Coming up soon in the North Gallery:
Dana DeKalb, Windbound, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18
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Dana DeKalb
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Dana DeKalb Exhibition Statement:Set within a long tradition of narrative art, my figure paintings are riddles, which balance the familiar and nostalgic with the surreal, bringing a psychological charge to seemingly ordinary moments. The enigmatic subjects are situated in improbable dioramas, which glow with the colors of a tinted photograph. With an inner emotion, and a dash of humor, they take on curious tasks and unforeseen events, and are often caught in a moment of decision. At first, they appear engaged in everyday actions; yet on closer inspection, unexpected details reveal that something strange is unfolding. Each scene captures a narrative pause, inviting viewers to unravel the plot and insert their own interpretation to complete the story.
No Lifeguard on Duty specifically focuses on the ocean, an iconic environment by turns wildly beautiful, serenely nurturing and dangerously volatile. It’s tidal rhythm of ebb and flow is a symbol of transition and adaptation, serving as an apt metaphor for the fluctuations of life. The figures in the paintings wobble in undersized lifeboats, stilt walk determinedly through high tide, or balance in a human tower on a diving platform. They build sandcastles, play with inflatable toys, and collect specimens from the sea and sky. Like the marooned seafarer Robinson Crusoe, they are portrayed navigating their way through an unpredictable world. In addition to figure paintings, the show will feature a wall of miniature, detailed panels of undersea zoophytes -- an archaic term meaning, literally, “animal-plants” -- which transition from lush color to cool monochrome. Mysterious and evocative, they bring to mind alien flora and fauna, while alluding to the bleaching of coral in warming ocean waters. |
More about Dana DeKalb
Dana DeKalb was born in Sumatra, Indonesia, and raised in New York; Karachi, Pakistan; and Sydney, Australia. Her nomadic youth fostered a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and multiple ways of seeing the world. She has been drawing and painting since childhood, and her earliest drawings often found her inventing her own comic-book characters to stage in fantastical adventures. After graduating with a BA degree in Studio Art from Pomona College, DeKalb moved to the Bay Area, where she has been based ever since. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally since the 1980s and are held in many private and public collections, such as Stanford University, PayPal, Mercy Housing, Wellington Management, Siemens, and Stags’ Leap Winery. Her work has been featured in publications including San Francisco Chronicle, Visual Art Source, Southwest Art, American Art Collector, Huffington Post, Artweek, 48 Hills and East Bay Express.
Born
1958, Sumatra, Indonesia
Education
1975-79 Pomona College, Claremont, CA, BA degree in Studio Art, Cum Laude
Solo Exhibitions
2026 “No Lifeguard on Duty,” Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2023 “A Day Like Never,” Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2022 “Open Season,” GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017 “The Magic Hour,” The Hivery, Mill Valley, CA, organized by Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
2010 “Retablo,” Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
2007 “Cautionary Tales,” Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2006 “Tableau Vivant,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Social Studies,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "New Work,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 The Equitable Building, San Francisco, CA
1992 Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale, CA
1990 Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 “Dear Leader’s Cheerleaders,” three-person show, Bane Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Everything Must Go,” Manna Gallery, Oakland, CA
2025 “Select 2025,” Garvey/Simon Gallery, New York, NY
“Most Likely To…,” stARTup art fair, San Francisco, CA
2023 “Salon des Refuses,” 4 Chicken Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 “No Way Out but Through,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
“Ripples,” UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA
2021 “Hierarchy,” Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA
“ConVERGEnce,” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Left Coast Annual,” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2020-21 “Bird, Nest, Nature,” Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
2020 “Domesticated,” two-person show, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA
“Sanctuary,” Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA
Members Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2019 “Despot Housewives: Paintings by Dana DeKalb, Jane Fisher and Marie Van Elder, ” Institute for advancing Uncertainty, San Francisco, CA
“All That Glitters,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Walter Maciel curator
“In This Kingdom by the Sea,” stARTup art fair, San Francisco, CA
2018 “Wonder Women: Local Treasures,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, George Krevsky curator
