Education
Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, September 1994 - June 1996
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics / Studio Art, cum laude, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, September 1990 - June 1994
Experience
Strategic Advisor, Art Blocks, September 2023 - present
Chief Creative Officer, Art Blocks, April 2021 - September 2023
Founder, Davis Editions, August 2016 - present
Program Chair, Design, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division, November 2016 - March 2019
Program Director, Art Foundations, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division, March 2008 - November 2016
Instructor, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division, July 2000 - March 2008
Instructor, The Art Institute of Phoenix, AZ, September 1998 - July 2000
Instructor, Humanities and Sciences Institute, Phoenix, AZ, July 1997 - July 2000
Software Trainer, Aaron Yelton Macintosh Consulting, Chicago, IL, June 1996 - June 1997
Instructor, Gamma Technical Institute, Chicago, IL, March 1997 - June 1997
Exhibitions
Digital Art Day Auction, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2024
Code + Craft, group exhibition, Maintenant, Marfa, TX, 2024
Digital Art Day Auction, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2024
Digital Art Day Sale, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2024
ICFF, group exhibition, Trame, New York, NY, 2024
Enlightenment, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Venice, Italy, 2024
Generative Interiors, group exhibition, Trame, Paris, France, 2024
Culmination, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Paris, France, 2024
{R(Evolutionaries);} Digital Art Through The Decade, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2024
Riflessi, two-person exhibition, Vizcaya Museum, Miami, FL, 2023
Cuadro, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023
Market Makers, group exhibition, Studio Knecht/Wendelin, Berlin, Germany, 2023
Contemporary Discoveries, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2023
Grails: Part II, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2023
LED, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Tokyo, Japan, 2023
The Miami Show, group exhibition, The Gateway, Miami, FL, 2022
Transcendence, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Mexico City, Mexico, 2022
Formation, group exhibition, Bright Moments, London, England, 2022
Ex-Machina: A History of Generative Art, group exhibition/auction, Phillips, London, England, 2022
A New Generation, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Berlin, Germany, 2022
NFT Rio, group exhibition, Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022
Personal Structures, group exhibition, European Cultural Centre, Venice, Italy, 2022
Inflection, solo exhibition, Bright Moments, Berlin, Germany, 2022
Art Dubai, group exhibition, Bright Moments, Dubai, UAE, 2022
The Digital, group exhibition, ArtxCode, Miami, FL, 2021
Reflection, solo exhibition, Bright Moments, New York, NY, 2021
Artrio, group exhibition, Dellarte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021
Neighborhood, solo exhibition, imnotArt, Chicago, IL, 2021
Portal, solo exhibition, Bright Moments, Venice, CA, 2021
Natively Digital, group exhibition/auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 2021
NFT Now, group exhibition, Techspressionism, online, 2021
CryptoArt, group exhibition, ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2021
Wrong Biennale, group exhibition, Mood Room, Phoenix, AZ, 2020
In Sequence, two-person exhibition, FOUND:RE Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ, 2020
Geometric Elegance, group exhibition, FOUND:RE Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ, 2020
Alptraum, group exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, 2020
Alptraum, group exhibition, Fine Art Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ, 2019
Bloom, group exhibition, Wherehouse Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2019
Stratums, two-person exhibition, Walter Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, 2019
Facets, group exhibition, London Gold, Scottsdale, AZ, 2018
Fall Exhibition, group exhibition, Arizona State University Downtown, Phoenix, AZ, 2018
Recent Work, two-person exhibition, Tempe Public Library, Tempe, AZ, 2017
Flat Rate Box, group exhibition, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ, 2017
