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Biography
Founded in 2008, Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker have been collaborating under the name Future Retrieval, mining archives and museums to digitally collect and make objects that re-examine the history of decorative arts. Davis and Parker currently reside in Scottsdale, Arizona where Parker is an Associate Professor in the School of Art at Arizona State University. Their most recent solo exhibitions include Crystal-Walled Seas at Denny Gallery in 2022 and Close Parallel at the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2021. Future Retrieval’s work is held in numerous collections such as Arizona State University Ceramics Research Center (AZ), Cincinnati Art Museum (OH), 21C Museum/Hotel (NC), Society of Dresden Porcelain Art (Germany), and Jingdezhen International Studio (China). They have exhibited both nationally and internationally and received prestigious awards and residencies such as the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (NY and DC), IASPIS (Sweden), and Bemis Center Arts Residency (NE). Their work has been reviewed and featured in Hyperallergic, Artforum, Vogue, Sculpture Magazine, AEQAI, and the Los Angeles Times. Davis and Parker both received their MFA from The Ohio State University and BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute.
Artist Statement
The pieces created utilize three-dimensional scanning and digital manufacturing of found forms that are molded and constructed in porcelain, mimicking the history of decorative arts and design. Our process addresses the conceptualization, discovery, and acquisition of form, to make content-loaded sculptures that reference design and are held together by craft. We incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to our work, striving to make influential historic objects relevant to today.
Recent Shows and/or Exhibitions
2024
Idioms & Idiosyncrasies, Mountain Shadows, Paradise Valley, AZ
2023
Strangers to/in/of/...this world, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ
The First 10 Years, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Everyday’s a New Day, Wavepool, Cincinnati, OH.
2022
Crystal-Walled Seas, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Resident Artists Exhibition, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Archie Bray
Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Eve’s Rib, Field Projects, New York, NY
2021
Close Parallel, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Vessel Cult, The Landing, Los Angeles, CA (collaboration with Amanda Valdez)
Fringe, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Melting Point, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA
Pot Shop, Ed. Varie, New York, NY
2020
Dreamscape, Fort Makers, New York, New York
The Planter Show, Fort Makers, New York, New York
Plate Party, Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Founded in 2008, Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker have been collaborating under the name Future Retrieval, mining archives and museums to digitally collect and make objects that re-examine the history of decorative arts. Davis and Parker currently reside in Scottsdale, Arizona where Parker is an Associate Professor in the School of Art at Arizona State University. Their most recent solo exhibitions include Crystal-Walled Seas at Denny Gallery in 2022 and Close Parallel at the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2021. Future Retrieval’s work is held in numerous collections such as Arizona State University Ceramics Research Center (AZ), Cincinnati Art Museum (OH), 21C Museum/Hotel (NC), Society of Dresden Porcelain Art (Germany), and Jingdezhen International Studio (China). They have exhibited both nationally and internationally and received prestigious awards and residencies such as the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (NY and DC), IASPIS (Sweden), and Bemis Center Arts Residency (NE). Their work has been reviewed and featured in Hyperallergic, Artforum, Vogue, Sculpture Magazine, AEQAI, and the Los Angeles Times. Davis and Parker both received their MFA from The Ohio State University and BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute.
Artist Statement
The pieces created utilize three-dimensional scanning and digital manufacturing of found forms that are molded and constructed in porcelain, mimicking the history of decorative arts and design. Our process addresses the conceptualization, discovery, and acquisition of form, to make content-loaded sculptures that reference design and are held together by craft. We incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to our work, striving to make influential historic objects relevant to today.
Recent Shows and/or Exhibitions
2024
Idioms & Idiosyncrasies, Mountain Shadows, Paradise Valley, AZ
2023
Strangers to/in/of/...this world, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ
The First 10 Years, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Everyday’s a New Day, Wavepool, Cincinnati, OH.
2022
Crystal-Walled Seas, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Resident Artists Exhibition, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Archie Bray
Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Eve’s Rib, Field Projects, New York, NY
2021
Close Parallel, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Vessel Cult, The Landing, Los Angeles, CA (collaboration with Amanda Valdez)
Fringe, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Melting Point, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA
Pot Shop, Ed. Varie, New York, NY
2020
Dreamscape, Fort Makers, New York, New York
The Planter Show, Fort Makers, New York, New York
Plate Party, Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA