ENVIRONMENTAL INSTILLATION ART EXHIBITIONS
The power of Asay/Davis sculpture is most fully experienced through art exhibitions held in museums and art centers. To date, in some 20 solo shows, individual installation pieces combine to produce a fresh approach to sculptural form with an impact that draws rave reviews from both viewers and museum staff.
Natural History Institute
Prescott, AZ, 2018
Dairy Arts Center Exhibition
Boulder, CO, 2018
Prescott College Art Gallery
Prescott, AZ, 2016
Prescott College Art Gallery
Prescott, AZ, 2012
Mesa Contemporary Arts Center
Mesa, AZ, 2011
Museum and gallery exhibitions are the core of Asay and Davis’ environmental art.
These solo shows bring together in the same space a variety of individual works using natural materials; each sculpture is made of a specific material found in nature and is often titled by the location where that was collected. In SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN ASPEN undulating aspen poles lean against a wall; in VERDE RIVER STONES, SEPARATED richly varied river stone is sorted by color and size. Each exhibit has focused largely on materials found in the nearby mountains or streams of the museum venue. In the simple museum setting, the organic richness of the sands, gravels, sticks or branches are set off to full advantage.
The artists seek to create in each work a spiritual connection to the raw essence of nature. Careful placement of these sculptures within an exhibition space creates a dynamic visual experience, where each sculpture gains power by its interaction with the others. The exhibition as a whole becomes a sculpture in itself inviting the viewer into its space.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Natural History Institute, Prescott AZ, 2018
Dairy Art Center, Boulder CO, 2018
Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse, Prescott AZ, 2016
Earlham College Art Gallery, Richmond IND, 2014
Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale AZ, 2012
Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse, Prescott AZ, 2012
Mesa Contemporary Art, main gallery, Mesa AZ, 2011
Yavapai College Art Gallery, Prescott AZ, 2006
Gallery Materia, Scottsdale AZ, 2001, and 2002
Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell NM, 1998
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale AZ, 1997
Tucson Museum of Art, Stonewall Exhibit, Tucson AZ, 1995
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix AZ, 1993
Yavapai College Arts Gallery, Prescott AZ, 1992
Etherton Stern Gallery, Tucson AZ, 1992
Prescott Fine Art Center, Prescott AZ, 1983, 1987, 1990
Tempe art Center, Tempe AZ, “Salt River Dinner Party”, 1988
University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson AZ, 1987
Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff AZ, 1985
GROUP SHOWS
SKY HARBOR AIRPORT ARTS COLLECTION
Sky Harbor Airport
Phoenix AZ, 2018-19
RAIR 50th
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Roswell NM, 2017-18
SEDIMENTS, SEQUENCES
Umpqua Valley Arts
Roseburg OR, 2016
CONVERSATIONS WITH WOOD
Yale University Art Gallery
2013
NATURE CONSERVANCY: WOOD
Scottsdale AZ, 2013
ARIZONA LANDSCAPES
Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe AZ, 2012
BIENNIAL: WOOD
Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe AZ, 2012
LUV’N AZ’S BEAUTY
Sky Harbor Airport Museum
Phoenix AZ, 2012
CONVERSATIONS WITH WOOD
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis MN, 2011
BEAUTY OF WOOD
Signature Gallery
Atlanta GA, 2010
RE-IMAGING THE WEST
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Scottsdale AZ, 2010
ON ENVIRONMENT
City of Tempe public spaces
Tempe AZ, 2009
FACULTY EXHIBITION
Prescott College Art Gallery
Prescott AZ, 2009
BEYOND A GIFT OF TIME
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Roswell NM, 2008
SMITHSONIAN
Studio Tour
Prescott AZ, 2006
GRAND CANYON
Tucson Museum of Art
Tucson AZ, 2006
SOFA NY
NYC Amory, with Gallery Materia
2000, 2001, 2003
SOFA CHICAGO
Navy Pier, with Gallery Materia
2000 and 2001
CARVED IN STONE
Tohono
Tucson AZ, 2000
GROUNDSWELL
Austin Museum of Art
Austin TX, 1999
ARIZONA SCULPTURE
Tempe Arts Center
Tempe AZ, 1997
THE GREAT SAGUARO
Sonoran Desert Museum
Tucson AZ, 1996
WOOD WORKS
AZ Museum for Youth
Mesa AZ, 1996
The Hand and the Spirit Gallery
Scottsdale AZ, 1993, 1995 (
Obsidian Gallery
Tucson AZ, 1994 (
NEW MYTHS FROM ANCIENT WAYS
Coconino Center
Flagstaff AZ, 1994
ARIZONA BIENNIAL
Tucson Art Museum
Tucson AZ, 1993 (Award)
LOCAL COLOR
Prescott Fine Arts
Prescott AZ, 1990, 91, 92, 93, 96
SCULPTURE AND TAPESTRY
Yavapai College
Prescott AZ, 1989
EARTH VIEWS
Galleria Mesa
Mesa AZ, 1989
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
Tempe Fine Arts Center
Tempe AZ, 1987
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
Tucson Pima Arts Council
Downtown, Tucson AZ, 1987
SCULPTURE
Yuma Center for the Arts
Yuma AZ, 1987
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
Tucson Art Institute
Tucson AZ, 1985
PHOENIX BIENNIAL
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix AZ, 1985
WINDOW TO THE FUTURE
Suzanne Brown Gallery
Scottsdale AZ, 1983