A Nostalgic Return West

Following the completion of her MFA degree from Yale School of Art in 2018, Kenturah was invited by Professor Linda Lyke to teach as an Assistant Professor at her alma mater, Occidental College. Her course, Photo Processes in Printmaking guided students through many material experiments, along with visits to famed print workshop, Gemini G.E.L. and a studio visit with John Houck.

Southland

If you're in LA, come out to the "Southland" exhibition at Charlie James Gallery, curated by Patrick Martinez. It's gonna be a great show! It includes a couple new drawings from my "Infinity" series. Plus, it will be my last turn up before I move to the east coast. Come thru!

YALE

I'm going to YELL...I'm going to YALE.

This fall I'll be starting at Yale University School of Art to pursue an MFA degree in the Painting/Printmaking department. I'm excited to join the ranks of so many artists that I love who have come out of that program and I'm thankful to all who offered advice that will no doubt come in handy. 

Metro Commission

Kenturah Davis named one of fourteen artists selected to create art for Crenshaw/LAX Line project

A panel of nationally recognized curators and local arts professionals, including community members from the Crenshaw/LAX corridor, has selected fourteen artists to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the Crenshaw/LAX project. The diverse range of accomplished artists includes:

Ingrid Calame (Crenshaw/Vernon Station)
Eileen Cowin (Crenshaw/MLK Station)
Kenturah Davis (Florence/La Brea Station)
Deanna Erdmann (Crenshaw/Vernon Station)
Sherin Guirguis (Aviation/Century Station)
Carlson Hatton (Crenshaw/Slauson Station)
Mara Lonner (Crenshaw/MLK Station)
Rebeca Méndez (Crenshaw/Expo Station)
Geoff McFetridge (Florence/Hindry Station)
Erwin Redl (Crenshaw/Expo Station)
Kim Schoenstadt (Florence/West Station)
Jaime Scholnick (Crenshaw/Expo Station)
Shinique Smith (Crenshaw/MLK Station)
Mickalene Thomas (Crenshaw/Vernon Station)

The selection followed an extensive outreach process including a series of artist workshops, community presentations, notices in local papers and on social media. A call to artists was sent to over 5,000 artists and widely distributed to local arts organizations and resulted in over 1,200 responses.

The artist selection panel carefully considered how the artworks would relate to their specific sites and communities as well as how they would relate to each other and contribute to the customer’s transit experience along the entire alignment. To ensure their permanence as cultural landmarks, the artworks will be executed in a range of highly durable materials including glass, tile, porcelain enamel steel, stainless steel and mosaic.

Metro Art has a strong track record of working with artists and communities, and in keeping with this tradition, artists will engage surrounding communities in a range of approaches. Stay tuned for posts on meet-the-artist events and project updates, as well as stories related to upcoming artworks specifically designed to mitigate impacts during project construction phases.