the artist

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Like many passionate photographers Dan began his love affair at an early age: working a paper route so he could buy a German 35mm rangefinder, followed by his first exposure to a darkroom in a converted guest bath. Dan grew up just 5 miles from Disneyland—with Walt teaching him the magic of the story. His Master’s level influence continued with Frank Lloyd Wright and Jackson Pollock—muses both. It was his Mother, known to all as simply Tricia, who took him to a Special Exhibition of Jackson Pollock at LACMA in 1965, a serendipitous encounter no doubt, believing in him then, and nurturing him to love art for a lifetime.

Pollock’s influence was swift, and Dan entered his first professional juried competition in 1965 at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA, and was accepted. His work at that time, as a painter, was abstract expressionism—think of melding Pollock’s angst with Rothko’s form and sense of place. Dan continued his expressionistic bent, until he entered college (University of California at Santa Cruz) hoping to become a scientist-architect, and his photographic nature reared its head in a more formal architectural genre.

By the late ‘90’s and into the early noughts Dan’s work became more minimalist and he was known for a time as Daniel Scissorhands due to his propensity to cut out what he did not want. This trait became characteristic of Dan’s work, also becoming more painterly as well—and at times, sculptural.

Dan’s photography is in collection at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), and the Chinese-American Museum (Los Angeles). He was Licensed by Getty Images, Blend Images/Spaces Images, and was represented by The Haen Gallery in Asheville, NC., the Abend Gallery and the Mike Wright Gallery in Denver, CO, and The Downstairs Gallery in Savannah, GA.

Exhibition CV

Year
 
Show
Location
Award

2021
02-Jul.
ABANDONED
Juror: Dennis Kiel
SouthEast Center for Photography
Greenville, SC
15-May.
Letters, Numbers & Symbols
Curated by Dallas Crow
PRAXIS Photographic Arts Center
Minneapolis, MN
06-Mar.
Member’s CHOICE
Curated by Beth Lilly and Judith Pishnery
Atlanta Photograph Group
Atlanta, GA
20-Feb.
The Abstract Image
Curated by Aline Smithson
PRAXIS Photographic Arts Center
Minneapolis, MN
Honorable Mention
2020
24-Apr.
ArtFields 2020
Lake City, SC
07 Nov.
PhotoBUCKHEAD
Curated by Gregory Harris
Atlanta Photography Group
Atlanta, GA
2019
28-Jan.
COLOR EXPLORATIONS
Curated by Ellie Pritts
South x Southeast photo gallery
Molena, GA
26-Apr.
ArtFields 2019
Lake City, SC
3-May
MIGRATION
Location Gallery
Savannah, GA
28-Jun.
MONO :: KROMATIK
Curated by Sandrine Hermand-Grisel
PRAXIS Photographic Arts Center
Minneapolis, MN
2018
28-Sep
The LENSCULTURE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2018
New York, NY
7-Dec.
Empty Places :: Abandoned Spaces
Curated by Lance Keimig
PRAXIS Photographic Arts Center
Minneapolis, MN
2017
1-Mar.
Southern Landscapes
Curated by Elizabeth Avedon
Brickworks Gallery
Atlanta, GA
10-Mar.
Built: Savannah
Location Gallery
Savannah, GA
20-Apr.
Unseen: Photography Beyond the Visible
Juried by Peter Miller & Laurie Klein
Providence Center For Photographic Arts
Providence, RI
21-Apr.
ArtFields 2017
Lake City, SC
29-Jun.
Director’s Cut
Atlanta Photography Group
Atlanta, GA
17-Nov.
Member’s Show
The Light Factory
Charlotte, NC
2016
One Man Show
:: Hapag-Lloyd ::
Hamburg, Germany
1-Apr
The Abandoned Landscape
Juried Show
SouthEast Center for Photography
Greenville, SC
6-May
Savannah Point of View
Juried Show
Cultural Arts Gallery
City of Savannah
Savannah, GA
6-May
Water
Juried Show
SouthEast Center of Photography
Greenville, SC
2015
24-Apr.
Group Show
The Haen Gallery
Asheville, NC
24-Apr.
ArtFields 2015
Lake City, SC
25-Jun.
Artists & Artisans Tour
Juried Show
ARC Savannah
Savannah, GA
8-Oct.
One Man Show
The Downstairs Gallery
Savannah, GA
2014
9-Oct.
Invitational Show
The Downstairs Gallery
Savannah, GA
26-Jun.
Juried Exhibition
Artists & Artisans
ARC Savannah
Savannah, GA
19-Sep.
Arts In The Heart of Augusta
Juried Exhibition
Augusta, GA
Award of Merit
14-Nov.
Juried Exhibition
Telfair Museum of Art
Savannah, GA
2013
15-Nov.
Juried Exhibition
Telfair Museum of Art
Savannah, GA
2012
Feb.-Jun.
Breaking Ground
Group Show
Chinese American Museum
Los Angeles, CA
2009
5-Jan.
Celebrating Urban Light
Exhibition and Publication
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Los Angeles, CA
2005
3-Mar.
Group Show
The Matilda Gallery
Alpharetta, GA
2002
11-Jan.
Mixed Media 2002
Slidell Cultural Arts Center
Slidell, LA
29-Jan.
Concept to Object 2002
Cade Fine Arts Center
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD
6-Apr.
C’est la Vie
Long Beach Arts Association
Long Beach, CA
1st Place
6-Jun.
5th Annual Post Card Show
National Collage Society
Cork Gallery
New York, NY
19-Jul.
2002 International Juried Exhibition
Nese Aloan Gallery
Huntington, NY
27-Aug.
A Sense of Place: Continuity and Change in the New South
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Augusta, GA
11-Sep.
Invitational Show
Morris Museum of Art
Augusta, GA
2001
13-Oct.
The Art of Chocolate
Marion Hatcher Center
Augusta, GA
1st Place
19-Oct.
New Horizons Art Festival
Columbia County
Savannah Rapids Pavillion
Martinez, GA
1998
2-Oct.
One Man Show
Studio Fotografica
Augusta, GA
17-Sep.
Juried Show
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Augusta, GA
4-Nov.
Invitational Show
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Augusta, GA
1971
24-Jun.
Art for 1991
Southern California Exposition
Del Mar, CA
1965
19-May
Juried Show
Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts
Santa Ana, CA
18-Oct.
Juried Members Show
Tarzana Art League of Orange County
Tarzana, CA
Honorable Mention
Most Original in Show
1952
7-Mar.
Lawrence Hospital
Bronxville, NY
1st Place

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