Leigh Davis b. 1976

Leigh Davis was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and spent his childhood in nearby Broseley and Much Wenlock. After his initial education, he studied silversmithing and jewellery in Birmingham between 1995 and 1997 before completing a combined degree in ceramics, woods, metals, and plastics at the University of Wolverhampton.

After graduating, Davis established his first studio and continued to develop his artistic language. Drawing from a deep appreciation for sculptural form, Davis’s work focuses primarily on topography and geological form in a manner he terms ‘deconstructed’. He paints predominantly in oil, creating bold, abstract works that capture the transient aesthetics of their subject matter.

Now working from his own self-built studio in the corner of an idyllic walled garden in Staffordshire, Davis has expanded his artistic vocabulary to include assemblages constructed from found and recycled objects, bronze sculptures and ceramics. Continuously inspired by Cornwall’s rich and varied coastlines, notably the Isles of Scilly, he has recently developed his interests in abstracted figuration and still life.

Davis has been exhibiting widely across Britain since 2012, with his first major solo exhibition at The Nine British Art in 2018. He now exhibits and works exclusively with the Gallery and has numerous works in private collections nationally and internationally.