Exhibitions & Publications
Dana Ellyn is a Washington, DC-based contemporary painter who has maintained a full-time independent career since 2002.
Full-Time Painter, Washington, DC | 2002–Present
Approximately 4,500 original paintings created since 2002.
Independent exhibition history across the United States and internationally.
Selected Museum Exhibitions
Radical Fluidity: Grotesque in Art
St. Petersburg Museum of Art, Russia, 2018–2019
Shock & Awe
American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, 2016–2017
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
COLLABORATORS, Hill Center Gallery, Washington, DC, 2019
SPECIESISM, P Street Gallerie, Washington, DC, 2015
Happiness Is…, AMP Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 2015
Deja Vu, Galeria Artevistas, Barcelona, Spain, 2015
VegFest, Gallery 50, Rehoboth, DE, 2015
(Self)Made in DC, 410 GooDBuddy, Washington, DC, 2015
All-American Girl, 19Karen Gallery, Mermaid Beach, Australia, 2014
Fairy Tales & Folklore, AMP Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 2014
Fun with Dick & Jane, FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA, 2014
Thought Crimes, The Dunes, Washington, DC, 2013
Take No Prisoners, AMP Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 2013
Bar Crawl, Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD, 2013
Domesticated, Art Enables, Washington, DC, 2013
Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC, 2013
Defiled, Harbor Gallery (UMASS), Boston, MA, 2013
Meat-Free, 410 GooDBuddy, Washington, DC, 2013
Sesow et Ellyn, Gallery 555, Cruseilles, France, 2012
See Something, Say Something, FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA, 2012
See Something, Say Something, Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD, 2012
A Man Worthy of Your Attention, McCutchan Art Center, Evansville, IN, 2012
A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures, Garner Narrative, Louisville, KY, 2012
The Birds and The Bees, Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD, 2012
Stocking the Fridge, The Fridge, Washington, DC, 2012
Fun House, Mr. Rain’s Fun House (American Visionary Art Museum), Baltimore, MD, 2012
Dystopia, The Dunes, Washington, DC, 2011
Storytelling, ArtGallery, Norfolk, VA, 2011
Midlife, Galeria Artevistas, Barcelona, Spain, 2011
BANNED, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC, 2010
Till Death Do Us Part, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, 2010
Divinely Irreverent, Evolve Urban Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2009
Sequestered, R. Courey Gallery, Savage, MD, 2009
Made in China, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, 2008
Up for Discussion, ERA Gallery, Wilmington, NC, 2008
I Call Shenanigans, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, 2007
Freak House Art, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2006
Driven, Neptune Gallery, Bethesda, MD, 2006
Date Night, Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2005
Downtown Girl, Uptown Boy, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC, 2005
Learning to Crawl, Inside Out Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2005
News Flash, Hoopla Traders, Washington, DC, 2004
Art in the City, Bodzin Art Gallery, Fairfax, VA, 2004
Nudes, NZen Gallery, Washington, DC, 2002
Selected Group Exhibitions
No Matter What, Pen + Brush Gallery, New York, NY, 2025
Creativity in the Time of Covid, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, 2023
How Are You Doing?, Garner Narrative, Louisville, KY, 2021
ALL IN THE FAMILY, Metro Gallery, Lincoln, NE, 2018
Art in the City, Hill Center, Washington, DC, 2017
SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS, AMP Art Market, Provincetown, MA, 2016
ANIMUS, Karamel, London, England, 2016
Women Who Work, The New Mart, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
Bycatch, By Hand, P Street Gallerie, Washington, DC, 2016
Alchemic Vessels, Jane Hasoka Gallery, Washington, DC, 2015
Michael Jackson Tribute Show, 19Karen Gallery, Mermaid Beach, Australia, 2014
Alchemic Vessels, Jane Hasoka Gallery, Washington, DC, 2014
Vegan Art Exhibit, Art Prichal, Kiev, Ukraine, 2013
Dia de los Muertos, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, 2013
