Brooklyn born, Florida raised.
Experience:
2022 - Present - Apogee Journal, Visual Arts Editor- New York, NY
2018 - 2019 - School of Visual Arts, Equipment Librarian- New York, NY
2018 - Performa, 2018 Performa Gala, Production Assistant- New York, NY
2018, 2019 - Ryan McGinness Studio, Artist Assistant- New York, NY
2015 - 2016 - Poole Building Gallery, Gallery Manager- Gainesville, FL
2013- Present - Hot Dog Paradise Designs, Owner- Gainesville, FL
2012 - Elsewhere Art Collaborative, Building Assistant- Greensboro, NC
2004 - 2008 - Teacher Assistant, Morean Art Center- St. Petersburg, FL
Education:
2012 - Design BFA, Florida State University
2019 - MFA Fine Art, School of Visual Arts
Residencies:
2026 - The Last Resort Artist Retreat, Baltimore, MD
2026 - Flower Shop Artist Residency, Brownsville, TX
2025 - Manhattan Graphics Center, Printmaking Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY
2023 - ISCP Vision Fund, Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Wassaic Project, Artist-In-Residence, Wassaic, NY
2021 - A.I.R. Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY
2021 - Kates-Ferri Projects, Artist In Residence, New York, NY
2021 - STONELEAF Retreat, Artist-In-Residence, Kingston, NY
2020 - Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency — COLLAR WORKS, EMR at Home
2020 - Spaceworks, Nfinit Foundation Artist-In-Residence, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Mildred’s Lane Fellowship, Geophagic Water Closet- Beach Lake, PA
2017 - Elsewhere Art Collaborative- Greensboro, NC
2014 - FERMENTER Residency, Protocol Art Center and Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2014 - School of Visual Arts, Multi-Media and Painting Residency- New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 - Mildred I. Washington Gallery at Dutchess Community College- Poughkeepsie NY
2025 - Ivester Contemporary, The Middle Distance- Austin, TX
2024 - Troutbeck, The Urgency of Leisure- Arminia, NY
2023 - Kates-Ferri Projects, Happy as a Lark- NY, NY
2023 - Turley Gallery, Turtle Shell- Hudson, NY
2022 - A.I.R Gallery, Dial Tone- Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Haul Gallery, Pennies from Heaven- Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Fuller Rosen Gallery, Second Honeymoon- Portland, OR
2022 - Texas State University, Just us Chickens- San Marco, TX
2022 - Spellerberg Projects, I’ll Tell You This For Free- Lockhart, TX
2021 - Specialist Gallery, Scenes from the Middle Class- Seattle, WA
2021 - Selenas Mountain, In Celebration of Excellence and The Ordinary- Queens, NY
2019 - Co-Lab Projects, Ebony Reprinted- Austin, TX
2018 - 621 Gallery, Gold Tin- Tallahassee, FL
Group Exhibitions:
2026 - SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Moisturizer Gallery- New York, NY
2026 - Underdonk, The Flatbed Picture Plane- New York, NY
2026 - Ipso Facto Gallery, A Ghost Within, Flesh Without- Hudson, NY
2026 - 1-54NY Contemporary African Art Fair, Kates-Ferri Projects- New York, NY
2026 - Little Bay Invitational- Rockaways, NY
2026 - Beverly’s, Queer|Art Benefit- New York, NY
2026 - Kates-Ferri Projects, Crossing Cultures- New York, NY
2026 - RAY SMITH STUDIO, April Foolery- Brooklyn, NY
2026 - Groundbreaker Awards for Housing Works- New York, NY
2026 - UTRGV, Rusteberg Art Gallery, The Shelf Within Her- Brownsville, TX
2025 - Underdonk Benefit Show- New York, NY
2025 - Sidebitch Project Space, Let Me Out- Los Angeles, CA
2025 - Sheet Cake Gallery, All the Women in Me Are Tired- Memphis, TN
2025 - Yankee Stadium, Black Excellence- New York, NY
2025 - ZieherSmith Gallery, JANUS- Nashville, TN
2025 - Arthouse Silent Auction for Housing Works- New York, NY
2025 - Little Bay Invitational- 40°35 50.0”N 73°46,47.3”W, NY
2025 - Decker Gallery at MICA, LAYERS, The Art of Contemporary Collage- Baltimore, MD
2025 - University of Texas, Transcendence "Beyond Representation”- Austin, TX
