The physical reality of form.
Cookie Davis negotiates the boundary between flat canvas and structural space from a studio practice based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Biography
Cookie Davis Fine Art
COOKIE DAVIS is a native of Jacksonville and has been involved in the art community since the early 1970s both as an exhibiting artist and as a volunteer chairperson and board member of a number of cultural organizations and events. Ms. Davis’ sculptures and paintings are stories without words. She says of her work, “Over the years I have filled many sketch books with ideas and themes for sculptures. Beginning in early 2016, I began to translate some of these ideas into paintings...Story People on Canvas.” Cookie has work in permanent collections both nationally and internationally and is proud to have been the first recipient in 2014 of the Robert Arleigh White Award for Art Advocacy presented by the Cultural Council of Jacksonville.
2014 THE ROBERT ARLEIGH WHITE AWARD FOR ART ADVOCACY BY THE CULTURAL COUNCIL OF JACKSONVILLE
FOUNDING MEMBER AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE ARTISTS GUILD
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ART CENTER, JACKSONVILLE
PAST CURATOR OF THE ART & SOUL GALLERY - WOMEN’S CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE
RIVERSIDE ARTS' FESTIVAL - CHAIRPERSON
AVONDALE FINE ARTS' FESTIVAL - CHAIRPERSON
EXHIBITS
Premier Gallery, Florida
Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra, Florida
Northeast Florida Sculptors, FSCJ, Florida
Jacksonville International Airport, Florida
Concurrency, AT&T, Florida
Mayo Clinic, Florida
Avondale Artworks, Florida
Ritz Theatre, Florida
Florida State College at Jacksonville
S.E. Regional, Thomas Center, Gainesville
Paradise Florida, Cummer Gallery, Florida
Fantastic Florida, St. Augustine Art Assoc.
Ritz Carlton ‘04, Amelia Island
National Cone Box Show, Purdue University
Hill Country Arts Foundation, Texas
Alexander Brest Museum & Gallery,
Jacksonville University
National Fine Arts Show, Louisville Art Association, Colorado
Hindsight is 2020, Emerge Gallery, North Carolina
Crazy Cuisines, St. Augustine Art Assoc.
COLLECTIONS
Mayo Clinic, Florida
University of North Florida, Jacksonville
St. Catherine Laboure Manor, Florida
Florida State College, Jacksonville, Florida
Marla Petrini, Attorney, Colorado
River Region Human Services, Inc., Florida
Performing Center of the Arts, Oregon
Smith & Pepper Law Firm, Washington D.C.
Donna Deegan, Newscaster, Florida
Cesar Espinoza, Chile
Sharon Purcel, Germany
Others nationally and internationally
Current Exhibitions
Postcards from Florida
Solo Presentation
Happy Medium Books Cafe, 2724 Park St, Jacksonville, Florida 32205
Best bookstore café in Jacksonville, FL | Happy Medium Books Café
Feb 18,2026 - July 6, 2-26
Temperature Rising
Jacksonville Main Public Library, 303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 - Main Gallery 1st Floor