Adrian Roland Davis (b. 1969) Washington, D.C.
Adrian was given a Nikkormat 35mm for his 16th birthday and began hand developing his own film at 17 in the family’s darkroom. Today, Davis’ work can be found in both private and professional collections.
 
A passion for photography, instilled in him from an early age by his parents, both amateur black and white photographers who printed their own work, led him to take college courses in large format photography and advanced printing. A scholarship soon followed which allowed him to continue his dedicated coursework. A series of apprenticeships, most notably as a Staff Photographer at the world famous Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite, CA, enabled Davis to further refine his craft of landscape photography and printing techniques.
 
Throughout the 1990's Adrian experimented with different film formats and printing techniques mainly shooting 4x5 negative films. It was while at the Ansel Adam’s gallery where he was introduced to newly developed methods of printing and shooting digitally. From 2000 to 2006 he shot medium format with transparency films and scanned his films for digital chromogenic printing. In 2007 Adrian began shooting exclusively with digital cameras in the 35mm format. It was at that time he fell in love with, and adopted the inkjet output for his work. Today, Davis prints exclusively on Hahnemuhle Torchon watercolor paper, a highly textured print surface that enables him to create the warm vintage look he has become so well known for.
 
Awards:
· IPA, International Competition, 6 Honorable Mention Awards under multiple Professional categories, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
· PX3 "Prix de la Photographie Paris", International Competition, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Awards, People's Choice Pro category, Paris, France, 2010
· Photography Masters Cup, International Award, Honorable Mention in Abstract & Nomination in Nature, London, UK, 2010
· IPA, International Competition, 8 Honorable Mention Awards under multiple Professional categories, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
· PX3 "Prix de la Photographie Paris", International Competition, 1st & 2nd Place Awards, People's Choice category, Paris, France, 2009
· PX3 "Prix de la Photographie Paris", International Competition, 2 Honorable Mention Awards, Paris, France, 2009
· Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography Annual, Finalist Awards, 2007, 2008 & 2009
· B&W Magazine, Single Image Contest, Gold Award, 2008
· Fraser Gallery, 7th Annual International Exhibition, 2nd Place Award, Bethesda, MD, Juror: Catriona Fraser, 2008
· Black & White Spider Awards, 3 Professional Nominations in multiple categories, London, U.K., 2007
· Louisville Art Association, National Exhibition, Louisville, CO, First Place Award, 2005
 
Exhibitions: · Maryland Federation for Arts, Circle Gallery, American Landscapes Exhibition, Juror: Nora Heimann, August, 2010
· The Center for Fine Art Photography, Black & White International Competition, Juror: Andrea Modica, Fort Collins, CO, August, 2010
· Maryland Federation for Arts, Circle Gallery, National Photography Exhibition, Juror: Catriona Fraser, Annapolis, MD, June, 2010
· The Center for Fine Art Photography, "Animalia", International Competition, Juror: Karen Irvine/MoCP, Fort Collins, CO, June, 2010
· Lincoln Center, National Art Exhibition, Juror: Frank Francese, Fort Collins, CO, April, 2010
· FADA - 15th Annual Los Angeles Art Show, L.A. Convention Center, January, 2010
· Photo L.A. - 19th Annual International Photographic Art Exposition, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
· Marjorie Evans Gallery at the Sunset Center, Carmel, CA, Jurors: Hossein Farmani, Kim Weston, Bruce Haley, 2009
· Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO, Spirit of The West Exhibition, 2009
· The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO, Appalachian Relics & Potomac River, series one, 2009
· The Highland City Club Gallery, Boulder, CO, Coastal Elements portfolio, 2009
· RoHo National Photography Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
· Gallery 1212, Small Works Exhibition, Richmond, VA, Juror: Andrea Pollan, 2009
· Colorado Creative Capitol, Colorado State Capitol, Denver, 2009
· Ex Arte Equinus II, International Equine Art Competition, two works selected for award & book publication, Beaumont, TX, 2009
· Americas 2009: "Paperworks" Exhibition, Minot State University, ND, Juror: Peter Killian, 2009
· Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO, Coastal Elements portfolio, 2009
· Flash Gallery, "Home Exhibition", Denver, Colorado, 2009
· Fraser Gallery, 8th Annual International Exhibition, Bethesda, MD, Juror: Catriona Fraser, 2009
· Watson Studio Gallery, International Exhibition, 3 works selected, Johnson City, TX, 2009.
· Colorado Creative Capitol, Northwest Colorado Exhibition, Denver International Airport, 2009
· Watson Studio Gallery, Group Exhibition, Johnson City, TX, 2009.
· Fraser Gallery, 7th Annual International Exhibition, Bethesda, MD, Juror: Catriona Fraser, 2008
· Lincoln Center, National Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO, 2008
· Louisville Art Association, National Exhibition, Louisville, CO, Juror: Mark Sink, 2008
· Flash Gallery, Group Exhibition, 6 works selected, Denver, CO, 2008
· Target Gallery/Torpedo Factory, International Exhibition, 5 works selected, Alexandria, VA, Juror: Elaine Levine, 2008
· Louisville Art Association, National Exhibition, Louisville, CO, two works selected, Juror: Hal Gould, 2007
· Lincoln Center, National Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO, 2007
· Louisville Art Association, National Exhibition, Louisville, CO, 2005
· Boulder Arts Association, National Exhibition, Boulder, CO, 2000
· Boulder Arts Association, National Exhibition, Boulder, CO, 1999
· MOCA Denver, Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO, 1997
· The Plains Art Exhibition, The Plains, VA, 1990
· Waterford Foundation, Annual Exhibition, Waterford, VA, 1990
· The Plains Art Exhibition, The Plains, VA, 1989
· Waterford Foundation, Annual Exhibition, Waterford, VA, 1989
 
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