Dana Ellyn
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Dana Ellyn is a vegan artist who incorporates political and animal cruelty themes in her work. In 2008, Ellyn created paintings of every American President, as well as each of the 2008 Presidential candidates.[1]
From May 2016 to May 2017, her portrait of artist (and husband) Matt Sesow was the introductory painting to Sesow's 'Shock & Awe' exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.[citation needed]
From December 2018 to March 2019, her painting 'Baby Back Ribs' was exhibited in the 'Grotesque in Art' exhibit at the Museum of Art St. Petersburg in St Petersburg Russia.[citation needed]
Her controversial 2009 Blasphemy Day show received coverage by CNN, USA Today, Huffington Post and NPR.[2] She paints from Mather Studios in downtown Washington, DC.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Ellyn earned a BA degree from The George Washington University.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Saslow, Rachel (18 January 2009). "Washington Post interview with Dana Ellyn - January 2009". www.danaellyn.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "A Bitter Rift Divides Atheists". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ ""Defiled": Dana Ellyn, Matt Sesow, and the Recent Vocabulary of Popular Politics - University of Massachusetts Boston". www.umb.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-05.