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Biographical Sketch
Harold Davis is a professional portrait and landscape painter whose
vivid, realistic style elegantly captures the unique qualities and
expression of each of his subjects. He has been painting for over 30
years, during which time he has won awards and
received numerous commissions. He trained at the Art Student League
in New York, NY and has studied under the personal direction of
renowned artists like Richard Schmid, Daniel Greene, and John Howard
Sanden.
Awards and
achievements
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2001 Arts For The Parks contest
Jackson Hole, WY-Placed in top 100 (of 2100 entries)
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1997 Arts For The Parks contest
Jackson Hole, WY -Placed in top 100 (of 2400 entries)
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1996 American Artists Professional
League contest New York, NY-Won Best of Show (of
500 entries)
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1995 American Artists Professional
League contest New York, NY-Tied in First Place oil painting
cat. (of 500 entries)
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Landscapes owned corporately by
Woofruff Foundation (Coca-Cola), and BellSouth, and privately by
John Schuerholz, General Manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a
senior executive of North America Mercedes-Benz among others.
Commissioned landscapes of country clubs (golf courses) in
Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, 3 of which were designed by Jack
Nicklaus
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Member of Portrait Society of
Atlanta
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Shown his work in the Salmagundi
Club, New York, NY
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Represented by John Collette
Gallery in Highlands, NC and has shown in several galleries
throughout the Southeast including Trinity Gallery in Atlanta,
Ga.
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Studied at Asbury College, Wilmore,
KY and graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelors Degree
in Finance in 1983
Commissioned Portraits
(Partial Listing)
John Anderson - President of Patriot Transportation Holding Co.,
Inc.
Ken Bailey - Vice-President of St. Regis Paper Co.
Lew Brantley - President of Florida Senate
Doyle Conner - Commissioner of Florida Agriculture
Bob Crawford - President of the Florida Senate
L.K. Edwards - Florida Sate Senator
Albert Ernest - Senior Vice-President of Barnett Bank of Florida
Dr. Billy Graham - Evangelist (gift)
Bolly Johnson - Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Charles Kirbo - Senior Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (gift)
Dr. Al McCulley - Physician
John Milliner, Jr. - Executive Vice President of SLMA
Ralph Nimmons - Federal Judge of Middle District of Florida
Dr. Charles Rovetta - Dean Emeritus of Florida State University
School of Business
Harvey Schlesinger - Federal Judge of Middle District of Florida
Dr. Mode Stone - Dean Emeritus of Florida of Florida State
University School of Education
Don Tucker - Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
John Vogt - President of the Florida Senate
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