Lisa Corinne Davis didn't attend college and As an artist, Davis' work is an exploration of racial, social, and psychological identity, and through the development of her painting lexicon she expresses her personal experience as an African-American woman in the 21st Century, and, by extension, that of an individual in modern society. .
In 1980, she attained a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute in New York City. In 1993 she attained a Masters in Fine Arts from Hunter College. 
