Selected Exhibitions
SHOWING SOON
Weaving a Waiata; First Space at Sawtooth ARI, Launceston (May 10)
National Photographic Portrait Prize; National Portrait Gallery (June 21)
Solo
2024
Weaving a Waiata; First Space at Sawtooth ARI, Launceston (May)
Incase We Don’t Live Forever; James Makin Gallery for Photo 24
2023
Home (Away From Home); Tomorrow Maybe for The Hong Kong International Photography Festival
The Sentimentality of Something Unseen; Incinerator Gallery
Whānau; The National Gallery of Victoria for Melbourne Now
The Odyssey of the Body, The Origins of Touch; IC Contemporary for The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
2022
Half of My Whole Life Was Just a Dream; Woven Projects
Group
2023
Cruel Optimism; Tributary Projects
In Motion; Room to Create Exhibition & Open Studios at Collingwood Yards
People; Unassigned Gallery
HARD; Wood Street Gallery by Christopher Boots
I Admire, I Desire; Sol Gallery
2022
Off-Kilter; Group Sessions
SMUT - The Second C*ming; The Rochey
Pillow Talk; Abstract Gallery
Regen Autonomy; Incinerator Gallery
ko kori toku ingoa; Blak Dot Gallery
Queering the Frame; Centre of Contemporary Photography
New Photographers; James Makin Gallery
Taking Up Space; Meat Market
2021
SMUT; Oigåll projects
Residences, rituals; Woven Projects
Intersection; IC Contemporary
Yours Queerly; Sawtooth Gallery
2019
Significant (Others); C3 Artspace
Publications
Half of My Whole Life Was Just a Dream; published with Pure Nowhere 2022
Education
2015-2017
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts; Victorian College of the Arts (The University of Melbourne)
2012-2013
Diploma of Photo Imaging; Photographic Imaging College
Awards & Residencies
2024
Finalist for The National Photographic Portrait Prize at The National Portrait Gallery
2023
Artist in The Hong Kong International Photography Festival Satelite Program
Artist in Residence at Collingwood Yards (2022-3)
2022
Winner of the World Centred Photography Practice Award from RMIT
Shortlisted for Bowness Art Prize at Monash Gallery of Art
Shortlisted for Incinertor Art Award at Incinerator Gallery
2021
Yerba Magazine’s Artist in Isolation Award
Feminist’s Photography Award
2020
Super Flat Lab’s Emerging Photographer Award
2017
Finalist for The Majlis Travel Scholarship
Majlis Encouragement Award (VCA Graduate Show)
Collectives
The Smut Collective; Founding member since 2021
Featured Publications & Press
2024
Pnppl Magazine
A-M Journal (Print)
Art Collector Magazine (Print)
2023
HKIPF Artist Talks: J Davies with Cehryl for Eaton Radio (Podcast Ft Cehryl)
Intimacy Makes Me Feel Like Home w Photogstory (Interview)
Photo Australia (Interview)
Year of Creation w Pure Nowhere (Interview)
J Davies & Karlo Martinez w Pnppl Magazine (Interview Ft Karlo Martinez)
Memo Review for Melbourne Now
Vogue Australia (Print)
Queer View Mirror (Podcast)
2022
Pnppl Magazine
Revolog (Interview)
Vice Magazine (Featuring Florian Hetz)
Pornceptual
Pnppl Magazine
Pure Nowhere
2021
Yerba Magazine
Kaltblut
Boy Incognito
TOH!
My Gay Eye (Print)
The Opera Magazine (print)
Natural Pursuits
Astrophe (Print)
Feminist
Jock Life
Cap 74024
Fisheye Magazine
Relish and Muster (Print)
Pnppl Magazine
Pornceptual
Eroticco Magazine
Queer Quarterly
RUSSH Magazine (Print)
Across The Pond (Print)