DISSENT: The Graphic Design of Chaz Maviyane-Davies

Gallery will be closed on March 13, 14, and 20, 21. Modified hours for the week of March 15 - 19 are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Beverly, MA - Endicott College is pleased to present the art of Chaz Maviyane-Davies in the Spencer Presentation Gallery, Center for the Arts, Endicott College, 376 Hale Street, Beverly from now through March 21. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 5 to 7 pm; Friday 9 am to 5 pm; and Saturday and Sunday 2-4 pm.  A reception with the artist will be held Thursday, March 4 from 5-7 pm followed by a lecture at 7 pm.  All events are free and open to the public.

DISSENT: The Graphic Design of Chaz Maviyane-Davies spans the years from 2001 to 2010 and was created for clients and as well as personal expression.  The poster art on view raises issues relating to racism, politics, religion, hunger, AIDS, hurricane Katrina, and United Nations Human Rights, as well as other social justice messages, explaining why Mr.  Maviyane-Davies has been described as "the guerrilla of graphic design." For more than two decades the award-winning, controversial designer's powerful work has taken on issues of consumerism, health, nutrition, social responsibility, the environment and human rights.

Mr. Maviyane-Davies received his M.A. at the Central School of Art and Design in London and worked in Britain, Japan, Malaysia, the US, and Zimbabwe his country of origin. From 1983 until recently he ran the renowned design studio in Harare, Zimbabwe.  He is currently a Professor of Design at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. As well as being published in numerous books, international magazines and newspapers, his work has been exhibited extensively and is included in several permanent collections at various galleries. In 2009 he was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. 

"Over the years I have tried to marshal the power of design to enable effective communication for social change by using images and ideas to cut through complacency and apathy, while trying to raise consciousness about an array of social and political issues.

Creating an alternate vision as my expression in a pervading regressive body politic has never been easy but design is my weapon and therein lies the challenge I have called "Creative Defiance".

I remind myself that every day offers us the chance to refuse, giving me the impetus to address those social and ecological blemishes that only bring misery and despair to humankind, so that we can hopefully embrace and nourish the potential we all deserve."   -- Chaz Maviyane-Davies

As well as being published in numerous International magazines and newspapers, Mr. Maviyane-Davies' design work has also been acknowledged in Who's Who in Graphic Design, First Choice: Leading International Designers, Rewriting the Rules of Graphic Design, Digital Portfolios Unzipped, Graphic Agitation 1 & 2, Graphic Design Timeline — A Century of Design Milestones, World Graphic Design, Celebrating Posters, Area: Showcasing 100 of the world`s most innovative emerging graphic designers, History of Graphic Design, Design for Dissent, International Poster Excellence, Anatomy of Design, Designer Portraits, Lovely Language and was included in the list ID Forty, ID magazine's annual honors list profiling leading-edge designers from around the world. New York 1998. Among other awards Mr. Maviyane-Davies was the first recipient of the Anthon Beeke International Design Award, Amsterdam; and recognized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as an outstanding innovator in his commitment to the struggle to transform society and create a just future.
                                                                               
Dissent:  The Graphic Design of Chaz Maviyane-Davies, and Endicott College's related programming are central to the mission of the School of Visual + Performing Arts, which offers a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, giving students the opportunity to study Creative Arts Therapy, Graphic Design, Photography, and Studio Art; and the Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design with an option for a concentration is Sustainable Design. For further information on this exhibit or any of the events at the Center for the Arts, please contact Kathleen Moore at 978-232-2655 or kmoore@endicott.edu or visit www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts.