CV

Education:

2019 MBA, Indiana Institute of Technology

2017 Bachelor's of Arts - Graphic Design & Marketing, Indiana Institute of Technology Group


Group Exhibitions:

2023 Black Business Card Party Art Show | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2022 Courageous Healing Artist Showcase | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2021 Forest Park Elementary School's Arts Week | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Fort Wayne Festival for the Arts | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 Fort Wayne Local Arts Showcase | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 Fort Wayne Festival for the Arts | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2016 Art of Expression Arts Showcase | Fort Wayne, Indiana.


Publications:

2023 Robert Petras, Release The Belgium. Cover illustrated by Davonta Beckham | Toronto, Ohio


Speaking Engagements

2021 Black Excellence Ball Speaker | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 TEDx Fort Wayne Speaker | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Center for Creative Collaboration Special Guest | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Leadership Development Academy Selected Speaker Fort Wayne Metals | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Selected Events:

2023 PBS Fort Wayne Storytelling Workshop | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Yellow Summit Panelist | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Fortitude Fund Selected Guest & Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Boys & Girls Club Arts Workshop Special Guest | Fort Wayne, Indiana.


Collaborations:

2026 The Community Champions, Creative Direction by Davonta Beckham | Dayton, OH.

2021 Aha Media Holiday Card. Illustration by Davonta Beckham | Fort Wayne, Indiana. Awards/Grants

2019 Graduate of The Last Decade Honoree, Indiana Tech | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 Fortitude Fund Grant Recipient | Fort Wayne, Indiana.


Press:

2025 Keeping Your Dreams Alive Podcast Guest Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2025 Black Artist In Fort Wayne Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Journal Gazette Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 ABC 21 Junior Achievement Young Entrepreneur of The Month Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Input Fort Wayne Feature, Davonta, making dreams a reality | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2019 Fort Wayne Magazine, Creating a Vision for Entrepreneurs to Pursue their Dream | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 TEDx Talk, What if You Could Fly? | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 Your Business Matters Podcast Guest | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 The Things We Love Podcast Guest Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 PBS, Arts IN Focus Television Series Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 PBS, Entrepreneurial Energy Documentary | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2018 Input Fort Wayne Arts & Culture Feature | Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2017 Asher Agency & Indiana Tech Student Success Stories | Fort Wayne, Indiana.


Public Collections:

Wayne High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Calienté, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana.


Selected Collectors:

Dashawn Jordan

Christiana Danielle

Steve Franks

Mark Hagar

Dashawn Marshall

Herbert Gary