Dana Oldfather
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Dana Oldfather is an American
oil painter and dinnerware designer often linked to Cleveland’s artistic resurgence.
as influences.
Dana’s work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States, including POV Evolving Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, and The Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland, OH.
In 2010 Dana partnered with housewares company Ink Dish
. Dana created a line of dinnerware based on her Kites painting, which was subsequently featured in the New York Times under the heading Design Firm Turns Dinnerware Into Works of Art.
In April 2011 she was awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Oldfather is currently represented by the eo art lab in Chester, Connecticut.
Dana Oldfather’s work is in corporate collections such as Jones Day, Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, The Cleveland Clinic, and the Progressive Art Collection. She still lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio.
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oil painter and dinnerware designer often linked to Cleveland’s artistic resurgence.
Life and career
Dana was born in Cleveland, OH. She is a self-taught artist but has listed William DeKooning and Yoshitomo NaraYoshitomo Nara
is a Japanese artist. He currently lives and works in Tokyo, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Nara received his B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music. Between 1988 and 1993, Nara studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, in Germany. Nara...
as influences.
Dana’s work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States, including POV Evolving Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, and The Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland, OH.
In 2010 Dana partnered with housewares company Ink Dish
Ink Dish
Ink Dish is an American tableware design company located in San Diego, California. The company uses designs by contemporary underground artists for their line of porcelain dinnerware. Ink Dish was founded in 2008 by David Harding and Caroline Pople....
. Dana created a line of dinnerware based on her Kites painting, which was subsequently featured in the New York Times under the heading Design Firm Turns Dinnerware Into Works of Art.
In April 2011 she was awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Oldfather is currently represented by the eo art lab in Chester, Connecticut.
Dana Oldfather’s work is in corporate collections such as Jones Day, Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, The Cleveland Clinic, and the Progressive Art Collection. She still lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio.