JAX Exchange - Spring 2026 - Magazine - Page 28

THE ANDERSON RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM
DAV Y FIVE ASH
ART DOESN’T JUST
D E C O R AT E A RO O M .
IT CHANGES ONE.
Our 昀椀rst Anderson Resident Artist is Davy Fiveash,
whose bold, distinctive blend of drawing, painting, and
fabric art felt especially aligned with the spirit of this
residency. His work moves with a visual language that is
entirely his own. It felt like a natural 昀椀t.
Davy is developing a new collection that brings together
his artistic voice with Jackie’s a昀케nity for the natural
world and sweeping landscapes. The work in progress is
already something worth watching.
He is currently a resident studio artist at Archival
Gallery and lives in Sacramento. Originally from
southern Georgia, Davy earned his MFA from the San
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Francisco Art Institute and has studied at the University
of Northumbria in Newcastle, England, and the School
of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
His academic path spans continents and disciplines, and
that breadth shows in the work. Layered materials and
expressive mark-making come together in a way that
feels both playful and deeply personal. The kind of art
that rewards a second look.
“I’m very excited to have been chosen for this residency. It
feels like more than a residency. It feels like patronage,”
Fiveash said. “I’m excited to share my work with a new
audience and to have the opportunity to see new things
and experience new places. I’ve de昀椀nitely stepped
outside my comfort zone, and I’m eager to see where
that leads.”
We are eager too.

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