"Divinely Irreverent"
Dana Ellyn's solo exhibit
at Evolve Urban Arts Center
OPENING Reception: Saturday December 5th 4-7pm
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The timing of Dana's exhibition at Evolve - just in time for the holiday season - is of no small coincidence. Divinely Irreverent immediately follows on the heels her nationally-recognized participation in the first International Blasphemy Day (September 30th) and continues her provocative pictorial questioning of America's religious and social traditions. December marks the time of year when we both celebrate our Judeo-Christian heritage and camp overnight in Wal-Mart parking lots across the nation to purchase the latest electronic gizmos. Dana's paintings included in this exhibition will shed a unique, harsh light on the point of intersection where our faith tradition and frenzied consumerism meet. Despite the intense subject matter, Dana still maintains a sense of dark humor in both paint and print; in a recent CNN interview she states that even though she doesn't believe in hell, she still feels a bit uneasy hearing that she's headed straight for it.
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Interview with Agence France Presse (AFP)
about Dana Ellyn &
"Divinely Irreverent" exhibit
View the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLvU1kQomo
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CLICK HERE to view article on "THRILLIST" |
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CLICK HERE to view article on "We Love DC" |
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Click to download PDF of Press Release |
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Evolve Urban Arts Center
Pierce School Lofts
1375 Maryland Ave, NE
Washington, DC 20002
evolvedc.com
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Shoe Worship
14"x18"
oil on canvas
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Children of the Corn Syrup
22"x28"
acrylic on canvas
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Living in the Present
24"x36"
oil on canvas
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Going to Hell
in a Hand Basket
12"x36"
acrylic on canvas
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Bull in a China Shop
24"x36"
oil on canvas
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No, Not Even Then
20"x24"
acrylic on canvas
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Cuddling is for
Teddy Bears
20"x24"
acrylic on canvas
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Nurture Nature
18"x24"
acrylic on canvas
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Adoration of the Shepherdess
30"x40"
oil on canvas
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The Great Escape
40"x30"
acrylic on canvas
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Hop Scotch
30"x40"
oil on canvas
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Charlie's Angel
30"x40"
oil on canvas
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In Line For Swine
24"x30"
oil/acrylic on canvas
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Coquette and the Carousel
18"x24"
oil on canvas
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Question
22"x28"
Acrylic on Canvas
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Subjugated
24"x30"
acrylic on canvas
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Trading Beauty Secrets
acrylic on canvas
30"x40"
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This Side Up
24"x36"
oil/acrylic on canvas
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Betty's Bright Idea
12"x36"
acrylic on canvas
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Birds of a Feather
18"x24"
acrylic on canvas
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Pink Slip
18"x36"
acrylic on canvas
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Two Things That Never Seems to Go Out of Style
(the Little Black Dress & Eavesdropping)
18"x36"
oil on canvas
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Coming To Town
24"x36"
Acrylic on canvas
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Waiting...
32"x84" (approx 3'x7')
Acrylic on (unstretched) canvas
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