Digging Through My Roots

George Davson was born in British Guiana, now Guyana, the eldest son of George and Louise Davson. In Digging up my roots, A story of five generations of my Guyanese family, Davson traces his family connections back to post slavery, colonial British Guiana. He served as an Art teacher in New York City public schools, exclusively in Brooklyn. He has also created an extensive body of art work and has held several exhibitions throughout the New York metropolitan area and in Long Island. He holds a B.A and an M.S in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College, New York. Davson currently resides in Valley Stream, New York, and is dedicating his retirement years to creating more art and learning to play the saxophone and the piano.