Tim Davis

Tim Davis ’91

Tim Davis ’91

Associate Professor of Photography

Tim is an artist, writer, and musician working in many fields. His photographs have been exhibited around the world and are in the collections of dozens of museums including the Metropolitan, Whitney, Brooklyn, Guggenheim, and the Walker. His art writings are widely published, in catalog essays and magazines such as Cabinet, Bomb, Aperture, and Blind Spot. Mostly working in video these days, his projects have been shown in numerous international exhibitions and Biennials. He has recently recorded an album of his original songs, entitled, It’s OK to Hate Yourself.

Tim earned his BA from Bard College in 1991.

“I enter the classroom as an evangelist for the idea that photography is the most complex, important form of communication in our culture, and that it takes energy, will, humor, pathos, research, and legwork to learn to use the medium effectively.”

Selected Publications

  • Permanent Collection
  • The New Antiquity
  • My Life in Politics
  • Il Tecnogiro Dell'Ornitorinco

Portfolio Samples