Contemporary Realism Painting

Heaven and Earth, 18×24.  At Ettinger Gallery.

I am thrilled to announce a new relationship with Trees Place Gallery in Orleans, MA.  Here is “Humble Bowl”, 16×20.

New self portrait with my daughter, Golda.

“My Golda”, dates of the exhibition  June 15- July 14th 2012

There is a demo of me painting a flower and an extensive explanation of working methods in the  December/January issue of International Artist Magazine.

“Creating a Convincing Alternate Reality; Dana Levin evokes poetry in realism through meticulous attention to how a painting is finished.”

From my press page you can read the entire article.  Click here.

I will be a panelist at BIFAS, Saturday, November 19th, 3-4 pm, at the Cyclorama. I was honored when asked to join this intriguing discussion.  It is moderated by two national magazine editors and popular BIFAS presenters:  Joshua Rose of American Art Collector and Peter Trippi of Fine Art Connoisseur.

Other panelists are

Julie Bangert, Gallery Director, Tree’s Place Gallery, Orleans, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Ives Hunter, Executive Director, Cape Cod Museum of Art   
Stapleton Kearns, Artist, New Hampshire

Discussion will be:

Shaping the Present: Realist Art Then and Now

For years, people have been saying realist art is coming back.  Judging from its growing visibility and the mushrooming of realist art schools nationwide, it’s more accurate to say it’s here.  How are top contemporary realist artists inspired or informed by their historical counterparts?  Is it wise to collect today’s realist artists when many museums and critics are reluctant to highlight them?  

Opening October 20th- I am very pleased to participate in a drawing exhibit at the grand Marshal Lekae Gallery in Scottsdale Arizona.  Look out for an advertisement in SouthWest Art Magazine.  Arizona is new exhibition territory for me and I am thrilled to begin this relationship with such a fine gallery.

They also have two of my paintings on view.  The gallery director Peter Strub is very knowledgeable and a delight to talk with.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting the gallery director and owner Virginia “Gina” Barnes of The Churchill Gallery.  She has run this gallery in the same space for over 35 years!  Quite an accomplishment.  Gina has a keen aesthetic and I am very happy she has accepted my paintings into her gallery.  The Churchill Gallery was founded in 1972, they showcase the work of exceptional artists, both established and emerging from across the Untied States.  They exhibit a range of landscape, still life, and figurative paintings.

This is a very in depth blog titled, “Roberta on the Arts” operated by Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower.  It follows events and “things to do” in and around NYC and Chicago.   A great resource.

She recently visited the Spring Salon Exhibit, which I am participating in, at Eleanor Ettinger Gallery- here is a link to her review.

Eleanor Ettinger Spring Salon Review by Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower

Here is recently finished, Me Bras ( My Arms), size 11×14, oil on canvas.  This painting is at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in NYC.

Here is a link to an article coming out this week in the Jewish Journal - Dana Levin Portrait of an Artist.

Also, here is a pdf version.

dana-levin-portrait-of-an-artist-the-jewish-journal-boston-north.pdf