I'm MCat!
While painting will always be my first love, I'm process-driven and love experimenting with materials. My work is often an exploration of movement and emotion, and focuses on relationships of bodies in space. I strive to have a posture of life-long learning and am constantly changing my process and product.
Much of my work falls into the category of abstraction. However I would love to work with clients to create keepsakes of all kinds to bring joy onto walls. I'm always open to collaborations and commissions. Making Art that is accessible in all it's forms is very important to me, so let's work something out!
I Received my BFA from the University of Mississippi in 2018. I'm currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts Degree at The University of North Texas in Denton.
MEET THE ARTIST
MCat Davis
1995 Born in Dallas Texas
Education
2021-Present, MFA Candidate, University of North Texas, Denton TX
2018 BFA, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
Academic Appointments
University of North Texas, Denton TX
2023-Present Teaching Fellow, Beginning Drawing and Painting, College of Visual Art and Design
2021- Present Graduate Studio Assistant: Painting and Drawing woodshop, College of Visual Art and Design
2022-2023 Teaching Fellow, Foundations: Art 1800 Narrative and Representation, College of Visual Art and Design
2021-2022 Teaching Fellow, Foundations: Art 1700 Space, College of Visual Art and Design
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Zephyr’s Soliloquy, Union Gallery, Denton TX
2023 62nd Annual Voertman Juried Student Art Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton TX
2022 Right Where I Was: UNT MFA Grad show, UNT COlab, Denton TX
2022 Friends of Anna street, Anna street Gallery, Denton TX
2022 Artexpo Dallas, Dallas Market Hall, Dallas TX
2022 North Texas Graduate Collective Show, UNT COlab, Denton TX
2022 Voertman's Gallery: Wide Eyes, Denton TX
2021 Risen shine Gallery x The Art Orb: Feast Your Eyes, Risen Shine Gallery, Denton TX
2020 Texas Visual Arts Association: In Bloom, TVAA Online Gallery
2020 Texas Chamber Music Project's Art, Music & Wine, Messina Hoff Winery, Grapevine, TX
2020 Texas Visual Arts Association Board member & Director of Programming
2019 BFA Painting Alumni Exhibition, Gallery 130, Oxford MS
2019 72nd Annual TVAA Membership Show, TVAA Gallery, Dallas TX
2019 Art Conspiracy Seed Event and Auction, Life in Deep Ellum, Dallas TX
2019 Texas and Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, Irving TX
2019 Blue Exhibition, TVAA Gallery, Dallas TX
2019 ART214, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas TX
2019 Untitled Collective Guest Show, Untitled Collective, Dallas TX
2019 Art in the Atrium 18, Frisco City Hall, Frisco TX
2019 Prints! Prints! Prints! , Jon H. Milde Gallery Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas Tx
2019 Love And Hurt, TVAA Gallery, Dallas TX
2019 25th Annual El Corazon Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2019 Texas Visual Arts Association Spring New Member Show, TVAA Gallery, Dallas TX
2018 Texas Visual Arts Association: Citations 2018, Mesquite Arts Center, Dallas, TX
2018 Dia De los Muertos Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2018 New Texas Talent XXV, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2018 Mcat Davis, Douglas Caufield, and Bella Gonzales: BFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 130,Oxford, Mississippi
Awards
2019 Honorable Mention, 2019 January TVAA New Member Show
2018 Third Place Overall, Citation 2018 presented by Texas Visual Arts Association
2018 David Rorie Award
Memberships and Professional Associations
North Texas Graduate Collective
Texas Visual Arts Association, Serving Board member from 2020-2021
Publications
2022 Voyage Dallas, Artist Spotlight
http://voyagedallas.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-mcat-davis/
2021 University of Mississippi, Alumnae Spotlight
https://art.olemiss.edu/mary-catherine-davis/
2020 Texas Chamber of Music, Featured Visual Artist
https://txcmp.org/blog/f/concert-project-7-gregory-newman-trumpet
Artfolio 2020: A curated collection of the World's most exciting Artists pg. 35, Edited by Douglas King
Interview Featured on Texas Chamber Music projects website:
https://txcmp.org/blog/f/313-txcmps-2nd-annual-art-music-wine
2018 Featured online at HottyToddy.com:
https://hottytoddy.com/2018/07/20/artist-corner-mcats-three-dimensional-world-of-art/