About Fonny Davidson (sidebar)

For many years Fonny preferred the method of painting landscapes “en plein air”, choosing to work almost exclusively outside from live subject matter. He can still be found tramping the hills with his pochade box in a pack searching for the right spot. Over time, strict adherence to that process has lessened and he now works from sketches and slides in the studio as well. His still life paintings have always been tied to the studio where control of the beautiful, constant North Light is possible.

Bonneville Flats #2 by Fonny Davidson
Bonneville Flats #2 by Fonny Davidson

“To be a traditional painter is difficult. Most schools don’t teach traditional methods, and most painters don’t, or won’t, go through the training needed to learn how to use them. Like most good painters, I am trying to capture the essence of where I am, who I am, and how I relate to the environment I live in. I believe the key to this is to be honest with yourself, and try to reflect honestly through your work.”

Bonneville Point by Fonny Davidson
Bonneville Point by Fonny Davidson

EDUCATION

  • Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa, ID; 1966-1970
  • Boise State University, Boise, ID; 1973, 1974, 1988-1992

TEACHING

  • Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa, ID; 1972-1973
  • Nampa Public School District #131, Nampa, ID; 1976-1984

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2010 Gallery Bel Amie, Eagle, ID
  • 2009 Gallery Bel Amie, Eagle, ID
  • 2006 Kessler Keener Lecture Series - Nez Perce Trail paintings
  • 2002 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 2000 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1998 Tuttle Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1997 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1996 Tuttle Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1995 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1994 Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
    Tuttle Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1993 Tuttle Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1992 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1987 Yates Gallery, Boise, ID
    Boise International Airport, Boise, ID
    Idaho Governor's Office, Boise, ID
    Tuesday's Child Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1986 Hall of Mirrors, Boise, ID
  • 1970 Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa, ID

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2014 Garden Valley Center for the Arts, Garden Valley, ID
  • 2010 Boise Art Museum "More than a Pretty Face"
  • 2006 Stewart Gallery, Boise ID
  • 2005 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 2004 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 2001 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1999 C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT
  • 1998 Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
  • 1996 C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT
  • 1995 Sunbird Gallery, Bend, OR
    American Legends Gallery, Jackson, WY
    Nineteenth Annual Holiday Group Show, Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
  • 1994 Pacific Northwest Annual Show, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
    Eighteenth Annual Holiday Group Show, Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
  • 1993 National Gallery '76 Juried Show, Wenatchee, WA
    Seventeenth Annual Holiday Group Show, Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
  • 1992 Idaho Biennial, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
    Spirit of the West, Northwest Tour
    Sixteenth Annual Holiday Group Show, Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
    Louise Matzke Fine Arts, Mercer Island, WA
    Lee Morrison Gallery, Missoula, MT
  • 1991 National Small Painting Exhibition, Boise State University, Boise, ID
    Fifteen Annual Holiday Group Show, Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
    Art Equinox Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square for Contemporary Arts, Great Falls, MT
    National '91 Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY
  • 1990 Snake River Competition, Idaho Falls, ID
    Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
    Spirit of the West, One-Year Centennial Tour, State of Idaho
  • 1988 Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
    Salmon River National Juried Show, Riggins, ID 
    Montana Institute of the Arts, National Juried Exhibition, Great Falls, MT
    Art in the Mountain Time Zone, Juried Show, Denver, CO
  • 1987 Quintana Gallery, Portland, OR
    Idaho Governor's Office, Boise, ID
  • 1986 Galleri Elizabeth, Seattle, WA
    Yates Gallery, Boise, ID
  • 1974 Lindbloom's Gallery, Boise, ID
    Idaho Annual Three Dimensional Show, Boise Gallery of Art, Boise, ID
  • 1970 Fritchman's Gallery, Boise, ID
    Idaho Annual Drawing and Print Show, College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID

AWARDS

  • 2001 Idaho Commission on the Arts grant
  • 2000 Idaho Commission on the Arts grant
    National '91 Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, NY

COLLECTIONS

  • Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID
  • West One Bank
  • First Security Bank
  • Idaho Power Company
  • McCaw Cellular
  • Boise Cascade Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • Stoel Rives LLP
  • Givens Pursley LLP
  • Hollingshead Eye Center
  • Boise Art Museum

PUBLICATIONS

  • Eagle Magazine, April 2010
  • National Public Radio, interview, July 2006
  • Idaho Arts Quarterly, Spring 2006
  • Idaho Statesman, feature, November 2000
  • Idaho Statesman, feature, October 1992
  • Idaho Biennial, April 1992
  • Schoharie County Arts Council, 1991
  • West One Bank Christmas Publication, December 1990, 1991
  • West One Promotional Video, 1990