Maya Davis is a multi-media artist and educator based in Detroit, Michigan. Through her work, she interrogates the ideas of maintenance and care for and of the body through the abstract concept and materiality of protective layers and care practices, discussing how one cares, harms, heals, and maintains. With a focus on bio-materials and textiles, Davis has a focus on a series of unconventional portraits, through the concept of sustainability of practice, lifestyle, and material.
Davis is a graduate of College for Creative Studies' Fine Arts and Arts Education programs. She has exhibited works at Reyes|Finn (Detroit), Good Weather (Chicago), and Spaysky Fine Art Gallery (Detroit), and been published by Anhelo Anhelo Press (Detroit), and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Professionally, Davis has worked alongside institutions such as The Whitney Museum and The Studio Museum in Harlem, and is currently Education and Community Engagement Manager at The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
