Inspired by the in-between, Dana Bunker draws from photographs of loved ones. The figures she depicts are in the state of becoming as they wildly writhe against their environment. It is unclear whether they are growing or expanding beyond themselves, or if they are simply breaking down and dissolving into what surrounds them. Her work is often a study of the way she feels about her place in the world, as the slow process of pen on paper allows her to step back and consider the self-split she herself faces as she balances her life as an artist the responsibilities of day to day living.
Growing up amongst the vast redwood trees, Dana Bunker spent much of her early years drawing and painting amongst the mountainous landscape in Northern California. You could say her work, with its illustrative style, is largely influenced by being a girl once stuck in the wilderness.
Having moved to New York City in 2004, Bunker earned a BFA from Pratt Institute and now resides in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Exhibitions:
2011
Yes Gallery, Brooklyn NY. Eccentricity - Two Person Exhibition
-Curated by Lesley Doukhowetzky
Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY. Summer Festival
3rd Ward, Brooklyn NY. Member Group Show
White Rabbit, New York NY. Perepeteia I’ a Group Exhibition
2010
Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY. Summer Festival
Eastern District, Brooklyn NY “Brooklyn Saves”
EKE Studio, Brooklyn NY. Opening Exhibition
Work Gallery, Brooklyn NY. "I Heart Art"
The Loom, New York NY. Beauty Massacre "The Loom: Beauty Art Party"
2009
Shadow's Space, Philadelphia PA "The Littlest Deaths"
-Curated by Anagnorisis
White Rabbit, New York NY "Empirical" - Solo Exhibition
717 Studio, Brooklyn NY "Mixtape"
2008
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY "Cabinet of Natural Curiosity" - Solo Exhibition
Artist in Residence:
The Wassaic Project
05. 2010 Artist Residency.
05. 2011 Artist Fellowship.
Growing up amongst the vast redwood trees, Dana Bunker spent much of her early years drawing and painting amongst the mountainous landscape in Northern California. You could say her work, with its illustrative style, is largely influenced by being a girl once stuck in the wilderness.
Having moved to New York City in 2004, Bunker earned a BFA from Pratt Institute and now resides in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Exhibitions:
2011
Yes Gallery, Brooklyn NY. Eccentricity - Two Person Exhibition
-Curated by Lesley Doukhowetzky
Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY. Summer Festival
3rd Ward, Brooklyn NY. Member Group Show
White Rabbit, New York NY. Perepeteia I’ a Group Exhibition
2010
Wassaic Project, Wassaic NY. Summer Festival
Eastern District, Brooklyn NY “Brooklyn Saves”
EKE Studio, Brooklyn NY. Opening Exhibition
Work Gallery, Brooklyn NY. "I Heart Art"
The Loom, New York NY. Beauty Massacre "The Loom: Beauty Art Party"
2009
Shadow's Space, Philadelphia PA "The Littlest Deaths"
-Curated by Anagnorisis
White Rabbit, New York NY "Empirical" - Solo Exhibition
717 Studio, Brooklyn NY "Mixtape"
2008
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY "Cabinet of Natural Curiosity" - Solo Exhibition
Artist in Residence:
The Wassaic Project
05. 2010 Artist Residency.
05. 2011 Artist Fellowship.
