Press Archive · 2007

The Washington Post

"Giving Artists Space to Create" · also headlined "The Artful Lodgers"

Publication: The Washington Post Date: September 15, 2007 By: Eileen Rivers Photos: Mary Lou Foy for The Washington Post

Dana Ellyn painting at her easel at Mather Studios, Washington, DC, 2007 — Dana Ellyn at Mather Studios, 2007. Photo: Mary Lou Foy for The Washington Post.

In September 2007, The Washington Post featured Dana Ellyn in a story on affordable artist housing in Washington, DC. Photographed at her easel in her live-work unit at Mather Studios on G Street NW, Ellyn — then 36 and four years into painting full time after leaving her law firm job — was the article's example of the model working: an attainable mortgage in the heart of downtown that let her concentrate on painting.

The story ran under two headlines — "Giving Artists Space to Create" on the section front and "The Artful Lodgers" in the Condo Living section — and was followed by coverage in The Express on September 28, 2007.

"My painting sales have gotten better, with that my confidence has grown…. It's a mortgage that's attainable.… It frees me up to not worry what people will think." — Dana Ellyn, The Washington Post, September 15, 2007

Washington Post 2007 clipping, headline Giving Artists Space to Create — **"Giving Artists Space to Create"** — section front, The Washington Post, September 15, 2007. Dana Ellyn at her easel in her Mather Studios live-work unit, photographed by Mary Lou Foy. Click image to view larger.

Washington Post 2007 clipping, Dana Ellyn painting at her easel at Mather Studios, headline Giving Artists Space to Create — **"Giving Artists Space to Create"** — section front, The Washington Post, September 15, 2007. Dana Ellyn at her easel in her Mather Studios live-work unit, photographed by Mary Lou Foy. Click image to view larger.

The Express newspaper clipping featuring Dana Ellyn, September 28, 2007 — **The Express** — follow-up coverage, September 28, 2007.

Washington Post Condo Living page one, The Artful Lodgers article on affordable artist housing, September 2007 — **"The Artful Lodgers"** — Condo Living, page one. Click image to view larger.

Washington Post Condo Living continuation page, Where the Art Is, with photo of Dana Ellyn at Mather Studios — **"Where the Art Is"** — Condo Living, continuation page, with photo of Dana Ellyn at Mather Studios. Click image to view larger.

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