Ten: Modern Abstract, group exhibition, Monorchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2015
Recent Work, solo exhibition, triARC Design, Phoenix, AZ, 2015
Build It, group exhibition, IDEA Museum, Mesa, AZ, 2015
Location Series, solo exhibition, Monorchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2014
Rotting the Barrel, group exhibition, Monorchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2013
ARTELPHX, group exhibition, Clarendon Hotel, Phoenix, AZ, 2013
Rectangle Studies and Color Palettes, solo exhibition, Artlink A. E. England Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2012
Faculty Exhibition, juried exhibition, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, 2010
Boomtown, juried exhibition, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2010
16th National Juried Exhibition, juried exhibition, Viridian Artists, New York, NY, 2005
Inaugural Open House, juried exhibition, Mudd Gallery, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, 2005
Reduction, solo exhibition, Studio Hub Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
Summer Juried Exhibition, juried exhibition, Studio LoDo, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
Art Detour, group exhibition, Studio Hub Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
Minnesota National Print Biennial, juried exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2004
Mystery Gallery, group exhibition, 3rd Street Historic Home, Phoenix, AZ, 2003
10th National Biennial, juried exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary, Tucson, AZ, 2003
Painting Episode 1, group exhibition, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, 2003
Los Angeles Printmaking Society 17th National exhibition, juried exhibition, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, 2003
Recent Work, solo exhibition, Lightform, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
Mystery Gallery, group exhibition, Lightform, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
Rocky Mountain Biennial, juried exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, 2002
Digital Visions, juried exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA, 2002
Arizona Biennial, juried exhibition, Tucson Museum of Art, AZ, 2001
Art Detour 13, group exhibition, ACME Building, Phoenix, AZ, 2001
Recent Work, solo exhibition, Volumes, Phoenix, AZ, 2001
Mystery Gallery, group exhibition, Luhrs Building, Phoenix, AZ, 2001
New Work, solo exhibition, Volumes, Phoenix, AZ, 2000
Art Detour 12, group exhibition, Luhrs Building, Phoenix, AZ, 2000
Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, The Art Institute of Phoenix, AZ, 2000
Artlink Annual Exhibition, juried exhibition, Phoenix City Hall, AZ, 1999
Recent Work, solo exhibition, Arizona State University Downtown, Phoenix, AZ, 1999
New Work, solo exhibition, Humanities and Sciences Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1999
Resident Gallery, group exhibition, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1999
Artlink Annual Exhibition, juried exhibition, Luhrs Building, Phoenix, AZ, 1998
Paintings and Prints, solo exhibition, Humanities and Sciences Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1998
Selected Prints, solo exhibition, Interactive Bean, Chicago, IL, 1997
New Work, solo exhibition, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL, 1996
Permutations, group exhibition, Circa Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1996
New Talent 1, group exhibition, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL, 1996
2.72%, group exhibition, Gallery X, Chicago, IL, 1996
Nippon3 (Spring show), juried exhibition, Nippon Steel USA, Chicago, IL, 1996
Gallery One, group exhibition, Chicago, IL, 1996
You Are Here, juried exhibition, Gallery2, Chicago, IL, 1995
Nippon3 (Winter show), juried exhibition, Nippon Steel USA, Chicago, IL, 1995
Collections
ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2021
PRESS
Windows of the World, Maile Pingel, Luxe Interiors and Design, May 2024
For an invigorated ICFF, the fair is just the beginning, Siobhán McGowan, Business of Home, March 28, 2024
Design Studio TRAME is Creating ‘Generative Craft’ With Code, Stephen Graves, Decrypt, March 24, 2024
TRAME unveils generative interiors, blending algorithmic design and traditional craft, Kat Barandy, Designboom, March 19, 2024
TRAME’s Designs Unite Algorithms and Artistry, Julie Taraska, ICFF, March 4, 2023
NFT Paris: Blockchain And The Commercial Imperative For Retail, Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, Feb 25, 2024
