BIOGRAPHY
American, 1925-2017
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kenneth Davies became a noted still-life painter and long-time art teacher, living in Madison, Connecticut. He was also Dean of the Paier School of Art in New Haven. As a commercial artist, he created the logo for Wild Turkey bourbon.
He attended the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston, and after two years in the Army, studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts, graduating with a B.F.A. in 1950. His teaching career began at the Whitney School of Art and continued at the Paier School in New Haven, Connecticut where he served as Dean.
Selected Exhibitions:
1992 Greene Art Gallery Guilford, CT
1990 Artist of the Year: Fairfield Festival of the Arts, Fairfield, CT
1989 Greene Art Gallery, Guildford, CT
1988 Tiasquam Gallery Martha's Vineyard, MA
1987 Tiasquam Gallery Martha's Vineyard, MA
1986 Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York City
1983 35 Years, A New Bedford Homecoming, New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA
1982 Whistler's Daughter Gallery Basking Ridge, NJ
1980 Fitchburg Museum Fitchburg, MA
1978 Retrospective, Hirschl & Adler Galleries New York, NY
1975 Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York City
1971 25 Year Retrospective Show, New Britain Museum New Britain, CT
1969 Banfer Gallery New York, NY
1965 Grand Central Gallery New York, NY
1965 Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT
1965 Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT
1951 Hewitt Gallery New York, NY