“The Bargain,” stARTup art fair, Venice, CA
“The Outer Limits,” stARTup art fair, Venice, CA
2017 “Vanitas,” Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Sweet and Low,” Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
“Art and the Body,” Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
“With Liberty and Justice for Some,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA,
Monica Lundy and Walter Maciel curators
“Morality Play,” stARTup art fair, San Francisco, CA
“Big Names, Small Art,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
“Stage Fright,” stARTup art fair, Hollywood, CA
2016 “Safe at Home,” Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
“Souvenir Collection,” stARTup art fair, Hollywood, CA
2013 “Hey Everybody: New Bay Area Figurative Painting,” Diablo Valley College, CA
“The Art of Baseball,” Bank of America, Concourse Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 “The Art of Baseball: 15th Annual Exhibition,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011-12 “Winter Exhibition,” Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
2011 “Sea Change,” Marx Zavattero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Play Ball,” Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
“Five Artists,” Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
“Life and Landscape,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“The Fine Art of Baseball: 14th Annual,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “What?” Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Treasures,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Rookies & Pros: The Art of Baseball,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2008-09 “Paper Beings,” Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 “The Little Show,” Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA
Pulse New York, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2007 Art Chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
“The Art of Baseball,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“Top of the 9th: the Art of Baseball,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Portland Art International, Portland, OR
“Remote Viewing 3,” Lake Tahoe, CA
2005 “Several Artists Consider Books,” Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Batter Up!” Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“More Than a Game: the Art of Baseball,“ George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco
Portland Art International, Portland, OR
“Remote Viewing 2,” Lake Tahoe, CA
2004 “New Tales to Tell,“ San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Scope Art Fair, New York, NY
“Art of the Game: the Art of Baseball,“ George Krevsky Gallery, SF, CA
2003 “American Figurative Art,” Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
San Francisco International Art Exposition, San Francisco, CA
“Night Moves: 19th Annual Auction,” New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Inaugural Exhibition,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Gallery Artists,” Editions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (also 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996 and 1995)
1996 “Eight Artists,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994 “Recent Works on Paper,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Beyond the Facade: Architecture in Art,” Syntex Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1990 “The Earth is Alive,” Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Architectural Imagery,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 “18 Viewpoints,” Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988 “Invitational Exhibition of Northern California Artists,” Redding New Works Gallery, Redding CA
“Inaugural Exhibition,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Works on Paper,” Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987 “Art at Pomona, 1887-1987,” Montgomery Art Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, CA (catalogue)
“Agnon XIV,” The Agnon School, Cleveland, OH
“New Work by Gallery Artists,” Editions Limited Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Brand XVII,” Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA
“West Coast Works On/Of Paper,” Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1986 “Rags to Riches,” San Mateo Arts Council, Redwood City, CA
“Northern California Artists,” Imago Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“New Dimensions: Relief Work by Six New Artists,” Editions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, IN “Gallery Artists,” Art Images Gallery, St. Charles, IL
“Fiber and Cast Paper,” Editions Limited Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Agnon XV,” The Agnon School, Cleveland, OH 1985 “All on Paper ’85,” AAO Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1984 Inaugural Exhibition, Prima Galeria, Marina Del Rey, CA
Awards / Commissions
2022 Audience Award, “No Way Out but Through,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2021 Portrait Commission, Lillian Murphy Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco
Gallery Award, “Hierarchy,” GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA
Second Place Award, “ConVERGEnce,” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2020 Juror’s Award, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
