A Swedish Midsummer Feast Painting

Anna U Davis is known for her bold, colorful, graphic mixed-media work, where she explores gender relations, sexuality and other social issues. Davis began developing her artistic practice and her concept of Frocasians more than 20 years ago. Frocasians appear in her art as abstracted grey­ toned figures which are meant to transcend racial divides, and are inspired by her interracial relationship with her husband. Born in Sweden, she has lived and established her career in Washington, D.C. since 1998. Davis’ artwork has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Cuba, including those at The Corcoran Gallery of Art, House of Sweden, Bredgade Kunsthandel and Hemphill. Her work was featured at the 13th Havana Biennial in Cuba and highlighted in the Swedish cultural television program “Sweden!” in 2019. Davis is a member of the review board for the D.C. contemporary art center IA&I at Hillyer and served as a juror for the 2013 Mayor Arts Award in Washington, D.C. Davis is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and has received multiple artist fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Her work can be found in public and private collections in the United States and in Europe.