About Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

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Artist: Cort Savage (American, b. 1965)

American sculptor, Cort Savage received a BA in Fine Arts from Indiana University and an MFA in Sculpture from Syracuse University. He was instrumental in establishing the Belk Visual Arts Center on the campus of Davidson College, where he taught sculpture and drawing for thirty years. He retired from Davidson in 2025.

His sculptures are characterized by kinetics and use of rubber-bands. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States, including at the Mint Museum of Art, Cameron Museum of Art, and the New Orleans Center for Contemporary Art. He received numerous grants and fellowships, including from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Southern Arts Federation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Everything Everywhere is Already Alright by Cort Savage, Image 1.

Cort Savage
Everything Everywhere is Already Alright, 2004

EPDM rubber bands, light box, x-ray, .32 caliber revolver, loaded and cocked

Cort Savage
Canons, 2010

3 rubber band balls and corresponding x-rays. Each x-ray reveals a bronze cast human skull holding a book in its mouth. One holds a copy of a Christian Bible, one holds a copy of the Hebrew Tanakh and one holds a copy of the Islamic Qur’an

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Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

Artist: Cort Savage (American, b. 1965)