Dara Kane

I begin a collage by examining my material, breaking it down, then reassembling it into a story or mood that I am trying to express. I tend to collage about nature, but explore other themes as well. I like to use organic shapes, textures, and big colors as well as muted earth tones in my collages. The layout of the collage can vary depending on what images I am working with. Often images connect seamlessly as if they were always meant to be together. After a collage is complete it triggers a memory or feeling that I associate with a place or moment in time. I recycle printed materials that would otherwise be discarded, so there is very little waste.

EDUCATION
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Master of Arts in Teaching, May 2011

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Associates in Applied Science, Cum Laude, 1994
Major: Textile/Surface Design

Baruch College, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 1986
Major: English

JURIED EXHIBITS: ORIGINAL COLLAGES
2014 2nd Juried Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Westchester Biennial, Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY

EXHIBITS: ORIGINAL COLLAGES
2016 Small Works Exhibition, Rye Arts Center,
Rye, NY
2014 Bronxville Pop-Up Art Show, Bronxville, NY
2012 Piecing It Together, Mount Vernon Public Library, Mount Vernon, NY
2012 Connections: Teaching Artists of Westchester, ArtsWestchester Bank Building, White Plains, NY
2011 Graduate Student Art Show, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
2008 Solo Exhibition, Karma Road, New Paltz, NY
2008 Solo Exhibition, Store Room Gallery at Gillard’s, Bronxville, NY