Dan attoe biography
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dan attoe
b. , Bremerton, WA
Lives and complex in Washougal, WA
education
University commentary Iowa, M.F.A.
University of River, B.A
solo exhibitions
Dead of Chill II, Interpretation Hole, Los Angeles, CA
Dead of Winter, The Overall, New Royalty City, NY
Dan Attoe: Pandemic Paintings, West Exhibitions, City, IL
Dan Attoe: Glowing River, The Pit, New Royalty, NY
New Drawings, Greg Kucera Gallery, City, WA
Natural Selections, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
Recent Landscapes, Section Gallery, Another York, US
DAN ATTOE, Northwestern Exhibitions, Metropolis IL
Fourteen 30 Contemporary, City, OR
Landscapes Come to mind Water, Peres Projects, Songster, DE
Dan Attoe, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Lights Flickering occupy the Dark, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
I'm done worryin' about shit., Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
Dan Attoe, Midwestern Exhibitions, Port, IL
American Dreams, curated building block Tania Pardo, Museo toll Arte Contemporanea de Castila y Metropolis (MUSAC), City, ES
Simple Tamper with and Highly developed Animals, Peres Projects, Songster, DE
Loaded, Nailed, and Small on Cash, Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA
You receive more point than pointed are using, Peres Projects, Berlin, DE
You Get What You • Dan Attoe’s paintings depict natural wonders—waterfalls, beaches, mountains, rocky cliffs, over-sized forests—populated by tiny figures spouting even tinier diaristic missives, painted in silver and culled from the artist&#;s stream of consciousness. The miniature humans disrupt the grandeur of nature with their small stature and utterances. His drawings share the same concerns but inverted—the phrases and disconnected images are larger and often cartoonish, creating small-scaled narrative vignettes. Attoe makes a small drawing every day that he keeps for himself—slightly larger drawings and paintings expand upon this practice. John Motley observes in The Portland Oregonian, “Multiple drawing styles reinforce the varying perspectives on youth and childhood, from pure, storybook fantasy to a less-innocent complexity, where fear and sexuality mingle.” Attoe said of his work, “The landscape can be enjoyed for its beauty, and the disparity between it and the figures, but it also exists in service to these contemporary people in funny or ordinary clothing saying everyday things about e-mails or engaging in interpersonal clumsiness.” His first novel &#;The Taking Tree&#; was published in May Attoe has always maintained text as part of his work, and studied writing at T • American painter Dan Attoe is an American painter, sculptor, and author. Attoe is recognized for his detailed landscape and figurative paintings, as well as his neon sculptures featuring humorous or philosophical text. Born in Bremerton, Washington, Attoe spent his childhood in various locations, including Island Park and Ashton, Idaho, and Silver Bay, Minnesota, due to his father's employment with the U.S. Forest Service. His mother often worked as a librarian. Attoe earned his BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW–Stevens Point at Wausau in , and his MFA from the University of Iowa in His first novel, The Taking Tree, was published in May He studied writing at The Writers' Workshop while pursuing his MFA at the University of Iowa.[citation needed] He is one of the founders of the collaborative art group Paintallica but left the group in due to creative differences.[1] Attoe worked part-time at Wausau Window and Wall Systems in Wausau, Wisconsin, for four years and held positions as a security guard, maintenance worker, and part-time installation technician at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Currently, Attoe resides in Washougal, Washington, where he operate a tattoo shop named Da
Dan Attoe
Dan Attoe
Early life and education
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