2025 - Wassaic Project, A Space Between Worlds - Wassaic, NY
2025 - ISCP Benefit Auction- New York, NY
2024 - Tremaine Art Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, The Circe Effect- Lakeville, CT
2024 - Geary Contemporary, When the Spirit Moves You- Millerton, NY
2024 - MECA Art Fair 2024 , Beverly’s NYC- Santo Domingo, DR
2024 - Sanji Gallery, Women Reflecting Women- Seoul, South Korea
2024 - Johansson Projects, Minted and Tinted- Oakland, CA
2024 - Ivester Contemporary, Infinite Scroll- Austin TX
2024 - Western Connecticut State University, The Circe Effect - Danbury, CT
2023 - Hearst Tower, Art.Now.2023- New York, NY
2023 - Bronx Museum Art Auction- New York, NY
2023 - Collar Works, EAT ME!- Troy, NY
2023 - The Bureau of General Services Queer Division, The Romance of Entanglement (in the Era of the Observer's Paradox)- NY, NY
2023 - Selenas Mountain, GRAVITY WONDER at Rockaway Art Week- Rockaway Beach, NY
2022 - .Untitled Art Fair, Kates-Ferri Projects- Miami, FL
2022 - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, (De)Framing Identity- Salt Lake City, UT
2022 - Palazzo San Giuseppe, BAITBALL a Group Show- Polignano, Italy
2022 - Kates-Ferri Projects, Homecoming- New York, NY
2022 - 92nd Street YMCA, On Being- New York, NY
2021 - Wassaic Project, What Comes After- Wassaic, NY
2021 - Regular Normal/ ArtNoir, The Meeting Point- New York, NY
2021 - BAM Benefit Auction, Artsy Online- Online
2021 - NADA x Foreland- Catskill Mountains, NY
2021 - Selenas Mountain, Sapphire Pools IV-, Queens, NY
2021 - Welancora Gallery, RED- Brooklyn, NY
2021 - STONELEAF Retreat- Catskill Mountains, NY
2021 - Liliana Bloch Gallery, Celebrate Black, Culture Place- Dallas, Texas (Online)
2021 - LatchKey Gallery, Last Supper- NY, NY
2020 - Future Fair, Selenas Mountain- Online
2020 - Wassaic Project Holiday Sale- Online
2020 - Harriman Steel, Amsterdam Flag Project- Amsterdam, Netherlands
2020 - White Columns Registry Exhibition- White Columns Online
2020 - ISCP Benefit Auction- Artsy Online
2020 - Beverly’s at STONELEAF, Upstate Art Weekend
2020 - Untitled Art Fair Online, Selenas Mountain Gallery- Online
2020 - Untitled Art Fair Online, LatchKey Gallery- Online
2020 - Amref Health Africa ArtBall: Benefit Auction 2020- Artsy Online
2020 - Standard Space, SNACKS- Sharon, CT
2020 - Moisturizer Gallery, Touch- Online Exhibition
2020 - Stay at Home Gallery, Everything is Different Now- Paris, Tennessee
2020 - Selena's Mountain, Reality Used To Be a Friend of Mine- Online Exhibition
2020 - Stay at Home Gallery, Week 3: Domestic Interiors- Online Exhibition
2020 - Wassaic Project Winter Benefit- Brooklyn, NY
2020 - Medium Tings, Online Exhibit- New York, NY
2020 - Material Art Fair- Mexico City, Mexico
2020 - Ace Hotel, Lupercalia- New York, NY
2020 - Beverly’s- New York, NY
2019 - HERE Art Center, My Country ‘Tis of Thee- New York, NY
2019 - Satellite Art Show- Miami, FL
2019 - .Untitled Art Fair- Miami, FL
2019 - Gallery Bang Bang, Dinner's Ready- Nashville, TN
2019 - Yadegaran Gallery, Carry On- Kerman, Iran
2019 - Moisturizer Gallery, Body Building- Gainesville, FL
2019 - APT. 1902, Soft Power- Jersey City, NJ
2019 - Cluster Art Gallery, WERQ: We’ve Been Doing This Our Whole Lives- Brooklyn, NY
2019 - DCTV, Now That's What I Call Love!- New York, NY
2019 - Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition- Wassaic, NY
2019 - SVA Chelsea Gallery Group Exhibit- Chelsea, NY
2019 - Gloria's Project Space, DREAM HOUSE- Ridgewood, Queens
2019 - Field Projects Gallery, No Place Like- Chelsea, NY
2018 - Satellite Art Show- Miami, FL
2018 - The Cluster Gallery, Small Works- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Saint-Paul de Mausole, The Art of Sharing- Saint-Remy de Provence, France
2018 - Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition, Locations- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - SVA Flatiron Gallery, SVA Residency Alumni Show- New York, NY
