Kenturah Davis

Kenturah Davis, an American contemporary multidisciplinary artist and designer, deftly navigates various mediums including sculpture, drafting, printmaking, painting, and performance art.

Biography of Kenturah Davis

Kenturah Davis was born in 1980. Currently, she lives between Los Angeles and New Haven in the United States and Accra, Ghana.

She pursued her academic journey with a BA degree from Occidental College in 2002, followed by an MFA degree from Yale University School of Art.

Davis's accolades include being short-listed for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Presently, she holds fellowships at NXTHVN, founded by Titus Kaphar and Jonathan Brand, and as a DAMLI fellow at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Notably, her work is featured in the exhibition "Plumb Line: Charles White and the Contemporary," curated by Essence Harden and Leigh Raiford at the California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA.

Regarding her artistic style, Davis delves deep into the realms of identity, language, and figurative mark-making. She explores the pivotal role of language in shaping our self-perception and understanding of the world, often incorporating textual elements. Her exploration takes on various forms, including drawings, sculptures, and performances.