"STORYTELLING"
a solo exhibit of paintings by Dana Ellyn
at ArtGallery in Norfolk, VA
CLOSING Reception Saturday, January 14th 12:30-3:30pm
artist talk at 2:30pm
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"Storytelling" is an exhibition by independent DC artist Dana Ellyn that invites the viewer to stop, pause, and "read" each of her paintings. Ellyn has been painting professionally for around ten years. She credits her childhood, spent mostly alone and in solitude, as the foundation for the works she creates today. As a child, Ellyn spent the majority of her "happy time" with the door shut to her bedroom, reading books, drawing, and dreaming. Like too many of today's youth, Dana was the child-product of a troubled marriage, resigned to raise herself.
The works included in Ellyn's "Storytelling" exhibition represent the artist's uncanny focused dedication to planning, plotting, and executing unique paintings. Dana Ellyn's process involves a lot of study, a lot of quiet ... door closed. With this exhibition Ellyn presents a body of work inspired from her well-read focus on literary classics, progressive view on current events, and folk art influence. These paintings are presented through the foggy lens of frustration, angst, alcohol, and the ultimate American drive for female independence.
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Read PRESS RELEASE
Read interview with Dana Ellyn on AltDaily.com
Read review by Capt. Carl
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Paintings in the STORYTELLING exhibit:
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Zygote
34"x50"
acrylic on canvas
detail#1 detail#2 detail#3
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Allegory of Arab Spring
38"x56"
oil on canvas
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Bunny
33"x52"
acrylic on canvas
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Discovery
50"x52"
oil on canvas
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Last Dance
15"x20"
watercolor on board
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Slaughter
15"x20"
watercolor on board
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Matadors
15"x20"
watercolor on board
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Little Hen
15"x20"
Watercolor on board
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Kill or Be Killed
47"x51"
acrylic on canvas
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Death and Destrution and Wars, Oh My!
30"x40"
oil on chipboard
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Bombs and Oil Everywhere
But Not A Drop to Drink
30"x40"
oil on chipboard
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The Sky is Falling!
18"x24"
acrylic on canvas
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Singin' in the (Nuclear) Rain
24"x36"
acrylic on (unstretched) canvas
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Grandpa
30"x40"
oil on canvas
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Sacred Cow and the Debt Ceiling
22"x36"
acrylic on (unstretched) canvas
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Making Up Jesus
44"x70"
oil on canvas
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I Chiwawa
14"x18"
acrylic on canvas board
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Sus Primetos Pasos
9"x12"
acrylic on canvas
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Cat of Castelldefels
9"x12"
acrylic on canvas
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Self Portrait
9"x12"
Mixed on cardboard
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Sugar Coated Slave
30"x40"
oil on chipboard
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Ensnared
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Mum
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Home
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Woman
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Siege
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Zombie Tea Party
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Pals
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Blues
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Michelle, Ma Belle
8 1/2"x11"
scratchboard/etching
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Without a Trace
9"x12" (framed)
linoleum block print
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BFFs
9"x12" (framed)
linoleum block print
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To purchase a painting in this exhibit, please contact:
Lorrie Saunders at ArtGallery |