2018 - Fisher Parrish Gallery, GIFC- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - SVA Flatiorn Gallery, Craftswomen- New York, NY
2018 - SVA Flatiron Gallery, SVA Residency Alumni Show- New York, NY
2018 - Fisher Parrish Gallery, GIFC- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - SVA Flatiron Gallery, Craftswomen- New York, NY
2018 - Thing Power, Moisturizer Gallery- Gainesville, FL
2017 - China Academy of Art, Art·Letter Home- Zhejiang, China
2017 - DBHOM Gallery, Lemon Fodder & Loam- Gainesville, FL
2017 - Tench Building Studios, Fiber: An Art Show- Gainesville, FL
2017 - Foundation Coffee, Creative Life Project- Tampa, FL
2017 - Gallery : /protocol/, The Way You Look At Me- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Field Projects Gallery, guest curator Paulina Bebecka- (Online) New York, NY
2016 - Treat Gallery, Taste Makers II- Brooklyn, NY
2016 - SUPER FUN!, Sinkhole- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Arts Council of Hillsborough, Five by Five 2016- Tampa, FL
2016 - Waldo Road Studio Gallery, Unfurl Adjust Astir, Gainesville, FL
2016 - Visual AIDS, Postcards from the Edge- New York, NY
2016 - Poole Building, Extra Credit- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Hippodrome Art Gallery, Women in Jeopardy- Gainesville, FL
2015 - SUPER FUN!, Sweltering Misery #3- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Courthouse Gallery- Court of Civil Law- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Doomed Gallery, Zine World- London, England
2015 - Hoxton Basement, Motherlands Zine- London, England
2015 - Gallery : /protocol/, SECOND WAVE - FERMENTER Summer Group Show- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Poole Building, The Blueprint Show- Gainesville, FL
2015 - Buy Some Damn Art- (Online) Brooklyn, NY
2014 - Factory, Orange You Glad- Gainesville, FL
2014 - Arts Council of Hillsborough, Five by Five 2014- Tampa, FL
2014 - FERMENTER, Cross Section- Gainesville, FL
2014 - School of Visual Arts, Nesting, Open Studio- New York, NY
2014 - Maudes, Trash Rainbow Salon- Gainesville, FL
2014 - Display, Art Buffet- Gainesville, FL
2014 - University Air Center, Gainesville Fashion Week- Gainesville, FL
2013 - The Roosevelt 2.0- Tampa, FL
2013 - Art Pool, Black and White Ball- St. Petersburg, FL
2012 - Museum of Fine Art, Strawberry Milk- Tallahassee, FL
2012 - The Farside, Friends of Friends- Tallahassee, FL
2011 - Phyllis Strauss Gallery, Free Candy- Tallahassee, FL
2008 - The Ritz, Square One Go!- Tampa, FL
2008 - Gallery 221- Hillsborough College- Tampa, FL
Publications/Press:
2027 - Collage For Dummies, Eric Hibit, Interview
2026 - Transcendence "Beyond Representation”, University of Texas- Exhibition Catalogue
2026 - Overstandard Magazine, Dana Robinson is Dissolving Our Barriers
2026 - Observer, Artists to Watch: Future Fair and 1-54’s Best Discoveries
2026 - SLEEK Magazine, In Conversation With Dana Robinson
2026 - Wallpaper* Magazine, At 1-54 New York 2026, Afro-Brazilian art takes centre stage for the first time
2025 - Glasstire, Dana Robinson- The Middle Distance
2022 - Glasstire, “Just Us Chickens” at Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, Review
2022 - New York Times Magazine, Contributing Illustrator
2021 - Black Collagist: The Book by Teri Henderson, Featured Artist
2021 - Baffler Magazine, Featured Artist
2021 - Artsy, 5 Artists on Our Radar This July
2021 - Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition Publication
2020 - yves2c Magazine: Issue 1, Featured Artist
2020 - It's Nice That, Featured Artist
2020 - New York Times, "5 Things to Do This Weekend: Selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually"
2020 - NY Mag, The Vulture, The Couch Gallery Crawl, Best Virtual Museums & Galleries
2019 - Aint–Bad Magazine- Featured Artist
2019 - Odd One Out- Feature/Interview
2019 - Thread Magazine- Intimacy Issue, Featured Artist
2018 - Perfect Wave, Interview
