Education:

B.S.J. Ohio University, Athens, OH 1985
Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan, CT 1995-96
San Francisco School of Art, San Francisco, CA 1997-98

Solo Exhibitions

Oct 2007          Recent Notational Abstractions, by Joan elan Davis, Shorenstein Properties, 425 Market Street,
                       San Francisco, CA  Curated by Casey & Associates.

Oct 2006           Natural Notations,  Paintings by Joan élan Davis, Citicorp Building, One Sansome, San Francisco,
                        CA Through December. Sponsored by Case Art Company.

Oct 2005           New Works by Joan Elan Davis, The Simmons Gallery 565 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 
                        Catalogue.

Sept 2004         Gardens Past, Shorenstein Properties 45 Fremont Street, sponsored by Case Art Company,
                        San Francisco, CA.

Oct  2003          The Paradise Paintings Eleanor Austerer Gallery, , Recent works by Joan Elan Davis, San
                        Francisco, CA

Oct 2002           New Works by Joan Elan Davis, North Beach Gallery San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Mar 2001          Paintings by Joan Elan Davis, Artsmart/Linda Zweig Fine Art, San Francisco, CA.

Oct 2000           Paintings by Joan Elan Davis, Lionheart Gallery, Hyatt Regency, Louisville, KY

Nov 1994          Joan Elan Davis, Paintings, Opera Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Sept 1994         Energy in Color: Paintings by Joan Elan Davis, La Vec Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

International Exhibition

March 2003-05  A Celebration of American Women in Art
Curated by American Ambassador to Hungary,  Nancy G. Brinker and Chair of the Board, National Museum of Women
in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. American Women in Art at the private American Embassy
in Budapest.  Artists include Jennifer Bartlett, Lee Krasner,  Grace Hartigan, Joan Elan Davis. Catalogue.

Selected Group Exhibitions

Dec 2005          Hudson Street Gallery, New Found Talent, NYC, NY

Nov 2005           Long Beach Arts, 2005 Open National Exhibition, Long Beach, CA

Aug 2005          Gallery 1212, Abstraction, Burlingame, CA

May 2005          Bank of America, Women’s Work Now, San Francisco, CA. Assistant Curator Joan élan Davis.

Nov. 2004          San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,  Staff Exhibition,  San Francsico, CA

Aug 2004          The Simmons Gallery, Hearts and Gardens, 565 Sutter Street, SF, CA

May 2004          Chandler Gallery (formerly Museum West), The Sunshine Show, San Francisco, CA

April 2004          San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ,  Council Auction, CA

Oct 2003           NationalAssociation of Women Artists Gallery, The Annual Members Exhibition, 5^th Avenue, NYC.
                        Catalogue in archives of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC.

June 2003         Eleanor Austerer Gallery, Abstraction and Surrealism,565 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA. Group
                        exhibition with Roberto Lauro, Francesca Genoves. Vladimir Cora.

Feb 2003          National Association of Women Artists “Illuminations”, a Juried Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,
                        928 Broadway, New York, NY

Nov 2002           Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York. National Association of Women Artists
                        Slide Exhibition of New Members Work.

May  2002         San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Auction, San Francisco, CA.

April  2002         San Francisco Art Institute Auction, San Francisco, CA

Mar-May 2002   Chatahoochee Valley Art Museum Biennial, La Grange, GA

Nov 2001           Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MO

Jan 2001           The Project Rm., Ebert Gallery San Francisco, CA

Dec 2000          The San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands CA

Sept 2000         Three Paintings, Three Women, Sightings Gallery,  San Francisco, CA.

July-Sept 2000   The Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS.

July 2000          The Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA. Curator Paule Anglim, Paule Anglim Gallery, San Francisco, CA

June 2000         Southeastern Community College, Whiteville, NC  Curator Gallery Director of Studio 107.

May 2000          Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR

Mar 2000           Nathan B. Rosen Museum and Gallery, Boca Raton, FL

Feb 2000           eklektikos Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Jan 2000           Freeport Art Center, Art in Bloom, Freeport, IL

Jan 2000           Period Gallery, Omaha, NE

Nov 1999           San Francisco School of Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Sept 1998-99     Design Library, Houston, Texas

Oct 1997           Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT (Juried by Director of the Ridgefield Contemporary Art Museum in
                        Connecticut.)

