ARTIST BIO:
Davon McMillian (b.) 1990, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a Multidisciplinary visual artist exploring figurative painting and drawing, graphic design, printing techniques and cinema. He attended California State University, Chico, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s in Studio Arts in 2020 following a year studying language and culture in Japan. Before transitioning fully into his practice, McMillian worked as a commercial designer in retail and fashion for over a decade (2014–2024)—an experience which culminated into him founding his own clothing brand, Mednokta®, which he later transitioned into his art studio Mednokta® Art Dept.
He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.
ARTIST STATEMENT (c. 2025):
I create art to better understand how we become who we are (and who I am)—how identity, isolation, and impermanence intertwine. I think of these three ideas as “III” (Pillar of 3) which began through my obsession with time, love of stories and personal experiences with feelings of guilt and aimlessness. Through my work I aim to show the internal dialogue that occurs via subtle shifts in expression, mood, or setting. Im particularly interested in such things as “code-switching” and “social masking”.
While each piece is deeply personal, I invite viewers to explore their own relationship to “III.” By stepping into that liminal space, they bring new perspectives to a dialogue that started in my own experiences, blossomed through my sketchbooks, and live on within the canvas or film.