About

Award Winning Artist - Rebecca Davis

Introducing Rebecca Davis

Formally trained, Rebecca considers herself a life-long student of the arts. Her work spans multiple genres, including still life, portraiture, and the natural world.

Rebecca uses a broad range of mediums from mixed media, oils, and watercolours, to digital media. As much as she is passionate about learning, Rebecca is equally passionate about sharing her knowledge with other aspiring artists and does so through guest lectures and creative workshops.

Over the course of her thirty-plus year association with the Australian arts scene, Rebecca has received numerous accolades, including being the winner of the prestigious 2024 Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition.

Education

Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of South Australia
Advanced Diploma of Visual Communication, Design College Australia

Awards

2025 Winner Sylvia Jones Prize for Women Artists, Brisbane Portrait Prize
2025 Highly Commended Kennedy Art Prize
2025 People's Choice Award Dean Cogle Portrait Prize
2024 Winner Adelaide Fringe International Poster Competition
Silver Brisbane Advertising and Design (BAD) Award
State finalist for the National Art Award (SA)

Exhibitions

Finalist 2025 Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney 19 Sep - 2 Nov
Finalist 2025 Brisbane Portrait Prize, State Library of Qld Gallery, 20 Sep - 9 Nov
Finalist 2025 Salon des Refusés, Brisbane Portrait Prize, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane 10 Oct - 2 Nov
Finalist 2025 Kennedy Prize, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide 6-21 Sep
Finalist 2025 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery Brisbane
Finalist 2025 Dean Cogle Portrait Prize, Dust Temple, Gold Coast
Solo exhibition 2024, Adelaide Fringe, Dentons, 19 Gouger Street, Adelaide 23 Feb - 16 Mar
Finalist 2024 Brisbane Portrait Prize Salon des Refusés
Petrie Terrace Gallery
Finalist 2023 Dean Cogle Portrait Prize, Dust Temple, Gold Coast
Finalist 2023 Brisbane Portrait Prize Salon des Refusés, Petrie Terrace Gallery