Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Dana is a visual artist, painting expressive botanicals with bright colors and small details being h...
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Joined In 2022
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About the artist
Joined In 2022
(27 Followers)
Dana is a visual artist, painting expressive botanicals with bright colors and small details being hallmarks of her style, she creates with the intention to bring joy, to heal and to connect.
Dana is a first generation Filipino-American, whose perspective has been shaped by the paradox of existing in both of these worlds. From a young age, Dana had planned to move away from her small hometown in Washington State to the big city, and in 2005 moved to New York for her undergrad education. She holds an AAS in Exhibition Design and a BFA in Packaging Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Dana was based in NYC for 13 years, working as a multi-disciplinary designer in the luxury fashion, fine jewelry and cosmetics industry
Since 2017, her visual language has become more defined through her paintings. In 2019, Dana did a month long artist residency in Costa Rica with the Mauser Foundation. Moved and inspired by the connection people were having with her vibrant florals and lush landscapes, she began selling her work online in 2020 and has garnered collectors around the world. In the fall of 2021, she left her day job and began pursuing her art full-time. In 2022, Dana started exhibiting her work with The Other Art Fair and h...
BFA, Packaging Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
AAS, Visual Display and Exhibition Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
2024 - May 16-19. The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, New York.
2024 - February 15- April 4. New in Town, invited group show. Tambaran 2 Gallery, New York, New York.
2024 - February 8-28. Super Fresh, selected group show. Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2023 - September 21-24. The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles.
2023 - May 11-14. The Other Art Fair, Dallas.
2022 - September 22-25. The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles.
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