Phyllis Davidson

Phyllis Davidson is a master painter formerly from Los Angeles and currently based in Portland, Oregon. Throughout her longstanding career she has mounted numerous exhibitions of her unique and provocative paintings in galleries and public institutions throughout the country. 

Statement: I see my work as a mixed bag – an intermingling of themes including internal separation, isolation from the universe, a sensibility of loss and absurdity and an exploration into the emotional resonance of kitsch leavened with sly innuendo and a sardonic smile. These paintings won’t save your soul, enrich you financially or improve your love life. Rather…

“This is flawed and mortal, and its stains bear the evidence of taking pains. It did not have to happen, won’t illumine the smirch of history, the future’s omen. Necessity is merely what sustains- It’s what we do not need that makes us human.” -A. E. Stallings

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