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Artist Exhibitions:
January 2003: Bar Rouge,
Washington DC - Solo Show
January 2003: National Press
Club, Washington DC - Group
Show
December 19 2002: Black Cat:
Shop & Rock, Washington DC -
Art Market
Nov. - Dec. 2002: Khoja
Gallery - Group Show
November 2002: NZen,
Washington DC - Solo Show
November 2002: Art-O-Matic,
Washington DC - Group ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Review from American Online's
Digital City - posted in 2000
"Dana Ellyn Kaufman began to
make a name for herself last
year, when her Platypeople --
whimsically suggestive
sculptures that combine human
and platypus features --
started turning heads, drawing
raves, and attracting buyers
wherever they appeared. The
inspiration for Platypeople
came ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Artist Statement for Dana Ellyn
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Dana Ellyn creates edgy paintings influenced by the social and political events going on around her in Washington, DC. The characters in her paintings exude a humorous cynicism and wisdom while retaining an idealized innocence.
Currently, Dana Ellyn is vigorously creating new paintings for her upcoming shows and festivals in 2006. She recently traveled to Morocco (January, 2006) where she painted for one week. Her experiences from Morocco continue to influence her work back at home in Washington DC. She is looking forward to a year of increased exposure for her diverse and thoughtful body of paintings.
Growing up in Connecticut, Dana Ellyn oftentimes spent hours on end quietly drawing in her room honing her skills of representation. Dana was recognized throughout her childhood by winning a variety of international and statewide awards for her abilities as an artist. Her determination catapulted Dana to be admitted on partial scholarship into the fine arts and art history program at George Washington University (Washington, DC). She values her fine arts training but now works on peeling away the art school compulsion to make, and hide behind, pretty pictures.
Beginning in 2002, Dana left the corporate world to pursue art full time. Her abandonment of several of lifes luxuries has afforded her the time and focus to create a dazzling array of thoughtful and well-conceived paintings. The allure of a Dana Ellyn painting is that it tells a story, her paintings have meaning, and sometimes the message may come as a shock... Don't let her pigtails fool you.
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