Travis Donovan

Bio

Travis Donovan is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. Born in Banner Elk, North Carolina in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Donovan utilizes a range of techniques in his work that include traditional casting and fabrication practices, studies in electronic arts and new media. His current work utilizes patterns, objects, and storytelling of Appalachia to explore subjects of identity, masculinity, and fatherhood.

Donovan became a North Carolina Artists Fellow after receiving his MFA from the University of North Carolina in 2011. He has exhibited nationally and internationally including solo shows at The William King Museum of Art, Neil Britton Gallery, and Aughinbaugh Art Gallery at Messiah University. He was selected to participate in the 2018 Odysseys Artist Residency of Costa Rica, and recently, the 2023 Digital Stone Project in Gramolazzo, Italy. His work has been included in multiple permanent collections including The Yingge Ceramics Museum in New Taipei City, Taiwan. 

Donovan is Associate Professor of Sculpture and Sculpture Area Coordinator at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.