"I Call Shenanigans"
Long View Gallery
Washington, DC
June 8 - 30th
Opening Reception June 9th 6-8pm
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Drew Porterfield
202.232.4788
Drew_Porterfield@longviewgallery.com
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LONG VIEW GALLERY ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITION
I Call Shenanigans
Dana Ellyn
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Dana Ellyn
The War Within
Acrylic on canvas
18"x24" |
Dana Ellyn
This Little Piggy
Acrylic on canvas
18"x24" |
June 9, 2007 - June 30, 2007
Artist Reception: Saturday, June 9, 6 to 8pm
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Washington, D.C. - [May 17, 2007] - Long View Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings
entitled "I Call Shenanigans" by Dana Ellyn from June 9 - June 30, with an artist reception on Saturday, June 9,
2007, from 6 to 8 pm. In the gallery's upstairs annex, we will revisit select pieces from the past five years of her
"31 Days In July" series in anticipation of this July's work.
Dana Ellyn values her fine arts training but arduously works on peeling away the art school compulsion to
make, and hide behind, pretty pictures. Dana's unique perspective and inspiration are drawn from living in the
world's most influential city - she lives and paints less than five blocks from the White House. 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. Her work is bold and confrontational, often exposing unpleasant aspects of current issues.
Ellyn's work elicits conversation, tackling the subjects of religion, politics, family and other sensitive issues
with sardonic humor and engaging honesty. Her work forces reaction rather than complacency - begging the
viewer to think, to understand, to interpret, and then to discuss. Sometimes conversations become heated with
reactions such as:
"In my totally uneducated opinion, Dana Ellyn is BEGGING for help."
-Anonymous response received to "I Call Shenanigans" invitation
While the characters that populate her paintings often appear crazed, their message is solid. Ellyn is an artist
with the capacity to evoke polarized emotional responses, both positive and negative, which makes her work
unique, respectable, and intriguing.
Dana Ellyn is a George Washington University graduate in fine arts and art history who quit her law-firm job
five years ago to become a full-time artist.
For high resolution images, contact Drew Porterfield at: drew_porterfield@longviewgallery.com
About Long View Gallery
Long View Gallery (longviewgallery.com) was founded in 2000 by Andrew Haley and Suzanne Zylonis in
Sperryville, Virginia, a small town that is 75 miles from Washington, D.C. In 2006, William Waybourn and
Craig Spaulding joined with them to open the second Long View Gallery in the historic Shaw neighborhood of
Washington, D.C. Long View presents an outstanding collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture by regional and nationally known artists.
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42 Main Street 1302 Ninth Street NW
Sperryville VA 22740 Washington DC 20001
(540) 987-1000 (202) 232-4788
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Photos from the Opening Reception: June 9th |
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