2019 Commission, “Theme & Variation,” three figure paintings for Paypal headquarters, San Jose, CA
2017 Portrait Commission, Bill Sorro Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
2014 Portrait Commission, Vera Haile Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
2010 Portrait Commission, Edith Witt Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
2003 Merit award, “American Figurative Art,” Santa Cruz Art League, CA
2002 Commission, The Book of Rules, Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa, CA
1979 Teagle Scholarship for high achievement, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Mary Drew Award for works on paper, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Selected Public Collections
Clorox Company, Oakland, CA
Ernst and Whinney, Oakland, CA
Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
Pacific Telesis, San Francisco, CA
Paypal Headquarters, San Jose, CA
PepsiCola Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Safeway Corporation Headquarters, Oakland, CA
Siemens Laboratories, Walnut Creek, CA
Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa, CA
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Van Kampen Merritt Inc., Naperville, IL
Wellington Management, Boston, MA
Selected Bibliography
2023
Corbin, Mary, “As ideas settle and paint dries, Dana DeKalb’s fantastical world comes to life,” 48Hills.org, Sept. 29 (reproductions)
2022
Nolte, Carl, “How a Nun from SF Became a Champion for Housing for the Poor,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, p. A2; and SFGate.com, April 9 (reproductions)
2021
Cover reproduction, West Marin Review, Vol. 10
2020
Braccini, Sophie, “Galleries Revived: ‘Domesticated’ and ‘Dark and Light’ open,” Lamorinda Weekly, Aug 5, p. B3 (reproduction)
“Art Up: BAC Members Exhibition, Part 1,” Berkeley Times, Jan 23, p. 14 (reproduction)
2019
Baumberger, Alan, “StARTup Art Fair,” ArtBusiness.com, April 26
2018
Fancher, Lou, “Women at the Forefront,” East Bay Express, Arts & Culture, May 23-29, p. 19 (reproductions)
Cover reproduction, The Monthly, June
Witt, Peter, Edith’s War, Texas A&M University Press, inside and back cover color reproductions
Baumberger, Alan, “StARTup Art Fair,” Artbusiness.com, April 27 (reproduction)
“StARTup Art Fair,” Art and Cake, Feb 2 (reproduction)
2016
“In LA, Art Fairs Go Rogue,” DinnerPartyBlog.com, Jan. 31, reproduction
2010
Lasarow, Bill, “Dana DeKalb at Sue Greenwood Fine Art,” Visual Art Source, Sept. 17; reprinted in Art Scene, cover editorial with reproductions, October issue
Lasarow, Bill, “Dana DeKalb at Sue Greenwood Fine Art,” Huffington Post, Sept. 22 (color reproduction)
Borgwardt, Michelle, “Dana DeKalb: Mazes of Meaning”, American Art Collector, October, No. 60 (feature article with color reproductions)
Baker, Kenneth, “Steel returns with What?,” San Francisco Chronicle, Ovation Section; sfgate.com, August 19, p. F2
Ramey, Joanna, Review, What? Exhibition, WWD.com, August 10
Review, Riviera Magazine, October, p. 32 (color reproduction)
2009
Nataraj, Nirmala, “’Paper Beings’ at Hespe Gallery, Artweek, February, pp. 25 & 28
Feher, Erin, “Ten to Watch: Exhibits to See Before They Go,” California Home + Design, online issue, Jan. 6 (color reproduction)
“Man & Nature,” Review of ‘Paper Beings,’ Southwest Art, January
2008
Harmanci, Reyhan, “Feeling Uncertain,” San Francisco Chronicle,
Dec. 4, p. 16
Jones, Jackie, “Dana DeKalb’s ‘Grace Period’ graces Greenleaf Gallery,” Quaker Campus, January 31
2007
Messing, Nicholas, “Dana DeKalb: Expect the Unexpected,” Edgenewyork.com; Edgechicago.com, June 28 (color reproduction); reprinted in Provincetown Magazine, Provincetown, MA, summer issue (color reproduction)
2006
Baumberger, Alan, “Heather Marx Gallery: Dana DeKalb, Tableau Vivant,” artbusiness.com, March 18 (color reproductions)
Swaby, Rachel, “Gallery Watch,” 7×7 Magazine, March, p. 70 Top of the 9th: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog with color reproduction)
Bigelow, Catherine, “Swells,” San Francisco Chronicle; sfgate.com, Jan. 1
2005
Sullivan, Kathleen, “’The Art of Baseball’ is on deck,” San Francisco Chronicle; sfgate.com, March 25, p. F9 (review with color reproduction)
More Than a Game: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog with color reproduction)
2004
Gangelhoff, Bonnie, “Impossible Dreams: Dana DeKalb creates imaginary universes inside her San Francisco studio,” Southwest Art, February, Vol. 33, No. 9, p. 82 (feature article with color reproductions)
Art of the Game: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog with color reproduction)
2003
Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle, color reproduction, Nov. 16, p. 60
Baumberger, Alan, “Heather Marx Gallery: Dana DeKalb, Social Studies,” artbusiness.com, November 20 (color reproductions)
Whitehill, Theresa, The Book of Rules, Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa, CA (limited edition fine press publication, color reproductions)
Pelfrey, Bob, “New Tales,” New Times, May 27, p. 20
Whitehill, Theresa, solo exhibition essay , Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Weinfeld, Carol L., “Mysterious Jewels: Dana DeKalb at Heather Marx Gallery,” sanfranciscoartmagazine.com, Jan., Vol. 2, Issue 1 (feature article with color reproductions)
Berry, Colin, “The Inaugural Exhibition at Heather Marx Gallery,” Artweek, Feb., Vol. 33, issue 1, p. 25
1988
