Visiting Artist: Delano Dunn
@ University Galleries of Illinois State University
11 Uptown Circle, Suite 103, Normal, IL 61761
Opening Wednesday, October 11th, from 12PM - 1PM
Visiting Artist: Delano Dunn
Wednesday, October 11 , 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CDT
Delano Dunn was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts with an M.F.A. in fine arts, and of Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. in illustration. Through painting, mixed media, and collage, Dunn explores questions of racial identity and perception within various contexts, ranging from the personal to the political, and drawing from his experience growing up in South Central L.A. He has had solo exhibitions in New York City, Los Angeles, and Paris. Group exhibitions include The Uptown Triennial 2020 at the Wallach Gallery Columbia University, I Like The Sound of That at Artspace in New Haven, Liberty and (in)Justice for All at Project for Empty Space in Newark, NJ, PULSE New York, PULSE Miami with Project for Empty Space and the Long Gallery Harlem, The Delaware Contemporary, and more. Features and interviews include La Monde, White Hot Magazine, The New York Times, VICE Creators, Black Lives Matter, and ArtNoir. Recent reviews include Hyperallergic and VICE Creators. Dunn was the recipient of Darryl Chappelle Foundation Emergency Grant, Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist Grant, Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant, the College Art Association’s Visual Arts Graduate Fellowship in 2016, the Delaware Contemporary’s Curator’s Choice Award, and SVA’s Edward Zutrau Memorial Award. Dunn has completed residences at Project for Empty Space in Newark, NJ, the Wassaic Artist Residency, SPACE at Ryder Farm, and Arts + Public Life. In addition, he is a board member for the Wassaic Project. His works are in numerous collections including the Studio Museum of Harlem. He lives in Chicago, IL with his wife and two children.
Delano Dunn will be in residence at Illinois State University to work with enrolled students in the Visiting Artist Seminar (ART 349). Dunn will give a public artist talk at University Galleries on Wednesday, October 11. A Q&A will follow.
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