Dana Ellyn

Dana Ellyn is a vegan artist who incorporates political and animal cruelty themes in her work. In 2008 Ellyn created paintings of every American President, as well as each of the 2008 Presidential candidates, including a portrait of Sarah Palin juggling fetuses. Her controversial 2009 Blasphemy Day show received coverage by CNN, USA Today, Huffington Post and NPR. She paints from Mather Studios in downtown Washington, DC.

Education

Ellyn earned a BA degree from The George Washington University.

Exhibitions

Ellyn's work has shown in over 100 exhibitions, including Arlington Arts Center, Arts Club of Washington, Artdc.org, Artomatic, Galeria Artevistas in Barcelona, Jazzablanca Festival in Casablanca, the Harbor Gallery at University of Massachusetts Boston, Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell's Books, including Banned a 2010 solo show at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

External links

• O'Yes! An Ecstatic Moment On the Campaign Sidelines Washington Post
• Threats Cause Storeowner to Move Artwork Satirizing Palin DCist
• D.C. couple puts hearts to canvas at wedding turned gallery show Washington Post
• Artsy Abodes: Live-Work Communities for Artists Washington Post
• Artist Profile: Dana Ellyn Capital Community News
• Exhibit shows politics through artist's eyes - and brush Washington Examiner
• Dana Ellyn; Hill Center Galleries
• Dana Ellyn's BANNED Exhibit at MLK Library Penn Quarter Living
• Taking aim at Godon "Blasphemy Day" CNN
• Did you celebrate Blasphemy Day? USA Today
• Words with Dana Ellyn and Divinely Irreverent Preview ReadysetDC
• Breast Intentions City Paper
• The Gun Show Washington Post
• A hipster cultural salon for the short-attention-span generation Washington Post
• When Art Equals Activism; An In Depth Interview With The Talented Dana Ellyn Global Looking Glass