“Northern California Artists Featured,” The Record Searchlight, July
“On the Wall and Off the Wall,” The New Fillmore (reproduction)
1987
Beebe, Marjorie Harth, Art at Pomona, 1887-1987, Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA (catalog with reproduction, p. 65)
Zirker, Joseph, West Coast Works On/Of Paper 1987, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (catalog)
1986
“Paper and Art Go Hand in Hand,” The Indianapolis News, October 2, p. F4 (reproduction)
Related Professional Activities
2023
Artist Talk, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018
Artists in Conversation Panel Discussion, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Moderator: Robert Flynn Johnson, curator emeritus, Achenbach Foundation, SF
2017
Artist Portfolio Reviews, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2009
MFA Student Portfolio Reviews, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
2007-16
Director, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2006
Visiting artist, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Visiting artist, City College, San Francisco, CA
2003-06
Director, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991-03
Manager, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990-92
Papermaking workshops: Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale, CA; Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988-91
Manager, Victor Fischer Galleries, San Francisco and Oakland, CA
1958, Sumatra, Indonesia
Education
1975-79 Pomona College, Claremont, CA, BA degree in Studio Art, Cum Laude
Solo Exhibitions
2026 “No Lifeguard on Duty,” Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2023 “A Day Like Never,” Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2022 “Open Season,” GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017 “The Magic Hour,” The Hivery, Mill Valley, CA, organized by Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
2010 “Retablo,” Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
2007 “Cautionary Tales,” Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2006 “Tableau Vivant,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Social Studies,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "New Work,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 The Equitable Building, San Francisco, CA
1992 Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale, CA
1990 Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 “Dear Leader’s Cheerleaders,” three-person show, Bane Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Everything Must Go,” Manna Gallery, Oakland, CA
2025 “Select 2025,” Garvey/Simon Gallery, New York, NY
“Most Likely To…,” stARTup art fair, San Francisco, CA
2023 “Salon des Refuses,” 4 Chicken Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 “No Way Out but Through,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
“Ripples,” UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA
2021 “Hierarchy,” Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA
“ConVERGEnce,” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Left Coast Annual,” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2020-21 “Bird, Nest, Nature,” Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
2020 “Domesticated,” two-person show, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA
“Sanctuary,” Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA
Members Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2019 “Despot Housewives: Paintings by Dana DeKalb, Jane Fisher and Marie Van Elder, ” Institute for advancing Uncertainty, San Francisco, CA
“All That Glitters,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Walter Maciel curator
“In This Kingdom by the Sea,” stARTup art fair, San Francisco, CA
2018 “Wonder Women: Local Treasures,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, George Krevsky curator
“The Bargain,” stARTup art fair, Venice, CA
“The Outer Limits,” stARTup art fair, Venice, CA
2017 “Vanitas,” Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Sweet and Low,” Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
“Art and the Body,” Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
“With Liberty and Justice for Some,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA,
Monica Lundy and Walter Maciel curators
“Morality Play,” stARTup art fair, San Francisco, CA
“Big Names, Small Art,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
“Stage Fright,” stARTup art fair, Hollywood, CA
2016 “Safe at Home,” Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
“Souvenir Collection,” stARTup art fair, Hollywood, CA
2013 “Hey Everybody: New Bay Area Figurative Painting,” Diablo Valley College, CA
“The Art of Baseball,” Bank of America, Concourse Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 “The Art of Baseball: 15th Annual Exhibition,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011-12 “Winter Exhibition,” Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
2011 “Sea Change,” Marx Zavattero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Play Ball,” Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
“Five Artists,” Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
