Holiday Invitational” First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2016 American Museum of Ceramic Art Annual: “Biomorphic”, Pomona CA.
2-Person Show (with Karen Sullivan) Piante Gallery, Eureka, CA. (Fall, 2016)
“Clay? VI” Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA.
“Faculty Exhibit” College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA.
2015 “Ink and Clay 41” Kellog Art Gallery, CSU Pomona, CA.
“Ceramics Invitational” HSU First St. Gallery, Eureka, CA.
“Faculty Exhibit” College of the Redwood, Eureka, CA.
2014 Faculty Exhibit, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2013 "Northwest Passages" Quercus Gallery, Oakland CA.
"The Left Edge" Juried Ceramic Exhibition The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
"Botanically Inclined" The Morris Graves Museum of Art
"All Media 2013" Chico Art Center, Chico, CA.
2012 "Invitational Interlude" Jack Sewell Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2010 and 2011 “Holiday Invitational” First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2009 “Ceramics Invitational” Piante Gallery Eureka, CA.
“ Clay and Context” University Art Gallery, Indiana State U., Terre Haute, IN.
2008 “The 3rd Dimension: Contemporary Sculpture” O’Hanlon Center. for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA.
Faculty Exhibit, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Faculty Exhibit, Humboldt State U. First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2007 Humboldt Arts Council “Small Works Auction” Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
Faculty Exhibit, Humboldt State University Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, CA.
Faculty Exhibit, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 “Paintings” Plaza Design Arcata, CA.
2005 " A Dreaming Hand: New Work by Kit Davenport" The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2004 " Celebration of the Arts 2004" The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2003 "Kit Davenport --Selected Works" The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA.
2002 "Ceramics Invitational 2002" (5-person show) Reese Bullen Gallery, H.S.U., Arcata, CA.
Crocker-Kingsley Annual , Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento CA. Honorable Mention Award
Victor Thomas Jacoby Award (Humboldt County, CA..North Coast Cultural Trust $3500 grant)
Humboldt Arts Council Jurored Members Exhibit, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2001 "Kit Davenport: Sculpture & Drawings" First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Faculty Show College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Humboldt Arts Council Jurored Members' Exhibit, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2000 "Three Viewpoints in Clay" College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka
Faculty Show College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
1999 "Viewpoint: Ceramics '99" Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA.
One Person Show College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
1998 "Ink and Clay" Kellog Gallery, California State University, Pomona, CA.
Two Person Show Storefront Gallery, Arcata, CA.
1997 "IMAG-IN Clay, Wax, Plaster, Concrete" Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA.
Gallery Artists Summer Show Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA.
1996 "Ceramics in Northern California" Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. Juror & Mayor's Choice
Awards
"ARTWORKS 96" Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA. Best of Show
Two Person Show Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA.
"California Clay Competition" The Artery, Davis, CA. Best of Show and Purchase Award
"Point of View" Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
1995 "Ceramics USA 1995" Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
Three Person Show Reynolds Gallery, U. of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
"BACA 11th Annual National" Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Exhibition" Aukland Museum, Aukland, N.Z.
"The Poetic Image: Four East Bay Artists" Lynn House Gallery, Antioch, CA.
1994 "Glazed: East Bay Glass and Ceramics" Lynn House Gallery, Antioch, CA.
Faculty Show Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA.
"Women Artists '94" Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA. First Place 3-D
"California Clay Competition" The Artery, Davis, CA.
1993 "The Year of American Craft" Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA.
"Crocker-Kingsley Annual" Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.
"Feats of Clay" Gladding-McBean, Lincoln, CA. Merit Award
"Matrix International" Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
1990-92 MFA Thesis Show Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA. 1992
"Figurative Expressions" Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA. 1992
Trefethen Graduate Scholarship Award Mills College, 1991
"California Clay Competition 1991" The Artery, Davis, CA. Juror Prize
"Discovery '90: Bay Area Emerging Artists" California Crafts Museum, San Francisco
"Feats of Clay" 1990 Gladding McBean, Lincoln, CA. Purchase Award
One Person Show Storefront Gallery, Arcata, CA. (1989 and 1990)
1984-89 Two Person Show The Art Center, Eureka, CA. 1989
Fall Show 1989 Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA. Best of Show
Fall Show 1988 Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA. Humboldt Art Association Award
"Benicia Art Explosion" The Armory, Benicia, CA 1985 (paintings)
Two Person Show the farm San Francisco, CA. 1984 (paintings)
San Francisco Arts Festival 1984 Brooks Hall, San Francisco, CA. (paintings)
Publications:
"Ceramics At The Laundry: Ceramics at Humboldt State University 1970-2020" John Natsoulas Press 2023
"Botanically Inclined" 2013 catalog:
http://www.blurb.com/books/4430768-botanically-inclined-exhibition-catalog
Ceramics Monthly Magazine Up Front June 2001 and November 1996.
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kitdavenportthings/
EDUCATION
MFA Ceramic Sculpture Emphasis, Mills College, Oakland, CA. 1992
BFA Painting, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. 1977
TEACHING
College of the Redwoods 1999-2017; Humboldt State University 2007, 2008;
UC Berkeley Student Union Art Studio 1996-98;
Hayward Area Rec. and Parks, Hayward, CA. 1996-98; Mills College, Oakland CA. 1997;
Los Medanos College, Pittsburg CA. 1993-95; Mills College Graduate Assistantship, 1991-92.
EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS
2024 “Beyond the Page: A Focus on Sculpture and Fiber” Redwood Art Assn. BEST IN SHOW
Humboldt Arts Council Jurored Member Exhibition FIRST PLACE
2023 “Back-Country Metaverse” Brenda Tuxford Gallery, Eureka, CA
2022 “Kit Davenport: New Drawings and Sculpture” Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2019 “Flowers” Piante Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2018 “The Clay Studio National” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Humboldt Arts Council Members Show Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
20 years: The Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2017 “Holiday Invitational” First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2016 American Museum of Ceramic Art Annual: “Biomorphic”, Pomona CA.
2-Person Show (with Karen Sullivan) Piante Gallery, Eureka, CA. (Fall, 2016)
“Clay? VI” Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA.
“Faculty Exhibit” College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA.
2015 “Ink and Clay 41” Kellog Art Gallery, CSU Pomona, CA.
“Ceramics Invitational” HSU First St. Gallery, Eureka, CA.
“Faculty Exhibit” College of the Redwood, Eureka, CA.
2014 Faculty Exhibit, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2013 "Northwest Passages" Quercus Gallery, Oakland CA.
"The Left Edge" Juried Ceramic Exhibition The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
"Botanically Inclined" The Morris Graves Museum of Art
"All Media 2013" Chico Art Center, Chico, CA.
2012 "Invitational Interlude" Jack Sewell Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2010 and 2011 “Holiday Invitational” First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2009 “Ceramics Invitational” Piante Gallery Eureka, CA.
“ Clay and Context” University Art Gallery, Indiana State U., Terre Haute, IN.
2008 “The 3rd Dimension: Contemporary Sculpture” O’Hanlon Center. for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA.
Faculty Exhibit, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Faculty Exhibit, Humboldt State U. First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2007 Humboldt Arts Council “Small Works Auction” Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
Faculty Exhibit, Humboldt State University Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, CA.
Faculty Exhibit, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2006 “Paintings” Plaza Design Arcata, CA.
2005 " A Dreaming Hand: New Work by Kit Davenport" The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2004 " Celebration of the Arts 2004" The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.
2003 "Kit Davenport --Selected Works" The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA.
2002 "Ceramics Invitational 2002" (5-person show) Reese Bullen Gallery, H.S.U., Arcata, CA.
Crocker-Kingsley Annual , Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento CA. Honorable Mention Award
Victor Thomas Jacoby Award (Humboldt County, CA..North Coast Cultural Trust $3500 grant)
Humboldt Arts Council Jurored Members Exhibit, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2001 "Kit Davenport: Sculpture & Drawings" First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Faculty Show College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Humboldt Arts Council Jurored Members' Exhibit, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
2000 "Three Viewpoints in Clay" College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka
Faculty Show College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
1999 "Viewpoint: Ceramics '99" Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA.
One Person Show College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, Eureka, CA.
1998 "Ink and Clay" Kellog Gallery, California State University, Pomona, CA.
Two Person Show Storefront Gallery, Arcata, CA.
1997 "IMAG-IN Clay, Wax, Plaster, Concrete" Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA.
Gallery Artists Summer Show Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA.
1996 "Ceramics in Northern California" Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. Juror & Mayor's Choice
Awards
"ARTWORKS 96" Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA. Best of Show
Two Person Show Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA.
"California Clay Competition" The Artery, Davis, CA. Best of Show and Purchase Award
"Point of View" Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
1995 "Ceramics USA 1995" Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
Three Person Show Reynolds Gallery, U. of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
"BACA 11th Annual National" Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Exhibition" Aukland Museum, Aukland, N.Z.
"The Poetic Image: Four East Bay Artists" Lynn House Gallery, Antioch, CA.
1994 "Glazed: East Bay Glass and Ceramics" Lynn House Gallery, Antioch, CA.
Faculty Show Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA.
"Women Artists '94" Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA. First Place 3-D
"California Clay Competition" The Artery, Davis, CA.
1993 "The Year of American Craft" Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA.
"Crocker-Kingsley Annual" Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.
"Feats of Clay" Gladding-McBean, Lincoln, CA. Merit Award
"Matrix International" Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
1990-92 MFA Thesis Show Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA. 1992
"Figurative Expressions" Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA. 1992
Trefethen Graduate Scholarship Award Mills College, 1991
"California Clay Competition 1991" The Artery, Davis, CA. Juror Prize
"Discovery '90: Bay Area Emerging Artists" California Crafts Museum, San Francisco
"Feats of Clay" 1990 Gladding McBean, Lincoln, CA. Purchase Award
One Person Show Storefront Gallery, Arcata, CA. (1989 and 1990)
1984-89 Two Person Show The Art Center, Eureka, CA. 1989
Fall Show 1989 Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA. Best of Show
Fall Show 1988 Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA. Humboldt Art Association Award
"Benicia Art Explosion" The Armory, Benicia, CA 1985 (paintings)
Two Person Show the farm San Francisco, CA. 1984 (paintings)
San Francisco Arts Festival 1984 Brooks Hall, San Francisco, CA. (paintings)
Publications:
"Ceramics At The Laundry: Ceramics at Humboldt State University 1970-2020" John Natsoulas Press 2023
"Botanically Inclined" 2013 catalog:
http://www.blurb.com/books/4430768-botanically-inclined-exhibition-catalog
Ceramics Monthly Magazine Up Front June 2001 and November 1996.