Works
Overview
Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker of Future Retrieval (founded in 2008) currently reside in Scottsdale, AZ, where Parker is a Professor in the School of Art at Arizona State University. Their most recent solo exhibitions include Crystal-Walled Seas at Denny Gallery in New York and Close Parallel at the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2021. Their work is held in numerous collections, such as Arizona State University Ceramics Research Center (AZ), Cincinnati Art Museum (OH), 21C Museum/Hotel (NC), Society of Dresden Porcelain Art (Germany), and Jingdezhen International Studio (China). They have exhibited both nationally and internationally and received prestigious awards and residencies, such as the Bemis Center Arts Residency, the Swedish IASPIS International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts, Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, and Taliesin West. Their work has been reviewed and featured in AEQAI Magazine, Artforum, Ceramics Monthly, Hyperallergic, Los Angeles Times, Sculpture Magazine, and Vogue. Davis and Parker both received their BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and MFA from the Ohio State University.
Press
Exhibitions
Events
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Artist Talk: Future Retrieval
2–3 P.M. 24 Jan 2026On Saturday, 24 January, from 2–3 P.M., join Guy Michael Davis of Future Retrieval (Davis and Katie Parker) for an artist talk about "Underground World Experience," the collaborating artists' debut solo exhibition in New Mexico, featuring hand-cut paper assemblages, a hand-knotted wool textile, and ceramic pieces inspired by 18th-century books of botanical illustrations and Southwest desert masonry.Read more -
Opening Reception | Underground World Experience: Future Retrieval
5–7 PM 26 Sep 2025Join us on 26 September from 5 to 7 PM for the opening reception of Underground World Experience, an exhibition of biomimetic textiles, handmade paper, and desert masonry by Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker of Future Retrieval.Read more