Oct 1994           Copeland Garey Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio

Selected Public and Private Commissions:

2005 Hearts and Heroes, San Francisco General Hospital, Valentine’s Day Fundraiser, tabletop sculpture

2005 Santa Rosa Showcase Home Tour, David Mewes Collection , Santa Rosa California

2004 Hearts of San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital. Heart selected for sponsorhip by San Francisco
Magazine.

2004 Heirloom Furniture/Century Furniture Showrooms, exclusive artist for the San Francisco Showroom.

Several large scale private painting commissions for private collectors. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Awards and Art Related Information:

Membership to the National Association of Women Artists Inc., New York City, NY 2002 Honorary Vice Presidents
include, Mary Cassat, Louise Nevelson, Alice Neel, Judy Chicago

Nominated Member of the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Who’s Who of American Women 2002-2003-2004-2005

Who’s Who in America  2003

Special Recognition for Excellence in Painting, Abstract ’99, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE

Recent Publicity, Reviews and Publications

San Francisco Chronicle, Pink Pages, “Their Back: Hearts and Heroes”.

California Home +Design,   Seascapes, 11^th Annual Home Tour  2005, October 2005

Marin Home Magazine, art featured on cover and main cover story, August/September 2004

Hearts in San Francisco, Hardcover book featuring the artists hearts done for San Francisco GeneralHospital, 2004. 

Market Week, The San Francisco Design Center Publication,  Keynote Speaker, Century Furniture Showrooms,
August 2004

The Bonanza, Lake Tahoe, New Artists of the North Shore, Incline Village, Nevada

California Home and Design Magazine, "High Tea Party Fundraiser for San Francisco General Hospital,"
Bay Area, SF

Art in the World Radio Broadcast  90.3 FM New York, New York

Joan Elan Davis on West Coast Abstraction. Interview with Dr. Stella Russell.April 11, 2003

Catalogue: A Celebration of American Women in Art. Introduction by Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker and Chair
of the Board, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Wilhelmina Cole Holladay 2003

WPIX Channel 5 Evening Magazine News, San Francisco “Interview with

Joan Elan Davis at North Beach Gallery ”, 7 p.m. October 19, 2002

 Limited Edition Prints

Artfully Yours, Inc.  “San Francisco Collages”, San Francisco, CA 2002, 2005

Next Monet,  Limited Edition Prints, San Francisco, California 2001

Select Design Projects in 2005

Chevron Energy Solutions, San Francisco, CA
Four Seasons Hotel, Private Residences
Santa Rosa Showcase Home
Seascapes, Showcase Home, San Francisco Junior League

Art Related Volunteer, Community Experience

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Children’s Docent, 1999-present

Artist in Residence, 2004/2005 school year, Brandeis Hillel Day School, San Francisco

Temple Emanu-El Food Pantry, Art Project Coordinator with Preschool Children

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Family Day Volunteer doing art projects with parents and their children.

Created and Implemented Kids Creations, Brandeis Hillel Day School  and Schools of the Sacred Heart,
Stuart Hall for Boys, art projects for children ages K-5 for the annual fundraiser

San Francisco Art Institute Council, Chair Fall Lecture Series and Co-Secretary for 2003-04.

Art Related Donations

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Art Institute
Hamlin School for Girls
Jewish Family and Children Services
Hospitality House
Brandeis Hillel Day School
San Francisco Day School
Schools of the Sacred Heart
The Claire Lilienthal School
Edgewood
Mayas Music Therapy Program for Children

Selected Public Collections

American  Embassay, Budapest, Hungary
Chevron Energy Solutions, Chevron Texaco, San Francisco, CA
Sherman Clay Pianos, San Francisco, CA
Artfully Yours Inc., San Francisco, CA
HiediSays Corporation, San Francisco, CA
The Leanne Bell Collection, Manhattan, New York

(Works are included in corporate and private collections in San Francisco, CA,  New York, NY, Chicago, IL,
Palm Beach, FL, Houston, TX, Kona, HI and London, England.)