'Blossom no. 13' by Dana McClure

Mixed media collage on wood panel

20"h x 16"w, framed

Dana McClure is a multidisciplinary artist based in Upstate New York. Her work spans collage, printmaking, textile design and the moving image, with a background in art direction for print, motion, and interactive media across commercial, non-profit, and cultural projects worldwide. Dana’s five-year documentary film, Odd Ones Out, which she directed and co-produced, follows the journey of three transgender teens against all odds. The film received a Telly Award in 2008 and is distributed internationally. After a decade of teaching 2D Design and Time-Based Media at Parsons The New School for Design and New York University, she now devotes her studio practice to self-initiated mixed-media work.Alongside her husband, chef Chris Lanier, Dana co-runs Ravenwood - a seasonal gathering space fueled by their flower and produce farm - which deeply informs her artistic practice. Her work explores floral abstraction, incorporating homegrown blooms into compositions through photography, painting, collage, and pressed botanicals. Many of these pieces are exhibited in Ravenwood’s seasonal barn space, fostering a creative dialogue between farming, food, art, and design.

‘My work aims to develop a visual language that balances intuition with structure. I usually start with a set of rules – whether it’s materials, scale, color or imagery – to create parameters that both confine and liberate. Within these limitations that define a series, I enjoy the process of intuitive play and responsive experimentation all while still guided by self-imposed principles. I like to deconstruct, transform and challenge the original structure through the process of painting, mark-making, photography and collage. Each phase and iteration informs the next, leading to unexpected discoveries and limitless variations in form.”

@danamcclure