Ever since I was a child, I have “thought” in pictures. As an emotional response to my subjects, I paint what I see and what I feel, capturing the subtleties of color and form, and nuances of light and shadow. Davina Perl
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Davina Perl’s paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in galleries, including the Ambassador Gallery in New York City and Jensen Fine Art in Brookline, Massachusetts and New York City; the Wilson Gallery and the Kanji Aso Gallery in Boston; Cavalier Galleries in Greenwich, Connecticut; Gallery 3916 in Minneapolis; the Nest Gallery in Dedham, Massachusetts; the Page Waterman Gallery in Wellesley, Massachusetts; and the Powers Gallery in Acton, Massachusetts. She received at BFA from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio and attended Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League in New York City. In 2021 she will participate in an exhibition at the Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, Massachusetts.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*Solo exhibitions)
2025
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, Ma – Focus On Figures
*Front Street Gallery, Scituate, Ma
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
2024
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, Ma – Focus On Figures
Front Street Gallery, Scituate, Ma
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Whistler House Museum of Art – Lowell, Ma
2023
Whistler House Museum of Art - “In the Light of the Past”
Whistler House Museum of Art - “All Creatures Great And Small”
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, Ma – Focus On Figures
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, Ma – Festival Of The Arts
Front Street Gallery, Scituate, Ma
Duxbury Art Association – Art By The Bay
American Artists Professional League – Spring Member Online Show
2022
Copley Society - New Members Show
Copley Society – Fresh Paint Event
American Watercolor Society - Associate Members Online Exhibition
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Duxbury Art Association – Art By The Bay
2021
Florence Biennale, Fortezza De Basso, Florence, Italy
Manhattan Arts International – “HerStory, Online Exhibition
American Artists Professional League – Spring Member Online Show
American Artists Professional League – “Explore,” Online Exhibition
2018
*Nest Gallery, Dedham, Massachusetts
2014
Page Waterman Gallery, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Dayton Home, Wellesley, Massachusetts
2005
Powers Gallery, Acton, Massachusetts – “Painters of the Boston School”
2003
The Crane Collection, Wellesley, Massachusetts
2002
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Powers Gallery, Acton, Massachusetts – “Painters of the Boston School”
2001
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Powers Gallery, Acton, Massachusetts – “Painters of the Boston School”
Ambassador Gallery, New York, New York
2000
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Ambassador Gallery, New York, New York
The Crane Collection, Wellesley, Massachusetts
1999
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Wilson Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, Connecticut
1998
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Wilson Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1997
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Wilson Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1996
Jensen Fine Art, Brookline, Massachusetts
Jensen Fine Art, New York, New York
Gallery 3916, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1993
Kanji Aso Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1992
Gallery on the Green, Lexington, Massachusetts
Images Gallery, Briar Cliff Manor, New York
1991
Somerstown Gallery, Somers, New York
AWARDS AND HONORS
2022 – 3rd Prize at Duxbury Art Association – Art By The Bay
2022 – “Winner, PleinAir Salon Art Competition from PleinAir Magazine”
2019 – Denis Diderot (A-I-R) Grant for artist residency at Chateau Orquevaux, France
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Mr. Roberto Memmo
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Twining
Mr. & Mrs. Northrup Knox
Ms. Gregg Renfrew
Ms. Susan Renfrew
Mr. Malcom Chase
Mr. & Mrs. David Morton
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Serowick
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Groustra
Mr. & Mrs. William Tierney
Mr. & Mrs. John McKey
Mr. Bruce Hebel
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Motley
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hubbard
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bender
Mrs. Kitty Freydburg
Mr. & Mrs. Eamon Omarah
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Krahmer
SELECTED EDUCATION
College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. BFA (1986 – 1990)
Arts Students League, New York City (Summer 1993)
Parsons School Of Design, New York City
Ingbretson Atelier, Boston (1994 - 1997)
Apprenticeship With Bruno Zupan, Mallorca Spain (Summers 1989, 1990, 1992, 2011)
MEMBERSHIPS
Copley Society
North River Art Association
American Artists Professional League
American Women Artists
Oil Painters of America
American Watercolor Society
TEACHING
2022 – 2025 Demonstrations, workshops, and classes in my studio
2013 – 2016 Demonstrations, workshops, and classes in my studio