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Dana Ellyn, Washington, DC artist and contemporary painter

Dana EllynWashington, DC Artist & Contemporary Painter

A Washington, DC artist creating bold, narrative-driven work from her studio five blocks from the White House. Over 4,500 original paintings collected in private homes around the world — sold directly from the artist, no gallery in between.

4,500+
Paintings
4,000+
Sold
25
Years
1971
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Making Friends, acrylic on mat board by Dana Ellyn, framed 15 x 22 inches
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“Making Friends” is up for bid for AVAM

Dana’s painting is in the silent auction for Flaunt: Werk of Art, the gala benefiting the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. Acrylic on mat board, framed, 15 × 22 in.

Bidding closes Friday, November 13, 2026, at 10 PM ET

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Little by Dana Ellyn
Little
9" × 12" · acrylic on cardboard
$120
Life of the Party by Dana Ellyn
Life of the Party
28" × 40" · acrylic on paper
$380
Last Bee by Dana Ellyn
Last Bee
12" × 9" · acrylic on cardboard
$120
Witness by Dana Ellyn
Witness
16" × 20" · acrylic on canvas
$450
Fulfilled by Dana Ellyn
Fulfilled
30" × 40" · oil on chipboard
$580
Entrusted by Dana Ellyn
Entrusted
17" × 32" · acrylic on mat board
$380

The whole story, 1971 to now

Every exhibition, article and project, in one timeline. Her work has been exhibited at the American Visionary Art Museum, the St. Petersburg Museum of Art and the American University Museum, and featured by CNN, NPR, The Washington Post and AFP.

27Solo exhibitions
4,500+Paintings sold
Since 2002Painting full time
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Inside Dana Ellyn's studio at Mather Studios, Washington DC

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Five blocks from the White House, surrounded by Smithsonian museums, Ford's Theatre, and Chinatown. Step into a working DC artist's studio — see new paintings, works in progress, and take something home. Open by appointment.

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Series & Projects

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31 Days in July

A decade of daily paintings from the headlines, 2003–2013

COVID-19 Pandemic

100 paintings documenting the crisis, 2020–2023

DC Heritage Trail

Paintings from DC's neighborhood history markers

Paintings on Books

Vintage book covers as canvas

Year of Presidents

Every U.S. president, painted 2008–2009

10 Commandments

Morality and hypocrisy through a modern lens, 2007

Star-Spangled Banner

Reinterpreting the national anthem

Browse the Collection

New paintings by Dana Ellyn

New Paintings

Latest from the studio

Abstract paintings by Dana Ellyn

Abstracts

Bold color and form

Small paintings under $100

Small Works

Originals under $100