Geri Davis

Geri McGriff Davis was born in Ancon, Canal Zone. As a "Navy-Brat" she traveled throughout the world. She is a graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Arts. She also holds a Master of Science Degree in Counseling and Human Development with an emphasis on Art Therapy.

A unique combination of education has made it possible for her to utilize art in a therapeutic manner within her teaching. She has taught art for 45 years. Geri also lectures on Art in Therapy and on the environment, with special concentration concerning Endangered Wildflowers. She has produced a poster on the "Threatened and Endangered Wildflowers of Georgia" that was used in the Muscogee County Schools as an educational tool.

 Her artwork is in private collections from South America to Japan. She has been featured in Northlight Magazine and has had her artwork selected for the covers of 3 national magazines. Her artwork has won many local, regional and national awards. Geri is a Signature Member of the Georgia, Alabama and The Southern Watercolor Societies, of which she is a former President. Geri is a member of the National League of American Pen Women, where she served as both Branch and State Presidents.

Geri has served on the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Liberal Arts and the Board of the Women’s Leadership Institute at Auburn University. She is a Founding member and Board Advisor for the Bo Bartlett Center and CSU’s Friends of Art.

She presently serves on the Board of Directors of The Gallery On Tenth in Columbus, GA of which she is a Founding Member.

Geri's philosophy is that art is a powerful means of communication. That which you cannot put into words, you MUST paint!!