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Artist Statement:
An Artist
/Educator/Publisher/Producer/Ar
tificer
Born in a northern suburb of
Detroit, Michigan. The
mechanical, artistic and
creative ability of Donald J.
Davenport was first recognized
at the age of five. By the
age of 13 he received a
Silver award at the
Tennessee Tech College annual
arts exhibit in 1960. By the
age of 20 he was already an
accomplished commercial and
fine artist. Davenport is
listed in four separate
categories in the Millennium
Edition of Marquis Whos Who
in America for his diverse
achievements in Video & Film
Producing, Publishing,
Inventing and Educating.
Through his mid twenties and
early thirties, he worked in
several diverse fields
producing commercial, graphic
and fine art for international
corporations. His abilities
include experimental
developing and designing new
concept devices, producing
instructional visual technical
trade curriculum programs for
Video Educational Art Services
in the visual arts. Davenport
founded The Gemini School of
Art and Design in 1981.
His multiple careers continued
to develop with publishing
technical trade manuals for
instruction in the visual arts
and producing visual art
programs by which he received
an International SILVER
award from among 27 competing
countries at the Television
International Film Festivals,
New York, 1994 for ...
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Contact:
Donald J. Davenport
Publisher / Artist
VEAS Productions
FAX - Phone: 586-751-1421
info@artbydonaldjdavenport.com
Feb 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Whos Who at the 2006
International Art Expo?
At this years New York Decor
International Art Expo, some
of the most intriguing,
magnificent, unique and...
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Donald Davenport Biography:
| Biographical information for Donald Davenport can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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61
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
Christian |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Fine Art, Painting, Music, Teaching, Film and Video Production, Publishing, Inventing, Designing, |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Dante
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The Bark Of Dante and the burning inferno by Delacroix |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I was born with the several gifts. One which was art and a love for mechanics in drawing from the beginning age of five years old which started with the drawing of a tree with its many branches like the old Catalpa tree that grew in the front yard of my home. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Davenport Biography
Donald J. Davenport
(586) 751-1421
e-mail gemartschl@aol.com
An Artist /Educator/Publisher/Producer/Artificer
Born in a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The mechanical, artistic and creative ability of Donald J. Davenport was first recognized and evaluated at the age of five. By the age of thirteen he received a gSilverh award from Tennessee Tech College during ita annual arts exhibit in 1960 for a rustic charcoal depicting and old train yard. At the age of 15 he was designing concept cars and drawing technical illustrations for competition and scholarships from Fisher Body Division or General Motors Division. By the age of twenty he was already an accomplished commercial and fine artist promoting such companies as Alcoa Aluminum, Kodak, Chesterfield Tobacco and the Department of Natural Gas. Davenport is listed in four separate categories in the Millennium Edition of Marquis Whofs Who in America for his diverse achievements in Producing, Publishing, Inventing and Educating.
Through his mid twenties and early thirties, he worked in several diverse fields producing commercial, graphic and fine art for broadcasting companies and international corporations. He was an experimental designer and developer for Model Products Corporation where he designed & developed experimental concept novelty devices and propulsion toys. During this period he founded the Gemini School Of Art and Design, a technical trade school with a visual arts curricular in the automotive and sub related industry. As an instructor Mr. Davenport has educated over thirteen thousand individuals, provided world wide job placement and also provided in plant training programs for the Ford and Chrysler workers offered through ETAP and UAW, in Macomb, Wayne and Oakland County.
His multiple careers continued to develop with the publishing of art related technical trade manuals and producing visual art programs by which he received an International gSILVERh award from among 27 competing countries at the Television International Film Festivals, New York in 1994. He has also received several gFirst Placeh awards from exhibits and competitions through out the country. Including gBest Of Showh awarded by Detroitfs Auto Rama 50th Anniversary, also First Place Vantasia and First Place Cycle Rama. While developing his skills in the automotive custom painting industry he developed and implemented curriculum programs for the School of fine and airbrushing arts, where he instructed in painting and teaching automotive ornamentation in custom painting. As an author and published, Davenport published technical trade manuals to teach custom finishing techniques for Ditzler Paint Company a fortune five hundred a division of PPG Industries, Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Davenport has also been recognized for his creative and ingenuity developing products and devices for companies like Kelloggfs, K-Mart, Seven Eleven, Bulk Foods and Paasche Airbrush company,
Director and founder of Gemini School Of Art and Design 1981, he has taught over 13,000 individuals and job place world wide its graduates. In addition he provided in plant technical training programs for instructing automotive certificate painting programs for UAW workers in Ford and Chrysler Factories.
As an accomplished Master Fine Artist Davenport combines mixed medium in his paintings to create and express extreme realism using lacquer, gold leaf, glass jeweled facets and hand gilded enhancements. From intriguing surrealistic images depicting a clear symbolist edge, to painting enhanced contemporary realism, Davenport illustrates the art of painting at its finest. His work has recently showcased at the International Art Expo, New York, NY.
As a producer in the film and video industry, International Award Winner Davenportfs ability and creative skills earned him an International Award from among 27 competing countries at the International Television and Film Festival. His creative skills and diverse applications sets him apart from other entrepreneurs. He brings several elements into the box which create intriguing, captivating and dynamic realism to promote both product and company.
Davenportfs interest in technology allows him to explore the educational applications of interactive virtual reality for teaching world wide distant learning curriculum and apply it in real time to educate, market and further the development of individuals in industrial, fine and commercial art.
Paintings of Fine Art by Donald J. Davenport can be viewed on line by search...Art by Donald J. Davenport...
As an artificer Davenport holds a US patent titled 'Illuminated Window Display Ornaments' a utility novelty display devise. Additional inventions include Air Cosmetic Applications, Copyrights in Designing Utility & Novelty devices. Davenport the producer is an International award recipient from among 27 competing countries at the International Television and Film Festival.
His multiple careers continued to develop as he self published art related technical trade manuals, produced ecudational video art programs and received an International *SILVER* award from among 27 competing countries at the Television International Film Festivals, New York in 1994. He has also received several *First Place* awards from exhibits and competitions through out the country. *Best Of Show* awarded by Detroit*s Auto Rama 50th Anniversary, First Place Vantasia and First Place Cycle Rama. While developing his skills in the automotive custom painting industry he developed and implemented curriculum programs for the School of fine and airbrushing arts, where he instructed in painting and teaching automotive ornamentation in custom painting and subrelated programs. As an author and published, Davenport published technical trade manuals to teach custom finishing techniques for Ditzler Paint Company a fortune five hundred and division of PPG Industries, Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Davenport has also been recognized for his creative and ingenuity in developing products and devices for companies like Kelloggfs, K-Mart, Seven Eleven and Paasche Airbrush Company.
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