Dana King is a classical figurative sculptor. She believes artistic storytelling possesses a healing power by elevating and ennobling the histories of everyday people who do heroic things on behalf of others.
Her sculptures link generations by revealing common threads: shared values, experiences, and aspirations. They help those alive today compare and contrast their world with that of social pioneers whose courage and commitment created society modernity. Her works often appear as dreamlike images in which fiction and reality meet, divergent tropes merge, and meanings shift while past and present fuse. Time and memory consistently play an essential role.
Some of King’s work is in the public sphere, available for any and all to see, completely free. It offers the same storytelling opportunity whether someone is intentional about spending time with the work or has come upon it accidentally.
King brings humanity to each piece she creates. She hopes that you see yourself in her sculptures.
