South Gallery | November 20th — January 10th | Opening Reception: November 20th from 5:30pm — 8:30pm
Artist Bio
Ty Davis is a Charleston-based abstract painter, curator, and founder of Tiguere Contemporary, an independent curatorial platform dedicated to elevating the work of emerging and underrepresented artists. His curatorial practice centers on community engagement, cultural reflection, and the visibility of Black voices within contemporary art.
As both artist and curator, Davis approaches exhibitions as spaces for dialogue and healing, bridging art, identity, and lived experience. His projects aim to expand public understanding of the Black experience while creating opportunities for connection and empowerment through visual culture.
Show Statement
GODBODY was born from a desire to create a space where Black men could be seen fully, beyond the limitations of stereotype, expectation, or survival. Too often, images of the Black male body are filtered through fear, control, or misrepresentation. This exhibition pushes against that, reclaiming our image as divine, powerful, and whole.
The artists in GODBODY offer perspectives rooted in truth, vulnerability, and spirit. Their work moves through themes of identity, self-definition, and transcendence, reminding us that to be a Black man is not a monolith but a spectrum of human experience. The title GODBODY speaks to that sacred understanding: that the divine lives within us, that our existence carries purpose, and that creativity is a form of liberation.
As curator, my goal is to bring together voices that affirm this message, to present work that does not just depict Black masculinity but expands how it is understood. This exhibition is both a celebration and a reflection, a reminder that even in a world that often seeks to diminish us, we are creators, thinkers, and spiritual beings.
Ty Davis, Curator