“Life and Landscape,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“The Fine Art of Baseball: 14th Annual,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “What?” Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Treasures,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Rookies & Pros: The Art of Baseball,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2008-09 “Paper Beings,” Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 “The Little Show,” Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA
Pulse New York, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2007 Art Chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
“The Art of Baseball,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“Top of the 9th: the Art of Baseball,” George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Portland Art International, Portland, OR
“Remote Viewing 3,” Lake Tahoe, CA
2005 “Several Artists Consider Books,” Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Batter Up!” Rice/Polak Gallery, Provincetown, MA
“More Than a Game: the Art of Baseball,“ George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco
Portland Art International, Portland, OR
“Remote Viewing 2,” Lake Tahoe, CA
2004 “New Tales to Tell,“ San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Scope Art Fair, New York, NY
“Art of the Game: the Art of Baseball,“ George Krevsky Gallery, SF, CA
2003 “American Figurative Art,” Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
San Francisco International Art Exposition, San Francisco, CA
“Night Moves: 19th Annual Auction,” New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Inaugural Exhibition,” Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Gallery Artists,” Editions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, IN (also 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996 and 1995)
1996 “Eight Artists,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994 “Recent Works on Paper,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Beyond the Facade: Architecture in Art,” Syntex Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1990 “The Earth is Alive,” Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Architectural Imagery,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 “18 Viewpoints,” Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988 “Invitational Exhibition of Northern California Artists,” Redding New Works Gallery, Redding CA
“Inaugural Exhibition,” Joanne Chappell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Works on Paper,” Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987 “Art at Pomona, 1887-1987,” Montgomery Art Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, CA (catalogue)
“Agnon XIV,” The Agnon School, Cleveland, OH
“New Work by Gallery Artists,” Editions Limited Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Brand XVII,” Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA
“West Coast Works On/Of Paper,” Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1986 “Rags to Riches,” San Mateo Arts Council, Redwood City, CA
“Northern California Artists,” Imago Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“New Dimensions: Relief Work by Six New Artists,” Editions Limited Gallery, Indianapolis, IN “Gallery Artists,” Art Images Gallery, St. Charles, IL
“Fiber and Cast Paper,” Editions Limited Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Agnon XV,” The Agnon School, Cleveland, OH 1985 “All on Paper ’85,” AAO Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1984 Inaugural Exhibition, Prima Galeria, Marina Del Rey, CA
Awards / Commissions
2022 Audience Award, “No Way Out but Through,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2021 Portrait Commission, Lillian Murphy Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco
Gallery Award, “Hierarchy,” GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA
Second Place Award, “ConVERGEnce,” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2020 Juror’s Award, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
2019 Commission, “Theme & Variation,” three figure paintings for Paypal headquarters, San Jose, CA
2017 Portrait Commission, Bill Sorro Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
2014 Portrait Commission, Vera Haile Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
2010 Portrait Commission, Edith Witt Senior Housing Development, Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
2003 Merit award, “American Figurative Art,” Santa Cruz Art League, CA
2002 Commission, The Book of Rules, Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa, CA
1979 Teagle Scholarship for high achievement, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Mary Drew Award for works on paper, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Selected Public Collections
Clorox Company, Oakland, CA
Ernst and Whinney, Oakland, CA
Mercy Housing, San Francisco, CA
Pacific Telesis, San Francisco, CA
Paypal Headquarters, San Jose, CA
PepsiCola Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Safeway Corporation Headquarters, Oakland, CA
Siemens Laboratories, Walnut Creek, CA
Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa, CA
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Van Kampen Merritt Inc., Naperville, IL
Wellington Management, Boston, MA
Selected Bibliography
2023
Corbin, Mary, “As ideas settle and paint dries, Dana DeKalb’s fantastical world comes to life,” 48Hills.org, Sept. 29 (reproductions)
2022
Nolte, Carl, “How a Nun from SF Became a Champion for Housing for the Poor,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, p. A2; and SFGate.com, April 9 (reproductions)
