Chenyue Wang wasn’t familiar with St. Louis before arriving here for graduate school. But over the last two years, the Beijing native has come to appreciate the city’s creative opportunities, quality of life and plentiful greenspace.

Alex Rosborough Davis, MFA ’23, will be the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Des Lee Gallery this May through September. The residency was created specifically as an opportunity for alumni of the Sam Fox School’s MFA programs to create and publicly present an exhibition, project, performance, or workshop. In addition to access to space for making and showing work, Davis will also be awarded with a $3,000 unrestricted honorarium and take part in an open studio event September 2.