Mediums - Oil, Charcoal, Pencil

Artist's Statement -Art can have a profound affect on society. It civilizes us by creating a space in our lives for introspection. Art, which is inherently contemplative, is necessary to have a balanced life in the modern world. Technology allows us to communicate more than ever before, yet people feel increasingly disconnected and estranged. Art diminishes the gap we feel between who we are and the life we are living. Art is something that has real value because it deepens each person's respect for life. A painting is a time capsule that reaches into the future as well as the present. When I see a painting hundreds of years old, I am struck by the artist’s ability to reach people today. The nature of human beings has not changed. Everyone wants to avoid suffering and look for love. The philosophy of classical art is that beauty has objective standards. Beauty is not always in the subjective eye of the beholder. As a Classical Realist I always paint from nature because it offers a myriad of choices and an infinite combination of shapes and colors. Painting from nature is about discovering beauty, discovering humanity. It allows us to explore our existence by giving body to ideas, through the undeceiving physicality of its subjects.

Biography - Dana Levin, a contemporary realism painter, began her fine art education at the young age of 14, attending the competitive fine arts summer program, Belvoir Terrace in Lenox, MA. and in high school the prestigious New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. She continued her studies at the prominent Art Institute of Chicago, where her achievements earned her an early graduation with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Seeking to enhance her artistic abilities and proficiency, Levin then moved to Italy to train under painter Daniel Graves, and learn the techniques of the European masters at the Florence Academy of Art. She completed the three-year curriculum and upon graduation was asked to join the school’s drawing and painting faculty for the next five years and is considered to be among one of their most important alumni. Levin’s search for meaningful subjects for her paintings has taken her throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Additionally, she has been awarded numerous prizes and scholarships from organizations, which include the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, the Art Renewal Center and the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Fund. Her work has also been published in several prestigious catalogues and magazines. AWARDS 2007 American Artists Professional League- Ridgewood Art Association Award, Excellence in Art 2007 First Place- Portrait Category- 24th Annual Artist’s Magazine 2006 Katharine A. Lovell Memorial Award 2002 John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Fund 2002 Art Renewal Center International Scholarship Competition 2001 Art Renewal Center International Scholarship Competition 1996 Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco - Merit Scholarship

Gallery Affiliations - Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, NYC The Banks Gallery, NH Bert Gallery, RI Principle Gallery, VA Anderson Fine Art Gallery,GA

Exhibitions - GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2008 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Floral Exhibition” 2008 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “The Figure in American Art" 2007 The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, “Beyond Beauty” 2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “Summer Salon” 2007 The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, “Female Artists of New England” 2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “Winter Salon” 2006 The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, “The Boston School Legacy” 2006 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “Masters of the Florence Academy of Art, part 2” 2006 Ninth Annual "The Figure in American Art", Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY 2006 The Bert Gallery, Providence, RI , “Flora and Fauna” 2005 The Florence Academy of Art, Corsini Stables, Italy, “First Annual Alumni Exhibition” 2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “International Autumn Exhibition” 2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “Winter Salon” 2004 The Bert Gallery, Providence RI, “In Search of Beauty” 2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “Winter Salon” 2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York City, NY, “Masters of the Florence Academy of Art” 2003 Westbeth Arts Gallery, New York City, NY, “Still Classical” 2003 The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, “Vanitas” JURIED EXHIBITIONS 2007 Oil Painters of America, “Eastern Regional Exhibition”, Weatherburn Gallery, FL. 2007 American Artist Professional League, “79th Grand National Exhibition”, Salmagundi Club, NYC. 2007 The Florence Academy of Art, “Third Annual Alumni Exhibition”, Corsini Stables, Italy 2006 The Florence Academy of Art, “Second Annual Alumni Exhibition”, Corsini Stables, Italy 2006 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, “110thAnnual Exhibition”, The National Arts Club, NYC. 2005 Allied Artist’s of America “92nd National Competition”, The National Arts Club, NYC. MUSEUMS -2006-2009 Blossoms Art of Flowers: Traveling Exhibition, Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX Neville Public Museum, WI Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute, AZ The R. W. Norton Art Gallery, LA The Wildlife Experience, CO The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, TN The Spartanburg County Museum of Art, NC -2003 “Realism Revisited, Florence Academy of Art Exhibition” Traveling Exhibition Panorama Museum,Bad Frankenhausen Germany Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York City, NY Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA