Dena's work revolves around la joie de vivre. She finds this joy of life expressed in the panoply of colors that we all experience everyday; the sun beaming down on one’s face and the intricate subtleties of people. Her paintings remind viewers to recognize these colors as wondrous, rather than mundane.  She explains her paintings can be read as narratives as well as placed in a space and time. Her works are all part of an ongoing investigation into the myriad of colors of life.

Education :  2002           School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois  2000, 2001 Ox Box Saugatuck Michigan 1999            Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing France Solo Exhibitions : 2010           Rome Art Coterie, Rome GA                    Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL                    Gallerie MK Chicago, IL                    Gregory Gaymont Gallery Chicago, IL                    St. Louis Artist's Guild St. Louis, MO                    Swedish Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL                    Robert Morris College Chicago, IL                    Town School of Folk, Music Chicago, IL 2009           Black Walnut Gallery Chicago, IL                    Gregory Gaymont Gallery Chicago, IL                    Illnois Institute of Art Chicago, IL 2008           Addington Gallery  Chicago, IL                    Union Leage Club Chicago, IL 2007           Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago, IL                    Peter Jones Gallery Chicago, IL                    Karen Lynne Gallery, Boca Raton, FL 2006           Lurie Fine Art Gallery, Boca Raton, FL                    Marin- Price Galleries, Chevy Chase, MD 2005           Palm Beach Community College National Printmaking                    Drawing, and Painting Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL                    Marin- Price Galleries, Chevy Chase, MD 2004           Galerie Tuffier, Les Andelys, France                    L'Espace de Judaism, Toulouse, France                    Hotel Duranti, Toulouse, France 2003           Chateau Bois Guilbert, Bois Guilbert, France                    Fututre Art and Frame, Hillsboro Beach, Florida                    Hibel Gallery, Boynton Beach, Florida                    Ken Elias: Habitat Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida                    Northern Trust Bank, Boca Raton, Florida 2002           Galerie Imprevu, Honfleur, France                    Jardin Pays D’Auge Cambremer, France                    Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Chicago, Illinois                    Chicago Public Library, Uptown Branch, Chicago, Illinois                    Reflections                    Nippon Steel Corporate Exhibition Chicago, Illinois                    Field’s Project Oregon, Illinois                    Anshe Shalom Synagogue Chicago, Illinois                    Mindscapes, Landscapes 2001          Ken Elias : Habitat Gallery West Palm Beach, Florida                   Gallery X Chicago, Illinois                   Prague 2001                   Belden Stratford Hotel /Apartments Chicago, Illinois                   Art Windows Chicago, Illinois 2000          Ken Elias : Habitat Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1998          Armory Art Center West Palm Beach, Florida Group Exhibitions: 2005           Palm Beach Community College National Printmaking, Drawing, and Painting Exhibition  West Palm Beach, Florida 2004           Galerie Tuffier  Les Andelys, France                    Hotel Duranti    Toulouse, France 2003           Future Art and Frame   Hillsboro Beach, Florida 2002           Galerie Imprevu   Honfleur, France                    Nippon Steel Corporate Exhibition Chicago, Illinois 2001           Gallery X  Chicago, Illinois 2000-2005 Ken Elias : Habitat Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1998           Armory Art Center West Palm Beach, Florida  Collections :         Chateau Bois-Guilbert, France         Private collection of Ken Elias                     Nippon Steel Corporate Collection                     Alexander W. Dreyfus Jr. School of the Arts  Awards and Merits : 2010          Beverly Art Center 2nd Place 2002          Nippon Steel Corporation Presidential Award                   Leroy Fursman Scholarship merit scholarship to Ox Bow                   Selected artist for the Field’s Project Oregon Illionois 2001          Zanzy Scholarship merit scholarship to Ox Bow 1998-2002 School of the Art Institute of Chicago merit scholarship 1998          New Talent Exhibit Best of Show                   Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing merit scholarship                   Palm Beach County Art Teachers' Association merit Scholarship Gallery Representation:         Marin Price Gallery   Chevy Chase, MD

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