2021
Cover reproduction, West Marin Review, Vol. 10
2020
Braccini, Sophie, “Galleries Revived: ‘Domesticated’ and ‘Dark and Light’ open,” Lamorinda Weekly, Aug 5, p. B3 (reproduction)
“Art Up: BAC Members Exhibition, Part 1,” Berkeley Times, Jan 23, p. 14 (reproduction)
2019
Baumberger, Alan, “StARTup Art Fair,” ArtBusiness.com, April 26
2018
Fancher, Lou, “Women at the Forefront,” East Bay Express, Arts & Culture, May 23-29, p. 19 (reproductions)
Cover reproduction, The Monthly, June
Witt, Peter, Edith’s War, Texas A&M University Press, inside and back cover color reproductions
Baumberger, Alan, “StARTup Art Fair,” Artbusiness.com, April 27 (reproduction)
“StARTup Art Fair,” Art and Cake, Feb 2 (reproduction)
2016
“In LA, Art Fairs Go Rogue,” DinnerPartyBlog.com, Jan. 31, reproduction
2010
Lasarow, Bill, “Dana DeKalb at Sue Greenwood Fine Art,” Visual Art Source, Sept. 17; reprinted in Art Scene, cover editorial with reproductions, October issue
Lasarow, Bill, “Dana DeKalb at Sue Greenwood Fine Art,” Huffington Post, Sept. 22 (color reproduction)
Borgwardt, Michelle, “Dana DeKalb: Mazes of Meaning”, American Art Collector, October, No. 60 (feature article with color reproductions)
Baker, Kenneth, “Steel returns with What?,” San Francisco Chronicle, Ovation Section; sfgate.com, August 19, p. F2
Ramey, Joanna, Review, What? Exhibition, WWD.com, August 10
Review, Riviera Magazine, October, p. 32 (color reproduction)
2009
Nataraj, Nirmala, “’Paper Beings’ at Hespe Gallery, Artweek, February, pp. 25 & 28
Feher, Erin, “Ten to Watch: Exhibits to See Before They Go,” California Home + Design, online issue, Jan. 6 (color reproduction)
“Man & Nature,” Review of ‘Paper Beings,’ Southwest Art, January
2008
Harmanci, Reyhan, “Feeling Uncertain,” San Francisco Chronicle,
Dec. 4, p. 16
Jones, Jackie, “Dana DeKalb’s ‘Grace Period’ graces Greenleaf Gallery,” Quaker Campus, January 31
2007
Messing, Nicholas, “Dana DeKalb: Expect the Unexpected,” Edgenewyork.com; Edgechicago.com, June 28 (color reproduction); reprinted in Provincetown Magazine, Provincetown, MA, summer issue (color reproduction)
2006
Baumberger, Alan, “Heather Marx Gallery: Dana DeKalb, Tableau Vivant,” artbusiness.com, March 18 (color reproductions)
Swaby, Rachel, “Gallery Watch,” 7×7 Magazine, March, p. 70 Top of the 9th: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog with color reproduction)
Bigelow, Catherine, “Swells,” San Francisco Chronicle; sfgate.com, Jan. 1
2005
Sullivan, Kathleen, “’The Art of Baseball’ is on deck,” San Francisco Chronicle; sfgate.com, March 25, p. F9 (review with color reproduction)
More Than a Game: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog with color reproduction)
2004
Gangelhoff, Bonnie, “Impossible Dreams: Dana DeKalb creates imaginary universes inside her San Francisco studio,” Southwest Art, February, Vol. 33, No. 9, p. 82 (feature article with color reproductions)
Art of the Game: the Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog with color reproduction)
2003
Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle, color reproduction, Nov. 16, p. 60
Baumberger, Alan, “Heather Marx Gallery: Dana DeKalb, Social Studies,” artbusiness.com, November 20 (color reproductions)
Whitehill, Theresa, The Book of Rules, Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa, CA (limited edition fine press publication, color reproductions)
Pelfrey, Bob, “New Tales,” New Times, May 27, p. 20
Whitehill, Theresa, solo exhibition essay , Heather Marx Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Weinfeld, Carol L., “Mysterious Jewels: Dana DeKalb at Heather Marx Gallery,” sanfranciscoartmagazine.com, Jan., Vol. 2, Issue 1 (feature article with color reproductions)
Berry, Colin, “The Inaugural Exhibition at Heather Marx Gallery,” Artweek, Feb., Vol. 33, issue 1, p. 25
1988
“Northern California Artists Featured,” The Record Searchlight, July
“On the Wall and Off the Wall,” The New Fillmore (reproduction)
1987
Beebe, Marjorie Harth, Art at Pomona, 1887-1987, Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA (catalog with reproduction, p. 65)
Zirker, Joseph, West Coast Works On/Of Paper 1987, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (catalog)
1986
“Paper and Art Go Hand in Hand,” The Indianapolis News, October 2, p. F4 (reproduction)
Related Professional Activities
2023
Artist Talk, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018
Artists in Conversation Panel Discussion, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Moderator: Robert Flynn Johnson, curator emeritus, Achenbach Foundation, SF
2017
Artist Portfolio Reviews, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2009
MFA Student Portfolio Reviews, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
2007-16
Director, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2006
Visiting artist, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Visiting artist, City College, San Francisco, CA
2003-06
Director, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991-03
Manager, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990-92
Papermaking workshops: Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale, CA; Mesa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988-91
Manager, Victor Fischer Galleries, San Francisco and Oakland, CA
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