Dana Ellyn
Coexist (Left)
A woman seated at a wooden table beneath a single hanging light bulb, with an iphone face down on the tabletop.
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Coexist (Left)

12" × 16"
oil on canvas
$300


She sits with her phone within reach, face-down, glowing — someone or something wants her attention. She doesn't touch it.

This is what solitude actually is: not just being alone, but the moment the audience in your head goes quiet, even when it's still knocking. No one to impress, nothing to react to. Not performing for anyone — not the world, not even herself. What's left is what's true to you.

This is one half of a diptych with Coexist (Right). See below.


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Coexist (Left) and Coexist (Right)

Coexist (Left), oil on canvas painting by Dana Ellyn
Coexist (Right), oil on canvas painting by Dana Ellyn

Coexist (Left) and Coexist (Right)

Coexist (Left) and Coexist (Right) show the same woman, twice — facing opposite directions, each with her phone nearby, untouched. She's not just coexisting with the world here. She's coexisting with her own other self — two versions of one person, each finally quiet enough to hear what's true.

Purchase separately for $300 or together for $580.

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