Press

'Rosalind Davis reveals herself to be a visionary artist of sensitivity and complexity... Her mixed media paintings of dystopian landscapes incorporate embroidery and floral-print textiles ....they conjure up a claustrophobic world of the uncanny. ' ...more

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Is surface texture, pattern and ’the natural’ an escape or a trap? Rosalind Davis talks to Andrew Bryant about this and other questions in her work.
http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/article/1216515 ...more

Being part of something
Rosalind Davis

Original article published in Degrees Unedited, a-n, June 2010

Graduation comes so fast that many students rarely plan for what happens on day one of becoming a ‘professional’ artist. The loss of the supporting educational environment and immediate peer network can lead to feelings of isolation. Making the transition from being a student to establishing a professional career, building a reputation and garnering interest in your work can be a daunting experience, ...more

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White Hot Magazine
Tom Butler, Marion Michell, Alyson Helyer:
Extra-Ordinary
Curated by Rosalind Davis and Jane Boyer.
Core Gallery
C101 Faircharm Trading Estate
8 – 12 Creekside, Deptford
London SE8 3DX
23 April through 8 May, 2011

Humour, ambiguity, intensity and contradiction take the limelight at a South London gallery and confirm there's more to London's art scene that merely what's on north of the Thames. ...more

Originally published in Artlicks 2011.
See more about Artlicks here http://artlicks.com/ ...more

'I make art because I want to. I fund my practise by selling my work in galleries, working as a creative practitioner and lecturer which are all very fulfilling. So cuts to art funding wont directly impact on my artwork but it may impact upon my employment as a creative practitioner.' ...more

In conjunction with Deliverance Exhibition at CoExist Arts, June 2011 ...more

'I approached mixed-media, London-based artist Rosalind Davis for an interview for my site after reading her a-n Artists Talking/Blogger blog, ‘Becoming Part of Something‘, as part of my current research into setting up a gallery and studio complex of my own. In the diary-style blog, Rosalind self-critically discusses her creative work, as well as her stressful and rewarding role as co-manager of Core Gallery, Deptford.' ...more

Core Gallery Interview with Rosalind Davis
31st January 2011
By Chantell Purcell
Originally published on http://coregalleryinterviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-rosalind-davis.html

I am delighted to interview Rosalind Davis a practicing artist, writer, lecturer, elective member of AIR Artists Advisory Group, and co-director of Core Gallery. ...more

Filmed by By Richard Helliwell, interview by Jennifer Hall ...more

Interview: Rosalind Davis, artist and Core Gallery manager
Jun 29th, 2010 by Becky Hunter .
I spoke to London-based Royal College of Art graduate, practicing artist and gallery co-manager Rosalind Davis about the highs, lows and intricate details of setting up, administrating and promoting an artist-run space in Deptford. Rosalind very generously answered all of my questions in considerable depth, so I decided not to edit the interview at all. That way, we get maximum benefit from her hard-earned insight. ...more

'I first noticed Rosalind Davis‘ mixed media paintings last year at the Deptford X art festival. I was drawn by the vibrant colours and clever use of fabric to create collage pieces which she then paints and embroiders over.' ...more

NepArtism
A visual game of you’re IT by Liv Pennington
Rosalind Davis was selected for the October Chain ...more

'Rosalind Davis is a painter that graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005, and has been steadily carving a career in painting by developing her unique style, incorporating urban forms, juxtaposing chintz patterns into the works.' ...more

'Rosalind Davis' blog 'Becoming Part of Something' is a perceptive and illuminating insight into the trials and tribulations artists face on their post-college odyssey.' ...more

'The star of the night has to be Rosalind Davis. Her exhibition of mixed media paintings in the Projection space reflects a fascination with grotty and disused looking buildings which have an underlying importance to the communities they serve.' ...more

'Davis' blog exists as a living portfolio, as we, the reader are offered a window into the ideas that lay behind each piece as she juggles the pressures of life, work, and artistic ambition.' ...more

'Susan Francis immediately struck me as a choice blog to celebrate. Dedicated, passionate and committed, there is poetry in her words' ...more

'I seek out buildings that on the surface might seem neglected. But for the individuals who use them, they are a refuge and are of vital importance.' ...more

Video by Neil Kelly interviewing Rosalind Davis and others at the Core Gallery Launch with Exquisite Corpse, 29th April 2010 ...more

WILDERNESS: ROSALIND DAVIS, ENVER GURSEV & NEIL KELLY
Cor Blimey Arts, Deptford ...more

'Floor Plan explores buildings, architecture, and the physical, aesthetic, and psychological interactions between these structures, their inhabitants, and the surrounding communities.' ...more

'In order to get a grip on exactly what it takes to make a top quality arts blog, I wrestled blogging supremo visual artist Rosalind Davis to the ground to ask for her top tips. I also turned on the kettle. It does help.' ...more