Rodney O’Dell Davis followed his passion for fine art, to New YorkCity, where he was accepted into the prestigious Grand CentralAcademy of Art core-program. After some years diligently studyingrepresentational art- he applied to the Ani-Waichulis Studio; where hemet and apprenticed under Anthony Waichulis. Upon completing thischallenging and rewarding program, he was offered the position ofHead Instructor at Ani Art Academies Thailand. After four years ofDirectorship at Ani Art Academies, Rodney is ready to embark uponan exciting new chapter.Rodney O’Dell Davis’ aesthetic could be described as a veritablecarnival of serenely macabre, romantically gothic beauty- a slow,graceful stroll through evocative, melancholic memory. At once darklyfantastical, haunting, dignified, and sublime. As if unable to rouseoneself from a dream—Davis’ work will linger in your thoughts, longafter the experience.His influences run the gamut from Baroque art and architecture, 19thcentury Russian and French academic art- to surrealism, and 20thcentury pop art. He considers himself drawn to any style that has apowerful, visual impact on the viewer. He is consistently galvanisedby immersive art, whether classical, neoclassical or modern.Rodney O’Dell Davis strives to create works that are so powerful,they pull the observer into raw, emotionally charged realities. Hisdesire is that you the audience will come away from his work with thesame sensation of unearthly rapture that he feels, when crafting them.Selected Exhibitions/Sites/Galleries2023 Small Works, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO2023 Tight, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO2019 Capturing Realism, Gallery G23, Bangkok, Thailand2018 Rehs Contemporary Gallery, “LA Art Show” Los Angeles, CA2017 Capturing Realism, Pauly Friedman Gallery, Dallas, PA2017 Legacy, Gallery 1261, Denver CO2015 ARC International Salon Exhibit, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain2015 Capturing Realism, Pauly Friedman Gallery, Dallas, PA2015 Sexes, Rehs Contemporary, NY, NY2015 The Elite of Contemp. Art, National Museum of Moldova,Moldova2014 All Hallows Event, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2014 Heros, Villains, Myths and Legends, Rehs Contemporary, NY,NY2013 Capturing Realism 2013, Pauly Friedman Gallery, Dallas, PA2013 The Big Gamble, Rehs Contemporary, NY, NY2011 Capturing Realism, Pauly Friedman Gallery, Dallas, PA2017-2018 13th ARC International Salon Contest, ImaginativeRealism Award FinalistPublications/Awards2017-2018 13th ARC International Salon Contest, ImaginativeRealism Finalist Award2015 Strokes Of Genius 6, North Light Publishing2015 11th ARC International Salon Contest, 2nd Place DrawingCategory2014 Strokes Of Genius 6, North Light Publishing2014 10th ARC International Salon Contest, Purchase Award2012 8th ARC International Salon Contest, Finalist DrawingInstructor Positions/Lectures/Affiliations2015-2020 Ani Art Academy Thailand, Dean2013-2015 Áni Art Academy Waichulis, Senior Teaching Staff2013-2014 Contemporary realism Lectures:Ani Art Academy WaichulisEast Stroudsburg UniversityMisericordia University2013 High Definition Realism WorkshopAni Art Academy Waichulis, Wilkes-Barre, PAMisc. Internet Publications/Networkshttp://rodneyodelldavis.blogspot.com/?m=1http://aniartacademies.org/image-gallery/artist/168http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/contest.php?contest=2012-2013%20Salon&page=AdditionalAwardshttps://www.facebook.com/rodneydvs?fref=ts