Experience the Work of S. Florida Contemporary Artist Dana Donaty

South Florida contemporary artist Dana Donaty is widely recognized for her provocative canvases with unusual narrative, her unmistakable satirical lexicon is a perfect collision of reality and fantasy, outlandish burlesque, psychological flirtation and a super charged palette that is like a party about to get thoroughly out of control. She has completed many award winning public art projects, featured in over 50 national and international publications. Donaty has garnered multiple awards within the design industry, and is sought after to create unique commissions for high profile residential and commercial projects. 

Dana Donaty's 'Bombay Nights', Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 48 inches

She has been working on restoring her famous 'Observations' mural in Delray Beach, which shows a man in the Everglades with binoculars and a camera surrounded by native birds, flora and fauna. It has become a landmark in Delray Beach, since 2007. The magnificent panoramic scene along the outside of the Delray Camera Shop is being restored by the artist at Arts Warehouse through a Residency Exchange program, and will soon be installed on the Camera Shop’s new location. 

Boca Mag features Dana Donaty's 2007 ‘Observations’ mural on the cover of Delray Magazine 2023 March/April issue

Dana Donaty painted the 'Observations' mural in 2007 and restored it in 2021

Dana has been given studio space to work from, and it’s open to the public to view at the Arts Warehouse along with community programming, open studio hours, First Friday Art Walk events and Workshops. Arts Warehouse is located at 313 NE 3rd Street in Delray Beach, Florida 33444. 

Dana Donaty's Installation: The Pinkroom [2023] Arts Warehouse, Delray Beach FL

The artist also co-curated the group exhibition 'Pink' at Arts Warehouse, which was on view January 6th - February 25, 2023. The exhibition explored the cultural narrative of color, curated by guest curators and exhibiting artists Dana Donaty & Renee Phillips. The exhibition featured artists: Diane Arrieta, Cruise Bogle, Melanie Brewster, Heather Couch, Melissa Delprete, Dana Donaty, Kim Fay, Caitlin Frown, TD Gillispie, Amy Gross, Alex Heria, Ezra Hubbard, Etheard Joseph, Kandy Lopez, Michelle Miller, Amanda Perna, Renee Phillips, Kenny Schofield, Maxine Spector. 

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Art and Culture Center/Hollywood's 2022 Florida Biennial: Installations, Portraiture, Materiality and Magic Realism’

Art and Culture Center/Hollywood presents ‘2022 Florida Biennial: Installations, Portraiture, Materiality and Magic Realism’. As the title implies, a multi-media approach is revealed in the practices of artmaking by the participating artists. From traditional portraiture to recycled materials, the exhibition seeks to reveal a rawness that evokes our current times and experiences. Juried by Ylva Rouse, Senior Curator at MOCA Jacksonville; Organized by the Center’s Curator Meaghan Kent, Curator of Exhibitions; and Joanna Ruiz, Arts Aspire Curatorial AssistantAs Rouse states, “Overall, the sense I get is an exploration of our place, in/with nature and in society right now, with a dominant strain of what I want to call magic realism, as well as an overall developed sense of materiality.” The exhibition is on view October 15, 2022 through Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Dana Donaty's Ecosystem 1, 34" x 28" x 21"

South Florida Contemporary Artist Dana Donaty is one of the artists featured in the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood presents ‘2022 Florida Biennial: Installations, Portraiture, Materiality and Magic Realism’. Donaty's work explores ideas about identity, memory, and domestic and sociological trauma through the lens of play. In a series of Ecosystems, I set the stage for objects hallowed by their historical associations to be considered in a new context. 

Participating Artists:
Javier Barrera (Miami Beach), Bella Cardim (Key Biscayne), Christopher Clark (Jacksonville), Elaine Defibaugh (Miami), Dana Marie Donaty (Boynton Beach), Christian Feneck (Fort Lauderdale), Brendhan Garland (Gainesville), Bonney Goldstein (Fort Lauderdale), Sheila Goloborotko (Jacksonville),Anna Joan Goraczko (North Miami Beach), Jeanne Jaffe (Boynton Beach), Sophia Lacroix (Hollywood), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg), Cheryl Maeder (Lake Worth), Raymond Olivero (Mount Dora), Kerry Phillips (Miami), Vickie Pierre (Miami), Evelyn Politzer (Miami), Galal Ramadan (Fort Lauderdale), Alette Simmons-Jimenez (Miami), Aida Tejada (Miami), Cornelius Tulloch (Miami), Jackeuline Walters (Aventura), Zaplaflora (Jesús F Torres) (Hialeah).

Experience the Magical and Exciting World of Visual Artist Dana Donaty

Explore the visual thrills and creative joy of renowned contemporary artist Dana Donaty's work in her current exhibition, 'Profoundly Playful: A Survey of Work', at The Coral Springs Museum of Art on view through August 25, 2018.

Widely recognized for her provocative canvases with unusual narrative, Donaty’s unmistakable satirical lexicon is a perfect collision of reality and fantasy, outlandish burlesque, psychological flirtation and a super charged palette that is like a party about to get thoroughly out of control.

'Top Dog', acrylic on canvas, 48" x 60".

She has completed many award winning public art projects, featured in over 50 national and international publications. She has garnered multiple awards within the design industry, as she has been sought after to create unique commissions for high profile residential and commercial projects.

'Saturday Night', acrylic on canvas, 48" x 80".

Her work has been exhibited at The Cornell Museum of Art, as well as international art fairs like Art Palm Beach, Art Boca Raton, the American International Fine Art Fair, Scope and major group shows throughout Florida. Selected solo shows include The Coral Springs Museum of Art, Exhibition sponsored by South Florida Ford; Paul Fisher Gallery in Palm Beach and The Ora Sorensen Gallery in Palm Beach. Her work is in both public and private collections in the US, and Europe.

'Bombay Nights', acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48".

For general inquiries contact: donatyart@icloud.com

Delray Beach Studio: T. +1 561.504.3374 / by appointment only.

Bakehouse Art Complex, Studio 48. Located at 561 NW 32nd Street in Miami, Florida 33127. T. +1 561.504.3374 / by appointment only.

www.danadonatyfineart.com