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Davis Birks is a visual artist born in the United States and living in Mexico


e   mail@davisbirks.com
T   MX +52 322 222 1578
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Activities

Now or Never/Ahora o Nunca
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  
October 15 - November 20,  2011...more>>

images and info of the installation PASADO/FUTURO...here>>
installation_info_images

Fuerzas Básicas
Museo de La Ciudad
Guadalajara, Mexico  
October 14, 2011 -  February 5, 2012...more>>

info of the project GOOD VIBRATIONS...here>>
images of the installation coming soon.
project Good Vibrations


Topo/Graphy
Edward Cella Art and Architecture
Los Angeles,  USA
July 9 - August 28,  2011...more>>


A short video by Jim Wooden -  overview of the themes and range of works of the exhibition Topo/Graphy...view here.
www.edwardcella.com




Installation A>Z at the Monastery Ruins, Rueggisberg, Switzerland, 2011
Link to the pages of the exhibit ...more>>
ZimmerAxx Kunst Art Projects (German)



Rojo/Red
Galería Omar Alonso
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
February 18 - March 30, 2011...
more>>
link to images

Overview of sculpture and installations, (1989 - 2011) ...more>>overview_sculpture_installation

Overview of painting and drawing, (1990 - 2010) ...more>>overview_painting_drawing

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Documents

Arte Al Límite , January - February, 2012...more>>arte_al_limite_website




Arte Al Dia , February 2011...more>> link to pdf

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CV



Exhibitions (selection)

2011 NOW OR NEVER/AHORA O NUNCA, vacant lot, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2011 FUERZAS BÁSICAS,  Museo de la Ciudad, Guadalajara, Mexico
2011 TOPO/GRAPHY, Edward Cella Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, USA
2011 CLOSE-UP: International Festival of Video Creation, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2011 ROJO, Galeria Omar Alonso, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2011 10 X10: Urban Caligraphy, Bus Stop Ad Board in Mexico City
2010 LUIS GONZALES PALMA AND DAVIS BIRKS, Galeria Omar Alonso, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2010 AZ: site specific installation, Monastery Ruins, Rueggisberg, Switzerland
2009 CHANCE: Cuestiones del Azar, Von Rohr, Gallery, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2008 LIKE A DOG COMING OUT OF A RESERVOIR, Charro Negro Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico
2008 OROZCO DESDE EL SIGLO XXI, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico
2008 FIRULAIS, Museo de la Ciudad, Guadalajara, Mexico
2008 BUNDANG MEMORIAL PARK: Sculpture Symposium, Seoul, Korea
2008 LIGHT, Galería Nina Menocal, México, D.F.
2008 KlosterSkulpturenAustellung2008, Cluniazenser Priorat, Rüeggisberg, Bern, Schweiz, Europa
2008 FEMACO, Galeria Nina Menocal, Charro Negro, Mexico City, Mexico
2008 PVAC: Puerto Vallarta Arte Contemporáneo, Puerto Vallarta, México
2008 DRIVEN TO ABSTRACTION, Loft Galeria, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2007 PICTURE STORIES: The Art of Europe and the Americas, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA, USA
2007 KlosterSkulpturenAusstellung, Cluniazenser Priorat, Rüeggisberg, Bern, Schweiz, Europa
2006 ARTISTAS CITADOS, Galería Nina Menocal, México D.F., México
2006 Scope Art Fair, Charro Negro, Zapopan, México
2006 EXPLORATIONS, Edward Cella Art+Architecture, CA, USA
2005 RETROSPEKTIV 1990-2005, Galerie/Atelier Tom Blaess, Bern, Suiza
2005 KlosterSkulpturenAusstellung2005, Cluniazenser Priorat Rüeggisberg, Bern, Schweiz, Europa
2005 MEXICAN REPORT, Meridian Int. Center, Washington D.C. USA
2005 VIBRRA OPTICA, Galeria Kritika, Prag
2004 MEXICAN REPORT, Blue Star Contemporary ArtCenter, San Antonio, Texas, USA
2004 VIBRA OPTICA, National Museum of Fine Arts, Bucharest, Romania
2003 PRODIGIOS DEL GRAFITO, Museo Raúl Anguiano, Guadalajara, México
2003 PANORAMA: La Pintura en Jalisco, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, México
2003 NOT FOR SALE IN MEXICO, Exconvento del Carmen, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2003 A PIEDRA Y FUEGO, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2002 VIBRA OPTICA, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria, Europa (pdf.-dokument-dwld_442KB)
2002 VIBRA OPTICA, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2002 BAJO EL MISMO TECHO, Galería de Arte Contemporáneo y Diseño, Puebla, México
2002 Muestra 001, Monterrey, N.L., México
2001 Instituto Potosino de Bellas Artes, San Luis Potosí, México
2001 Casa de La Cultura de Puebla, Puebla, México
2000 Pintura en Jalisco, 1950 - 2000 Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jal., México
2000 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México
2000 Salon de Octubre Premio Omnilife 2000, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2000 X Bienal de Pintura, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Rufino Tamayo, México, D. F.
1999 Accrochage, Galerie Rahn, Zürich, Switzerland
1999 IV Bienal de Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Loen, México
1999 Universidad de Winnepeg, Winnepeg, Canada
1999 Kunst 98, Zürich, Switzerland
1998 Galería Rahn, Zürich, Switzerland
1998 Galería A-16, Zürich, Switzerland
1998 Salón Bancomer 98, México, D.F
1997 Kunst 97, Zürich, Switzerland
1997 Premio Marco 96, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Monterrey, N.L., México
1996 Carlos Vidal und Davis R. Birks, Galerie Rahn, Zürich, Switzerland
1996 Unidos Contra El SIDA, Museo Universitario del Chopo, México, D.F.
1995 Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
1995 Colecciòn Permanente, Museo de Las Artes, U de G, Guadalajara, Jal., México
1994 Encuentro Interamericano, Museo de Las Artes, U de G, Guadalajara, Jal., México
1993 Second Cities, Diverse Works Artspace, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
1992 Hudson River Museum, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1992 Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
1989 Galería Expositum, México, D.F.
1988 VIII Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1987 Scott Alan Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Solo Exhibitions (selection)

2009 Galeria Nina Menocal, nm projects, extracciones, Mexico D.F. (1MB-pdf)
2008 Work (Around), ExConvento del Carmen, Guadalajara, Mexico
2007 Strata, Edward Cella Art+Architecture, CA, USA
2006 Push N Shove, T. Fuller, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2003 Haus der Kunst, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2003 Die Signale, Klosterruine Rüeggisberg, Bern, Schweiz, Europa
2002 Distribución de Cargas, Galería Nina Menocal, México, D.F.
2002 Himnos Hallados, Exconvento del Carmen, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2002 Now, T. Fuller, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México
2001 Haus der Kunst, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2001 Scrabble, Galerie T. Fuller, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México
2000 Inside - Out, Colegio de Arquitectos del Estado de Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jal., México
1999 zimmerAxx, Oberbutschel, Bern, Switzerland
1998 Alimentando La Obsesión, Museo de Las Artes, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (181KB-pdf)
1997 Juegos De Poder, Exconvento Del Carmen, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
1996 Motivos Confesados, Galería Oscar Roman, México, D.F.
1994 Al Borde Visceral, Museo De La Ciudad, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
1993 Galería Jorge Alvarez, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
1992 Lowe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
1987 Davis Russell Birks, Galería De Arte Moderno, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Collections

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Guadalajara, Mexico 
Dimitris Gigourtakis Collection, Athens, Greece

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