It was a breakthrough which led many sculptors to reconsider the fate of outdoor works, and whether the fabrication of art might in some way adversely impact on the environment.
[5] Davis taught first in regional high schools, then was hired to teach sculpture in 1972 at Prahran College where Fred Cress had been employed by Principal Alan Warren in 1969 to set up what would become Prahran's foundation year in Art & Design with the support of Gordon Leviston.
Davis was Head of Sculpture from 1973, when his moving the sculpture department from the ground to the top floor of the Art and Design building caused some dissatisfaction amongst some students who continued to study on the ground floor in the ceramics and the work shop complex under lecturer Caroline May.
David Wilson joined his staff also that year and took over as Head when Davis left in 1982 for the Victorian College of the Arts.
[6] In his final appointment Davis was Coordinator of Post Graduate Studies at the Victorian College of the Arts for many years.