# Jeff Davis

> Painter turned generative artist who builds color systems in code, known for Construction Token, one of the first three Art Blocks projects.

- Page: https://www.gondi.xyz/artist/jeff-davis
- Works on GONDI: 726
- Collectors: 382
- About page: https://www.gondi.xyz/artist/jeff-davis/about

## About

Jeff Davis began as a painter and printmaker. He studied mathematics and studio art at Lawrence University, then earned an MFA in painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Around 1999 he moved to design software and digital printing, and about ten years later he found Processing, which let code make his compositional and color choices inside a fixed set of rules: right angles, whole number ratios, flat color. He names Sol LeWitt and Josef Albers among his influences, and he wrote two textbooks, *Foundations of Design* and *Foundations of Color*.

He joined SuperRare in 2019. In November 2020 [*Construction Token*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis.md) became one of the first three projects on Art Blocks, alongside Snowfro's Chromie Squiggle and DCA's Genesis: 500 compositions of rectangles, most of them in a single hue. ZKM in Karlsruhe collected Construction Tokens with the other early Art Blocks drops. [*View Card*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/view-card-by-jeff-davis.md) turns the windows and weather of high rise buildings into interactive abstractions.

From 2021 he worked with Bright Moments, which showed *Portal*, his first animated work, in Venice, California, and [*Reflection*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/reflection-by-jeff-davis.md), screens of shifting color about past relationships, in New York. He made *Schema* with DRIFT for Pace Verso and Art Blocks, and *Optimism*, a stained glass project, with TRAME. Sotheby's and Phillips have offered his work at auction. He was Art Blocks' Chief Creative Officer from 2021 to 2023 and co-founded the Generative Art Foundation in 2025. The Francisco Carolinum in Linz also holds his work.

## At a glance

- Practice: Generative art, color theory and printmaking
- In museums: ZKM
- Active since: 1995
- Platforms: Art Blocks, SuperRare, Trame
- Education: MFA, Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1996), BA, Mathematics and Studio Art, Lawrence University (1994)

## Notable works

- 2020: [Construction Token](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis.md), Art Blocks Curated
- 2021: [Portal](https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/digital-art-day-auction/portal-8), Bright Moments
- 2020: [View Card](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/view-card-by-jeff-davis.md), Art Blocks Playground
- 2021: [Reflection](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/reflection-by-jeff-davis.md), Bright Moments
- 2021: [Color Study](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-color-of-code-interview-jeff-davis), Art Blocks Playground

## In museum collections

- 2021: [Construction Token #5, #8 and #16](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000005.md), ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

## Top sales

- 2025: [Construction Token #88](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000088.md), 3.69 ETH (about $15,300)
- 2025: [Construction Token #231](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000231.md), 3.49 ETH (about $14,800)
- 2024: [Construction Token #433](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000433.md), 3.75 ETH (about $14,400)
- 2025: [Construction Token #31](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000031.md), 3 ETH (about $14,100)
- 2025: [Construction Token #125](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000125.md), 2.95 ETH (about $13,800)
- 2025: [Construction Token #227](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis/2000227.md), 3.245 ETH (about $13,800)

## Exhibitions

- 2026: [3 Blockchains, One Collection, a group show of the museum's collection](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), Francisco Carolinum, Linz, Austria
- 2026: [Mechanical Drawings, a solo show of large colored pencil drawings made with Uncorporated Studio](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/about), OFFICE IMPART, Berlin
- 2025: [Color: 1995-2025, a solo retrospective](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/about), Artverse Gallery, Paris
- 2023: [Riflessi, a two-person exhibition](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), Vizcaya Museum, Miami, FL
- 2023: [LED](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-color-of-code-interview-jeff-davis), Bright Moments, Tokyo
- 2022: [Ex-Machina: A History of Generative Art, with Reflection #98](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/reflection-by-jeff-davis/208000098.md), Phillips, London
- 2022: [Personal Structures](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), European Cultural Centre, Venice
- 2022: [Inflection, a solo show](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-color-of-code-interview-jeff-davis), Bright Moments, Berlin
- 2022: [Art Dubai Digital, with works from Reflection](https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-art-dubai-digital-proves-to-be-a-star-attraction-at-the-15th-edition-of-the-fair), Bright Moments, Dubai
- 2021: [Reflection, a solo show](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-color-of-code-interview-jeff-davis), Bright Moments, New York, NY
- 2021: [Portal, a solo show](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), Bright Moments, Venice, CA
- 2021: [CryptoArt](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

## Collaborations

- 2026: [Mechanical Drawings, large generative drawings in colored pencil, made with Uncorporated Studio](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/about), Uncorporated Studio
- 2024: [Optimism, a generative stained glass project made with TRAME](https://www.designboom.com/design/trame-generative-interiors-craft-nouveau-interview-03-19-2024/), TRAME
- 2023: [Schema by DRIFT with Jeff Davis, 300 animated works after DRIFT's Meadow installation, for Pace Verso and Art Blocks](https://www.pacegallery.com/journal/drift-with-jeff-davis-schema-explained/), DRIFT

## Press & resources

- 2025: [The Final Three: AB500 Comes Full Circle](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis.md), Art Blocks
- 2024: [TRAME unveils generative interiors, blending algorithmic design and traditional craft](https://www.designboom.com/design/trame-generative-interiors-craft-nouveau-interview-03-19-2024/), designboom
- 2023: [Schema by DRIFT with Jeff Davis, Explained](https://www.pacegallery.com/journal/drift-with-jeff-davis-schema-explained/), Pace Gallery
- 2023: [The Color of Code | Jeff Davis](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-color-of-code-interview-jeff-davis), Right Click Save
- 2022: [Art Dubai Digital proves to be a star attraction at the 15th edition of the fair](https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-art-dubai-digital-proves-to-be-a-star-attraction-at-the-15th-edition-of-the-fair), STIR
- 2021: [In Conversation with Jeff Davis](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis.md), Art Blocks

## Milestones

- 1996: [Earns an MFA in painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae)
- 1999: [Turns to design software and digital printmaking](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/about)
- 2019: [Moves into NFTs, first publishing on SuperRare](https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-color-of-code-interview-jeff-davis)
- 2020: [Releases Construction Token, one of the first three Art Blocks projects](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis.md), Art Blocks
- 2021: [Becomes Chief Creative Officer of Art Blocks, until 2023](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), Art Blocks
- 2025: [Co-founds the Generative Art Foundation](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae)
- 2025: [Five years after Construction Token, Art Blocks names his Drawings for a Monument, 1,000 works, among the three projects that close Art Blocks 500](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/construction-token-by-jeff-davis.md), Art Blocks
- 2026: [Francisco Carolinum in Linz adds his work to its collection](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae), Francisco Carolinum

## Links

- [jeffgdavis.com](https://www.jeffgdavis.com)
- [X](https://x.com/jeffgdavis)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/jeffdavis_art)
- [jeffgdavis.com/vitae](https://www.jeffgdavis.com/vitae)

Data from GONDI (https://www.gondi.xyz), Nov 7, 2026.