Visiting Artist Brings Identity into Focus

Kent Denver’s 2026 Visiting Artist, Shannon R. Davis, joined our school community during the first two weeks of January. 

A theater professor at Colorado College, Ms. Davis’s work and career are in close alignment with this year’s Arts theme, Identity. As she explained to students, “I'm a director, educator, performer, community connector, storyteller and a craftsman… I am also a woman, I'm a mixed Indigenous woman, I'm a mom, I'm a stepmom, I'm a partner, I'm a friend, and I'm an animal lover. These identities are core to my being and core to my practice as an artist.”

In addition to sharing her artistic career path with students, Ms. Davis worked closely with several art classes in the Middle and Upper Schools. Through guided activities and hands-on art-making, she helped students explore the aspects of identity that shape each individual as an artist and community member.

Many thanks to Ms. Davis for her work at Kent Denver as this year’s Visiting Artist!