CAKE. you can eat it, too
New Works by B Shawn Cox

On display February 28th - March 28th, 2026

Austin, TX—Davis Gallery is pleased to present B Shawn Cox’s sixth solo show with us, CAKE. you can eat it, too. Join us for the opening reception February 28th, 2026 from 4-7pm. 

This feast for the eyes explores cake as both material and metaphor—an indulgent symbol of celebration, desire, and transition. Drawing from vintage pinup calendars, retro muscle fitness magazines, and pop culture toys and memories of homemade birthday cakes, a bit of subtext is baked in the work that revels in sugary excess, saturated color, and nostalgic pleasure. Pulp “beefcake” cowboys and “cheesecake” pinup cowgirls form the base of a fantasy created through layers of color and pattern in a series of new paintings, drawings, sculptural slices, and playful cast objects. Cox translates the dopamine rush of sweets into visual form, merging childhood dreams with Western rural realities and cultural decadence. These works function as visual desserts—sensual, humorous, and self-aware—inviting viewers to savor hidden layers of longing, memory, and indulgence, because you can have your cake and eat it, too.

Spotlight Gallery: Gabe Langholtz

On display February 28th - March 28th, 2026

Davis Gallery is excited to feature Gabe Langholtz in our Spotlight Gallery, opening Saturday, February 28th from 4-7pm. Langholtz's paintings are rooted in keen observation—of the quiet logic governing everyday life, the emotional weight familiar forms carry, and how meaning accumulates through repetition. Many of his works are narrative in nature, offering scenes that suggest stories without resolving them. Langholtz's work resists beauty without imperfection, inviting viewers to explore the rich complexities found in the seemingly mundane.