Passing Beauty

Amy Banner Updegrove

Davis Gallery & Framing is pleased to announce Passing Beauty, a solo exhibition featuring new works by Amy Banner Updegrove, on view from September 10th through October 10th, 2026. 

“There is that one perfect moment, beauty at its peak.  Arriving after relentless pursuit and immediately beginning the bitter decay. The natural — fruits and flowers, waves and winds, sounds and seasons along with the manufactured — art and architecture, esprit de corps, celebration and institution.  The nature of all we experience and observe, the story on repeat — and,and,and,end — Passing Beauty.” — Amy Banner Updegrove

A native Texan who has lived and worked in New York and Los Angeles, Updegrove brings a rich background in media, design, and fashion—including leadership roles at Polo Ralph Lauren, Los Angeles Magazine, and Texas Monthly—to her artistic practice. Informed by visual elements used to communicate mood, story, season, or location, Updegrove creates tactile, three-dimensional builds and collages using mixed materials like paper, fabric, metal, acrylic, and leather. Combining letterpress fonts, woven textiles, and grounding geometric forms, her compositions shift dynamically with light and perspective, resulting in patterns that reflect both the natural and man-made while highlighting their subtle differences.

The gallery invites the public to the opening reception of Passing Beauty on Thursday, September 10th from 6-9pm. Come celebrate this compelling exploration of the fleeting nature of beauty and discover how Updegrove’s unique mixed-media compositions capture the fragile harmonies of our surrounding environments.
 
 

Reception Party: Thursday, September 10th, 2026 from 6-9pm
Artist Talk: October 3rd, 2026, reception 1-3pm with 1:30pm artist talk

On View: September 10th - October 10th, 2026