2018 - 621 Gallery Season Catalog, Closing Interview
2018 - Lumina XVII: Resistance Issue, Featured Artist
2017 - 50 States of Art, VICE Creators Project, Featured Artist
2017 - Kolaj Magazine #18, In print, and online
2016 - WUSSY Magazine
2016 - Sula Collective, Feature/Interview
2016 - Booklet Library, Collection
2016 - Mieux Magazine, Feature/Interview
2016 - Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 31
2015 - Motherlands Zine, Issue 01
2015 - Frrresh, Visual Arts Magazine, Feature/Interview
2015 - Queen Mobs Teahouse, Featured Artist
2015 - Robot Wednesdays, Featured Artist
2015 - Gnome Magazine, Featured Artist
2014 - From North Carolina to Florida Zine, Civic Media Center
2014 - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Tumblr
2013 - ForExample.org, Featured Artist
2012 - The Owl, FSU Undergraduate Research Journal
2012 - Six Magazine, Featured Artist
2011 - National High Magnet Lab, Flux Magazine, Cover
2011 - The Art Scene Zine, Featured Artist
Curatorial Projects:
2019 - TEXTBOOK, Pocket Gallery- Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Magic Plastic Lounge, Satellite Art Show- Miami, FL
2017 - Fiber: An Art Show- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Art Multiplied- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Art ON/OFF: Summer Edition- Gainesville, FL
2016 - Art ON/OFF- Gainesville, FL
Public Speaking:
2026 - Light Work Company, 1-54 Fair , New York, NY
2026 - Artist Talk | Flower Shop Artist Residency, Brownsville, TX
2025 - Print Room Culture, Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, New York, NY
2024 - Artist Talk | Radical Appropriations, Print Center New York
2024 - The Urgency of Leisure, Artist Talk, Troutbeck, NY
2023 - Artists at Work: Dana Robinson, Nathaniel Donnett and Shanekia McIntosh with Allison Glenn
2023 - Happy as a Lark, Closing Talk with Alex Santanana, New York, NY
2023 - Yale University Radio, Featured Artist
2022 - __crate, Artist Talk, Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Art Noir, Virtual Artist Talk
2021 - ISCP Vision Fund, Moderator for Artist Panel, Joiri Minaya, Lauren Kelley and Devin Morris
2021 - Black Kids Lunch Table, Visiting Artist
2021 - Sonoma State University, Visiting Artist Lecture Series
2021 - NBC, Positively Black- Artist Segment
2021 - Guggenheim Museum, Art Kit: Curious about Collage, Guest Artist
2021 - Celebrate Black- Culture Place, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Online Interview
2020 - Artfare Studio Visit, Online Artist Interview
2020 - Collar Works TV, Online Artist Talk
2020 - Corona Care, Field Projects Gallery, Online Interview
2020 - Spaceworks, Nfinit Foundation Artist-In-Residence, Online Artist Talk
2019 - DREAM HOUSE, Gloria's Project Space- Panel Discussion Moderator, Queens, NY
2018 - Artist Talk- Locations, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Artist Talk- Gold Tin (solo show), 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2017 - GAZE- Artist Panel Discussion, Gainesville, FL
Collections:
University of Texas, Austin
Selenas Mountain Gallery
Kates Ferri Gallery Collection
STONELEAF Retreat
Florida State University Special Collection
Booklet Library Collection
Elsewhere Artist Collective - Greensboro, NC
Civic Media Center - Gainesville, FL
Awards:
2026 - FST Studio Project Fund
2024 - Puffin Foundation Grant
2024 - NY Council on the Arts, FY Grant
2021 - NYFA City Artist Corps Grant
2019 - School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship Awards
2019 - School of Visual Arts, HOPE Competition Winner
Large Scale Commissioned Art Works:
2023 - ArtBridge, NYCHA, The Mercedes Healing Room & Bushwick Houses, Brooklyn, NY
2021 - Not a Monolith Mural at Destination Tomorrow, WeTheCulture, Meta & ArtBridge Bronx, NY
2019 - Black Art Story Mural at LOCALS, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Acrylicize Mural, Empire State Building, New York, NY