C. Davida Ingram is a conceptual artist specializing in

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, race and

social practice Social practice is a theory within psychology that seeks to determine the link between practice and context within social situations. Emphasized as a commitment to change, social practice occurs in two forms: activity and inquiry. Most often a ...

. Her art explores desire, space, time and memory, while questioning 21st century black female subjectivity. She is also a

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and civic leader. She received the 2014 Stranger Genius Award in Visual Arts. In 2016 she was a

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Citizen Art Fellow, a finalist for the 2016 Neddy Arts Award, and 2018 Jacob Lawrence Fellow. Ingram, along with Prometheus Brown of Blue Scholars, and Tony-nominated choreographer and director, Donald Byrd at the 2016 Crosscut Arts Salon: The Color of Race. In 2017 she was featured in Seattle Magazine's Most Influential Seattleites of 2017. In the same year she received the Mona Marita Dingus Award for Innovative Media. She was engaged in the fight against

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in the

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library where she was head of

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Programs. Her work has been exhibited widely, including at

Frye Art Museum The Frye Art Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1952 to house the collection of Charles and Emma Frye and has since grown to include rotating temporary ex ...

, the

Northwest African American Museum The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) serves to present and preserve the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent and investigate and celebrate Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs and ev ...

, the

Intiman Theatre Intiman Theatre Festival in Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1972 as a resident theatre by Margaret "Megs" Booker, who named it for August Strindberg's Stockholm theater.

, Bridge Productions, WaNaWari, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the University of Washington. Davida's interest in art began when her father taught her how to draw a face. Her work has a post-modern sensibility because she is particularly influenced by theory and cultural studies.

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