1054 31st STREET, NW       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007

Dr. Darnella Davis has exhibited her figurative watercolors, drawings and oil paintings both nationally and aboard.  She taught studio art at the college level.  As part of a group of Native American artists, her work traveled the country for two years in a show curated by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.   She has returned to exhibiting publicly after a hiatus during which she completed a doctorate in education policy that examined culturally relevant educational opportunities among American Indians.  She has devoted the last few years to conducting research on educational equity and access for minority students.

“Imagery in my work arises in part from my mixed heritage and in part from-and in reaction to-my Euro-centric training.  International and domestic travel has affected both my point of view and my sense of the power of Art in all its varied forms”.

As an independent curator, photographer, professor, author, and art therapist, Dr. Phoebe Farris explores issues involving race, gender, indigenous sovereignty, Native American Studies, the environment, peace, and social justice from an interdisciplinary perspective.  “My photographs document various aspects of Native American culture found in the eastern United States and in the Caribbean.  I am especially interested in those nations on the Atlantic Coast who had early contact with Europeans, Africans, and “free people of color”; absorbing aspects of those outside cultures while still maintaining a Native American identity.”

Parish Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 6 pm; other hours by appointment.