Books

An Artist Life

50 years of self-portraits

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The Art Dockuments: Tales of the Art Dock: The Drive-by Gallery

The tales of the Drive-by Art Gallery 1981-1986 are stories of the artists, their art, and their interaction with the city authorities. The Art Dock was a street art gallery in the loading dock of the loft of Carlton Davis. First it was controversial, then it became a community gallery, and one of the highlights of art in LA during the 1984...

Bipolar bare, my life journey with mental disorder, a memoir

Writer, artist, architect Carlton Davis takes you on an illustrated wild ride through his life as a young boy- the chip in a figurative poker game between a socialite father and a nightclub singer mother that includes felony, foster care, and child abuse - to his days as a bohemian artist in Los Angeles; his resurrection as a stable buddhist...