News (Edition Nouvelle Trame), Editorial Staff, Elle Décoration Nationale, February, 2024
TRAME’s RIFLESSI Pushes Creativity in Digital + Physical Spaces, Kelly Beall, Design Milk, December 21, 2023
The Color of Code | Jeff Davis, Alex Estorick, Right Click Save, May 8, 2023
Art Dubai Digital proves to be a star attraction at the 15th edition of the fair, Rahul Kumar, STIR, April 13, 2022
Editors Picks: 11 Events for Your Calendar This Week, Sarah Cascone, Artnet News, May 3, 2021
Stratums Showcases the Work of Jeff Davis & Tom Ortega at Walter Art Gallery, Nicole Royse, Arizona Foothills Magazine, January 29, 2019
Ten: Modern Abstract Comes at the Monorchid Gallery, Daisy Fromkin, AZ Culture, November 15, 2015
Ten: Modern Abstract, Deborah Ross, Visual Art Source, November 14, 2015
Top 5 First Friday Exhibitions to See this November, Nicole Royse, Arizona Foothills Magazine, November 5, 2015
11 Free Art Shows in Phoenix on First Friday, November 6, Lynn Trimble, Phoenix New Times, November 5, 2015
Artist Spotlight on Jeff Davis, Nicole Royse, Arizona Foothills Magazine, December 24th, 2014
Downtown Phoenix Holiday Gift Guide, Fara Illich, Downtown Phoenix, December 10th, 2014
First Friday, Dec. 5: It was a little tense out there, Deborah Ross, Explore Art: Phoenix, December 9th, 2014
Local artist combines traditional art training with technology for new MonOrchid series, Maria Fabiola Portillo, Downtown Devil, December 5th, 2014
More than 20 artists unite at the Clarendon Hotel to create ArtelPHX, Christopher Garay, The State Press, September 11, 2013
ARTELPHX at the Clarendon Hotel in Phoenix, Uriel Padilla, AZ Central, September 6, 2013
The Clarendon Hotel Presents ArtelPHX This Weekend, Katie Johnson, Phoenix New Times, September 4, 2013
Clarendon to host innovative art installation exhibit beginning on Thursday, Alexis Macklin, Downtown Devil, September 4, 2013
A View from the Easel, Philip Hartigan, Hyperallergic, September 12, 2012
Boomtown: Redefining the Southwest, Rebecca Rabb, Art Fortune, February 6, 2010
Artbeat, Michael Paglia, Westword, May 8, 2003
Art, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, July 13, 2002
Entries Flood Biennial Show, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, July 12, 2002
Biennial Exhibition Returns to Museum of Contemporary Art, Jamie Corder, The Coloradoan, July 5, 2002
Biennial Has Its Standouts, Charlotte Lowe-Bailey, Arizona Daily Star, June 29, 2001
Local Color Dominates Museum Palettes, Alexandra Peers, The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2001
The Shock of the Few, Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly, June 14, 2001
A Better Biennial?, John Carlos Villani, The Arizona Republic, June 3, 2001
The Rep Picks: Artlink Encore, Editorial Staff, The Arizona Republic, November 5, 1998
Art, Editorial Staff, Chicago Tribune, December 27, 1996
Museums and Galleries, Editorial Staff, Chicago Reader, November 15, 1996
Museums and Galleries, Editorial Staff, Chicago Reader, May 31, 1996
Publications
On NFTs, Robert Alice, various editions, 2024, Taschen
Foundations of Design, Jeff Davis, 2nd edition, 2016, Tempe Digital
Foundations of Color, Jeff Davis, 1st edition, 2015, Tempe Digital
Presentations
Five Years Later: How Discovering NFTs Transformed My Artistic Practice, Non-Fungible Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2024
Generative Art + NFTs, The Houston Seminar, Houston, TX, October 2022
Generative Art + NFTs, OxBAT - Blockchain Art and NFTs, Oxford University, England, September 2022
New Platforms for Digital Art, Taipei Dangdai, Taipei, Taiwan, April 2022
My Journey as an Artist and Entrepreneur Blockchain Technology and Generative Art, Art Without Limits, Kent State University, Kent, OH, February 2022
Student Success and Project-Based Learning in Brightspace, D2L Fusion Conference, Houston, TX, July 2018
Teaching Art Foundations Online: Building a Digital Studio Environment, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, NY, February 2013
Residencies
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM, 2003
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1999
SERVICE
Co-Founder, Generative Art Foundation, AZ/TX, January 2025 - present
Co-Founder, Generative Art Fund, AZ/TX, June 2021 - December 2024
Chair/Commisioner, Tempe Arts and Culture Commission, AZ, January 2020 - December 2022
Treasurer/Board Member, Friends of Tempe Center for the Arts, AZ, June 2017 - December 2020