Who Is G.B. Davis

Geoffrey (G.B.) Davis

Artisan · Naturalist · Teacher
Noblesville, Indiana
gbdavisfolkart@gmail.com · 317-316-1341
gbdavisfolkart.com · @gbdavisfolkart

Education

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction — Indiana Wesleyan University, 1991

B.S., Elementary Education — Ohio Wesleyan University, 1985

Exhibitions

50 Little Birds — Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2024

Katie Nurenberger Collection Showcase — Hamilton County Artists Association, Noblesville, Indiana, 2025

White River Canoes — White River Alliance, Indianapolis, Indiana 2024, 2022

Residencies

Maker-in-Residence — Ignite Studios, Hamilton SE Public Library, Fishers, Indiana, 2018

Awards & Grants

Juried and Listed Member, Directory of Traditional American Crafts — Early American Life, 2017–2025 (Wood and Paper)

Artist Emeritus — Hamilton County Artists Association, Noblesville, Indiana, 2025

Noblesville Creates Artist of the Year — 2019

50 Little Birds Paddles the Northern Forest Canoe Trail — Ruth Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship, 2014

Juried into Indiana Artisan — 2011

Ukulelia: Building and Playing Ukulele in Hawai‘i — Ruth Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship, 2004

Collections

The Adirondack Experience — Blue Mountain Lake, New York

Conner Prairie — Fishers, Indiana 

Ignite Studios, Hamilton Southeast Public Library, Fishers, Indiana

Private collections primarily in the Midwest and New England

Print Media

Carving and Painting Owls — Geoffrey Davis et al., Wildfowl Carving Magazine Press, 2025

Folk Tail: A Barn Owl in Folk-Art Style — Wildfowl Carving Magazine, Summer 2025; Winter 2026

Directory of Traditional American Crafts — Early American Life, September 2025

Artisans in the Museum — Directory of Traditional American Crafts, Early American Life, August 2024

Film

Toboggan ’Bout Town — 12 Stars Media; Rocky Walls, director, 2022

50 Little Birds — Hannah Lindgren, director; Geoffrey Davis, writer, 2020

Instructional Experience

Snow Farm – The New England Craft Program, Residential Instructor
Williamsburg, Massachusetts | 2023–Present
Areas of Instruction: Nature / Birding · Woodworking · Decorative Painting · Leatherwork

The Shaker Museum, Visiting Instructor
East Chatham, New York | 2024–Present
Areas of Instruction: Book Arts

Noblesville Winter Sports, Director and Coach
Noblesville, Indiana | 2019–Present
Areas of Instruction: Toboggan Construction & Competition (including design, build, and U.S. National-level racing)

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Visiting Instructor
New Gloucester, Maine | 2019–Present
Areas of Instruction: Nature / Birding · Woodcarving · Decorative Painting · Book Arts · Journaling

The Workshops of G.B. Davis, Owner & Instructor
Noblesville, Indiana | 2014–Present
Areas of Instruction: Nature / Birding · Woodworking · Woodcarving · Decorative Painting · Book Arts · Journaling · Leatherwork · Letterpress

Indianapolis Public Schools & Carmel Clay Public Schools, General Educator (Grades K–12)
Indiana | 1986–2018