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Washington artist Dana Ellyn shows art at Martin Luther King Library
Posted by Susanna at 12:11 PM, Jun 30, 2010 (Comments)
Category: Design & Art
Washington artist Dana Ellyn at the opening of her solo exhibit "Banned" at the MLK Library in Washington, D.C.
AN EXHIBIT of paintings by Washington artist Dana Ellyn - titled "Banned" - opened on Monday evening, June 28, at Martin Luther King Library in the nation's capital. It is the artist's newest solo show, and on Thursday, July 1, Ms. Ellyn will kick off the seventh year of her "31 Days in July" project - creating one new painting every day in July - each inspired by the daily news.
THE "BANNED" paintings are inspired by notable "banned books," books that have been challenged and declared 'prohibited' from the public by one or more authoritative body. Ms. Ellyn thrives on controversy and loves to read and tell stories, stories that are told in her paintings and are very often opinionated. She doesn't stay away from myths of all kinds, when it comes to religion, politics and to what it means to be a woman.
IN APRIL next year, she will have a solo show at Galeria Artevistas in Barcelona. Another solo exhibit will be at ArtGallery in Norfolk, Va., in November 2011.
MARTIN LUTHER KING Library, 901 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. www.danaellyn.com.
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