Resume / CV
DANA LYNN HARPERdanalynnharper@gmail.com614.557.2723danalynnharper.com94 E. Blake Ave.Columbus, OH
EDUCATION
2013 The Pennsylvania State University, Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture Bunton Waller Fellow
2009 The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art & Technology Cum Laude, graduated with honors
RESIDENCIES
2022
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2019
Plyspace, Muncie, IN
Studioworks Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Eastport, ME
2018
Art Space Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
2017
ARC Residency, Chattanooga, TN
Micro-Residency, Kent State Stark, North Canton, OH
Kutztown University Artist in Residence, Kutztown, PA
Open Door Studio Artist in The Community, Columbus, OH
2016
Teton Art Lab, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY2014
Second Sight Studios, Columbus, OH
Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
AWARDS/GRANTS
2025
OAC Individual Excellence Award
2022
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2021
Greater Columbus Arts Council Supply Grant
2018
Artist in Community Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
2017
Greater Columbus Arts Council Supply Grant
2016
NEA Studio Residency Grant, Women’s Studio Workshop
Greater Columbus Arts Council, Supply Grant
2015
Ohio Arts Council Award, Professional Artist
Ringholz Foundation Visual Artist Grant
Greater Columbus Arts Council, Supply Grant
2014
ArtFile Magazine Grant Recipient
ArtPrize Seed Grant, Frey Foundation, Grand Rapids, MI
Art Kudos, International Juried Competition
Honorable Mention Best in Show, The Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
People’s Choice, Ohio Arts Council, The Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
2011
Bunton-Waller Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University
2009
Undergraduate Research Grant, The Ohio State University Magna Cum Laude, Graduated with distinction, The Ohio State University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Ritual & Absence, Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, AL
2023
Beneath Dual Skies, Studio 23, Bay City, MI
2022
A Little Too Much, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
Field Guides, Sculpture Space, Cleveland, OH
2021 Halfway Here, duo exhibition with Lucie Shearer, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH
2019
Field Guides, Plyspace Gallery, Muncie, IN
Waning Light, Cardinal Health Gallery, Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH
2018
Bloom Bloom, Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, Main Gallery, Hastings, NE
Between Everything, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH
Cosmic Glimmer, Art Space, Raleigh, NC
Macrocosm, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
The Light Leftover, Mantle Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2017
Cultivating Light, Swine Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Garden Party, LIT Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Pom Pom Nebulae, Main Hall Gallery, Kent State University, North Canton, OH
Bloom Bloom, Marlin & Regina Miller Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Parallel Universe, Duo Exhibition, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH
2016
CYA L8R, Duo Exhibition, City Center Gallery, Columbus, OH
Loo Loo Field, Duo Exhibition, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
Circle The Square, Duo Exhibition, Marlboro College, Marlboro, CT
2015
Sweet Spot, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
Let’s Be Friends, S.Dot Gallery, Columbus, OH
Auroral Confetti, Front/Space Gallery, Kansas City, MO
daydream, Fisher Gallery, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH
Elsewhere, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
2014
Bloom Bloom, Rasdall Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
Dreamspace, Second Sight Studio, Columbus, OH Wigglegasm, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
bud & rot, duo exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2013
Bloom Bloom, MFA exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA
Meet Me Right Here, duo exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Celestial Bodies, Stoveworks, Chattanooga, TN
2024
Reclamation, South Hampton History Museum, South Hampton, NY
Art Bash, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Kinhouse, Kinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Made Me Ink, HIlliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2023 Bloom Bloom, Wonderspaces, Scottsdale, AZ
Beecoming Home, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
Water & Life, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2022
Rhythms and Roles, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
Roberto Lugo: Village Potter, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
2021
Build It, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
Packed, ROY G BIV, Columbus, OH
2019
Surreal Systems, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Women of 614, Bridge Gallery, 400 West Rich, Columbus, OH
Wonderball, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Let There Be Light, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
2018
Hypotheses, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2017
Nature and Neon, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN
Rich Flavor, Poor Taste, Higienic Art Gallery, invitation only, New London, CT
Excavations In Yellow, Mantle Art Space, juried exhibition, San Antonio, TX
Off The Grid, juried exhibition, Wexner Center For The Arts, Columbus, OH
FRUIT, invitation only, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH
Inside, CAW exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
In Transformation, juried exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OH
FRESH, invitation only, Confluence Gallery & Art Center, Twisp, WA2016
Mix It Up! Contemporary Mixed Media, juried, Royal Contemporary, Florence, CO
Neon Dreams, invitation only, Red Ink Flint, Flint, MI
Please Touch, juried exhibition, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Light Up My Life, invitation only, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
Sugar, Sweet, Neon, juried exhibition, Muse Atelier, Ypsilanti, MI
The Amazing Cat Show, 400 West Rich Street, Columbus, OH
2015
Art + Science, juried exhibition, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
A Little Bit Closer, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
Independent’s Day, invitation only, Music and Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
