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