Resistance Through Art, Bodzin Gallery, Fairfax, VA, 2013
Inaugural Visions, Art Enables, Washington, DC, 2013
Artpocalypse 2012, The Dunes, Washington, DC, 2012
Campaign/Reform, Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA, 2012
Yuri’s Night, Artisphere, Rosslyn, VA, 2012
Year of the Dragon, FOE Gallery, Northampton, MA, 2012
23+23, Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD, 2012
Tight Fit, The Dunes, Washington, DC, 2012
Outside Art in the Hamptons, Galerie Belage, Westhampton Beach, NY, 2011
Yuri’s Night, Artisphere, Rosslyn, VA, 2011
Love Stains and Memory Remains, Cre8space, Washington, DC, 2011
Summer Show, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, 2010
Group Exhibition, Mayer Fine Art, Norfolk, VA, 2009
Artomatic, Washington, DC, 2009
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY, 2009
12x12, ArtDC Gallery, Hyattsville, MD, 2009
Yuri’s Night, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2009
Art & Politics, H&H Fine Arts, Mount Rainier, MD, 2009
Bad Santa – No Cookie, Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2008
Holiday Show, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, 2008
BrushFire, Gallery Plan B, Washington, DC, 2008
Sign of the Times, Access Gallery, Denver, CO, 2008
Artomatic, Washington, DC, 2008
Women’s History Exhibition, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC, 2008
DC Green HeART Exhibit, Washington, DC, 2008
Group Exhibition, Gallery Plan B, Washington, DC, 2007
Holiday Show, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, 2007
Go Figure, Gallery Plan B, Washington, DC, 2007
Art in Heat, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2007
Bloodlines, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA, 2007
Splash Contemporary, Asbury Park, NJ, 2007
Art Romp, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2006
Group Exhibition, Pamela Skinner Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 2006
Now, Qbix Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Shock & Awe, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2006
Remastered, Studio One Eight, Washington, DC, 2006
Art of War, Studio One Eight, Washington, DC, 2006
Cupidity, Neptune Gallery, Bethesda, MD, 2006
Art Romp, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2005
A Girl, A Guy & A Gay, Studio One Eight, Washington, DC, 2005
Voices, Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC, 2005
The Fruit Bowl, Alcove Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2005
Art Romp, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, 2004
1460 Wall Mountables, DC Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2004
MOCA DC, Washington, DC, 2004
Anonymous, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC, 2004
Meridian Center, Washington, DC, 2003
1460 Wall Mountables, DC Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2003
Flemming Center, Washington, DC, 2003
Insider/Outsider, America Oh Yes!, Washington, DC, 2003
Creative Sincerity, CDW, Washington, DC, 2003
Lady Brain Mind Meld, MOCA DC, Washington, DC, 2003
Love & Eroticism, Khoja Gallery, Arlington, VA, 2003
Kalorama Emerging Artist Show, Washington, DC, 2003
Khoja Gallery, Arlington, VA, 2002
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, 2002 (Honorable Mention Award)
LadyFest DC, DC Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2002
Gallery 325, Washington, DC, 2002
Intermission, Wilson Gallery, Washington, DC, 2001
Smoke and Mirrors, Wilson Gallery, Washington, DC, 2001
Far Away Places, Wilson Gallery, Washington, DC, 2001
Selected Publications
Vegan Art: A Book of Visual Protest, 2023
Mid Atlantic Review (cover & interior), 2023
Kind and(book cover & interior), 2021
Feminism and Veganism (book), 2019
Protecting Animals Within and Across Borders (book cover), 2019
Art of Compassion (book), 2018
Vegan Life Magazine (calendar), 2017
Animal Rights Art (calendar), 2017
Tenou'a Magazine (multiple issues), 2017
Hill Rag (cover), 2017
Art of Compassion (calendar), 2016
Strivers (book cover), 2016
Bicycle Review Magazine (cover), 2013
100 Artists of Washington, DC, 2012
Education
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
B.A., Fine Arts, Art History, 1992
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