Snack Time, Tacocat Gallery, Columbus, OH
#wildartcolumbus, juried exhibition, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH
This Inspired That, invitation only, Open Door Studio, Columbus, OH
Perpetuating Purpose, juried exhibition, Open Door Studio, Columbus, OH
Art & Story, juried exhibition, Revue, Columbus, OH
2014
Sparkle Plenty, juried exhibition, GalleriE CHIZ, Pittsburgh, PA
Narcissism and The Self Portrait, juried exhibition, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
ARTPRIZE, Juried exhibition, Grand Rapids Downtown Market, Grand Rapids, MI
An Exhibition of Columbus Artists, juried exhibition, Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH
MORE&More, juried exhibition, MS Rezney Gallery, Lexington, KY
Fairtastic, fine arts juried exhibition, Rhodes Building, Columbus, OH
Centered, juried student and faculty exhibition, The Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Six in Studio, juried exhibition, Cleveland West Arts League, Cleveland, OH
Art of Lustron, invitation only, TacocaT Gallery, Columbus, OH
The Bazaar, juried exhibition, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
Stop, Collaborate & Listen, invitation, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA
Fabricated Living, juried exhibition, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
SHOEBOX: An International Sculpture Exhibition, juried, Todd Art Gallery. Murfreesboro, TN
2013
VOO DOO Music Festival, City Park, New Orleans, LA
Art Outside, juried exhibition, Apache Pass, TX
Fly Free Fest, Red River Canoe Camp Ground, Adams, TN
Fall Down 5 Music Festival, Camp Farnam, Durham, CT
Great North Music & Arts Festival, Last Breath Farm, Norridgewock, ME
Boomslang, A Celebration of Music & Sound, Buster’s B & B, Lexington, KY
Pink Moon Music Festival, Pinky’s Farm, Rock Camp, WV
Hyperion Music & Arts Festival, Stable Studios, Spencer, IN
The Peach Music Festival, Toyota Pavilion, Scranton, PA
Novis Oculi, Juried Penn State Graduate Exhibition, IceBox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Electric Forest Music & Arts Festival, Sherwood Forest, Rothbury, MI
BLOOM BLOOM, Juried group exhibition, 6119 Gallery. Pittsburgh, PA
2012 Second Helping, MFA Group Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Fairtastic, Juried exhibition, The Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH
Ohio Centric, Juried exhibition, City Center Gallery, Columbus, OH
The New Sauce, MFA Group Exhibition Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
PUBLIC WORKS2024 Beautiful Little Things, Wexner Center for the Arts & OSU Medical Center, Columbus, OH2023 Electrical Utility Box, Short North Arts District, Columbus, OH2022 Wonder Room, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OHCotton Candy Skies, Otherworld, Columbus, OH2021 Electrical Utility Box Project, University District, Columbus, OHDwelling Pool, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH Flickering Fence, University District, Columbus, OH Mural Cube Project, Kaufman Development, Columbus, OH2018 934 Mural, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH2017 Plume Installation, Second Sight Studio, Columbus, OH2016 Microbe Mural, Sign House, Columbus, OH Light Installation, The Network for Prototyping The Future, Columbus, OH Petri Pool Mural, glass wall installation, Goodale Parking Garage, Columbus, OH2015 White Bloom Bloom, ceiling installation, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OHDiatom Studies, “Blank Spaces” Short North Mural, ROY G BIV
TEACHING EXPERIENCE2025 CCAD, Studio Intensive for Juniors, Columbus, OH2024 CCAD, Studio Intensive for Juniors, Columbus, OH CCAD, Fiber Exploration, Columbus, OH2023 CCAD, Studio Intensive for Juniors, Columbus, OHFlower Sanctuary, Collaboration with Worthingway Middle School, Columbus, OH2017 Installation/Collaboration with North Central Highschool, Columbus City Schools2016 Polymer Installation Workshop, Wickliffe Elementary School, Upper Arlington City Schools Glass and Found Object installation Workshop, Beacon Elementary School, HIliard City Schools2015 Polymer Sculpture, instructor, Columbus Cultural Arts Center “Polymer Power,” art instructor, Ohio Craft Museum Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Brown Elementary, installation art workshop Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Center, installation art workshop Instructor, Found Object/Recycled Sculpture, McConell Arts Center2014 Instructor, Mixed Media Sculpture, Polymer Clay, Columbus Cultural Arts Center Art Demonstration at Columbus Arts Fest, Sculpture Columbus, Cultural Arts Center2013 Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Center, sculpture & ceramics Instructor, Beginning Sculpture for Majors, Pennsylvania State University2012 Instructor, Beginning Sculpture for Non-Majors, Pennsylvania State University2011-12 Teaching Assistant, Online Sculpture, Pennsylvania State University Guest Lecturer, Women’s Studies Courses, Pennsylvania State University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2025 Visiting Artist, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Visiting Artist, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Wellington, Cloud Buddy Workshop, Columbus, OH Cloud Buddy Workshop, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH2024 Breath, collaborative project with medical staff at OSU Wexner Center, Columbus, OH Visiting Artist, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX2022 Juror, ROY G BIV Exhibitions Committee, Columbus, OH Community Arts Incubator Program, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH2022 Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH Mentor, Community Arts Incubator Program, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH2018 Visiting Artist, Ball State University, Muncie, INVisiting Artist, Hastings College, Hastings, NE2017 Visiting Artist, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH Visiting Artist, Kent State Stark, Canton, OH Wild Art Columbus, co-curator, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH Silence Is Death, co-curator, seven venue neighborhood political exhibition, Columbus, OH2016 Wild Art Columbus, co-curator, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH CCAD Spring Art Fair, juror, student and alumni exhibition, Canzani Center, Columbus, OH Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT The Color of Love, CCAD undergraduate and graduate art exhibition, Juror and Curator, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
