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Edge Center Artist Plays at Art
Jay Davenport, of Mountain Iron, the featured artist at the Edge Center Gallery in Bigfork from May 29 to June 28, enjoys making art so much that he considers it “play”. When you see his prints, drawings and paintings you will realize that years of reading art history and viewing art in galleries and museums have trained this artist for his own artwork. Because Davenport’s day job was as an Orthopedic Surgeon until 1997, his artwork was for fun. He has been able to “play” full time since then, saying; “I continue to explore the artistic possibilities of wood cut prints, watercolor paintings, charcoal drawings and recently oil paintings.”
The work in the exhibit will be a retrospective with early wood cut prints from 1963 to 1978, watercolor landscapes from 1982 to 1994 and watercolor portraits from 2001 to 2005. Also included will be more recent works.
Hibbing Daily Tribune - Nov 23, 2007
Local artist releases latest works
Exhibition will be at his home in Mt. Iron
by Staff Writer, Jeff Warner
MOUNTAIN IRON - Local artist Jay Davenport is having an exhibition at his home from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Nov. 26 to Dec. 7.
"Art in the Home" is a collection of still lifes, landscapes and portraits illustrating a range of works from "larger than life" Native American portrayals to beautiful country landscapes.
Herald Review - Aug 5, 2007
New online gallery makes the work of one local artist accessible to everyone
by Marie Nitke
Ever tour a local art gallery in your underwear? Now you can.
That's the idea behind Jay Davenport's new online gallery, at www.davenportartstudio.com. The Web site makes it possible for anyone with a computer to see the local artist's work from the comfort of their own homes, wearing as much - or as little - as they wish.
Mesabi Daily News - Jul, 2007
Mt. Iron artist has online gallery
Native American portraits are featured
by Angie Riebe
MOUNTAIN IRON — Artist Jay Davenport spends much of his time at his studio and gallery in rural Mountain Iron.
And visitors are always welcome, by appointment, to take a look at his woodcut prints and watercolor landscapes and portraits.
But there is now an easier way to view Davenport’s art — via his recently launched online art gallery at www.davenportartstudio.com.
Minnesota Medicine - Jul, 2007
Second Career
A Portrait of the Artist as a Former Surgeon
In retirement, Jay Davenport has exchanged scalpel and scrubs for paintbrush and canvas.
by Kate Ledger
For Jay Davenport, becoming a doctor came down to a decision between two life paths. Living in New York City in the late 1950s and fulfilling his military duty by working with the public health service there, he was thinking about becoming a physician. But surrounded by the energy of the Beat Generation and enthralled by great museums and the creative culture of the Village, he also was drawn to the idea of becoming an artist.