[SOA] Archives Spotlight: The Impact of Bing Davis as Artist and Teacher, University of Dayton

[Emily Gainer]

The Impact of Bing Davis as Artist and Teacher by Kristina Schulz, University Archivist, University of Dayton.

To acknowledge Black History Month, the Society of Ohio Archivists would like to shine a spotlight on the materials located at the University of Dayton’s Archives and Special Collections. Originally posted on: University of Dayton Blog<https://udayton.edu/blogs/libraries/2025-02-03-the-impact-of-bing-davis.php>
Bing Davis<https://www.bingdavisartstudio.org/> has created a legacy as an educator, artist, mentor, community builder, community leader and innovator. He has spent his lifetime as an artist who creates opportunities for others.
Born in Greer, South Carolina, Davis moved to Dayton with his family as an infant. He grew up knowing he wanted to create art. Those around him encouraged and supported his vocation. A well-rounded athlete for Dayton Public Schools, Davis played basketball and was on the track team. He attended DePauw University, playing basketball and majoring in art education. In his words, “They needed a small forward (on the basketball team), and I needed an education, so we traded.”
Davis graduated from DePauw in 1959 and took a job teaching art at Colonel White High School in the Dayton Public Schools. He fell in love with teaching and furthered his education at the Dayton Art Institute and Miami University, earning a master’s degree.
Davis helped pilot the Living Arts Center, a new program for arts education and cultural enrichment for students, funded by a Title III program through Dayton Public Schools. Davis said the Living Arts Center’s approach to developing the whole person through the arts transformed him from teaching art to teaching people. Continue reading on the SOA blog: https://ohioarchivists.org/impact-of-bing-davis/

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