Dana Frankfort
Dana Frankfort
Dana Frankfort (born 1971, Houston, TX) received a BA in Art History from Brandeis University in 1995 and an MFA from Yale University in 1997. She attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, also in 1997. From 1999-2000 Frankfort was an MFAH Core Studio Art Resident. One-person exhibitions include: Southwest School of Art, San Antonio (2018); James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA (2011); Inman Gallery (2012, 2010, 2007); Sorry We're Closed, Brussels (2008); Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY (2007); and Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2006). Her paintings have been included in the group exhibition Abstract America: New Painting from the U.S., Saatchi Gallery, London (2009-10); and locally in Learning by Doing: 25 Years of the Core Program, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (2008-09). Frankfort received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2006. Her paintings are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Rice University, Houston, TX, St. Edward’s University, Austin and The Jewish Museum, New York, NY. Frankfort lives and works in Houston, TX.
EDUCATION
1997 M.F.A., Painting and Printmaking, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
1997 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1995 B.A., History of Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
EDUCATION
1997 M.F.A., Painting and Printmaking, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
1997 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1995 B.A., History of Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Simultaneously brutal and ethereal, Frankfort’s canvases draw from the lineage of Howard Hodgkin and Morris Louis in their intensity of colour, impassioned brushstrokes, and linear compositions. Her paintings contain one- or two-word phrases that read like poetic culture-koans.The sophistication of Frankfort’s process belies the imperative of her sentiments. The urgency of her aesthetic is contrasted with time consuming processes of sanded surfaces, premeditated spill patterns, and calculated layers of matte and high-gloss finish. Through this considered arbitration, Frankfort frames her text with the complexity of psychological depth, creating a palimpsest of memory and emotive association.
Group shows at Ceysson Gallery
What Wind, New York
February 05 - March 02, 2019
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
there was a stone, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2017
Dana Frankfort: Works on Paper, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, US
2014
Space Between Paintings, Carillon Gallery, Tarrant County Community College, Fort Worth, US
2012
For the Birds, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2011
Galleria Glance, Torino, IT
HIT OR MISS, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, US
HI, LaMontagne Gallery, Boston, US
2010
PICTURES, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2008
PEOPLE LIKE US, Miami, NADA/Bellwether Gallery, New York/Miami, US
BLAH BLAH BLAH, Aurobora Press, San Francisco, US
SPIT, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, BE
2007
WORD, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
DF, Bellwether Gallery, New York, US
2006
BELIEVER, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, US
2005
WHAT’S SO FUNNY, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, US
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
What Wind, curated by Eric Palgon, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, US
2018
Under Erasure, Pierogi Gallery, New York, US
Between the Clock and the Bed, Memorial Gall Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, US
Out of Line, September Gallery, New York, US
Texas, Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, US
USPS, Free Academy University, Tbisili, GE
Out of Our Closet, La Montagne Gallery, Boston, US
2017
Prints: Frankfort, Joyce, Moorhead, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
Zing Zam Blunder, Harbinger Projects, Reykjavik, Iceland The Reflection in the Sword of Holofernes, Galveston Artist Residency, Galveston, US
Post-Election, September Gallery, Hudson, US
2016
Flat Screen, Split Screen, Smoke Screen, Barbara Walters Gallery at Sarah Lawrence University, Bronxville, US
2015
Jackie Gendel and Dana Frankfort, Talk, Tops Gallery, Nashville, US
2013
Jew York, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, US
2012
Girl Talk: Women and Text, Contemporary Arts Museum, Raleigh, US
Simpatico, Stone Gallery, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, US
Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey, The Jewish Museum, New York, US
2011
Group Exhibition: Works on Paper, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2010
Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism, The Jewish Museum, New York, US
S, M, L, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, US
Tenants, 106 Green Street Gallery, Brooklyn, US
2009
Chunky Monkey, Red Flagg Gallery, New York, NY
Salt Peanuts, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
Artists Who Use Text To Say Nice Things, curated by Aaron Krach, 206 Rivington St, New York, US
2008
In Your Face, Buia Gallery, New York, US
Abstract America, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
a new high in getting low II, John Connelly Presents, New York, US
Special Opening, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, BE
2007
Post Retro, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, US
Warhol and…, Kantor Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, US
I am the Walrus!, curated by David Coyle, Gallery 40000, Chicago, US
A New High In Getting Low, curated by John Connelly, Artnews Projects, Berlin, DE
Joe Bradley, Ann Craven, Dana Frankfort, & Keith Mayerson, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, US
2006
Scarecrow, Postmasters Gallery, New York, US
History Lesson: Part III, Gavin Brown Enterprises-Passerby, New York, US
Something and Nothing, Exhibition Dynasty, Gallery MC, New York, US
Open Network: Brooklyn, Ampersand International, San Francisco, CA
2005
Suggestion, Belief, Emptiness, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, US
Conversational Lag, Volume Gallery, New York, US
Glimpse, Mixed Greens, New York, US
2004
August, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, US
Grotto II, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, US
2003
The Light Show, Clock Tower, Brooklyn, US
2000
New Painting, Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston, US
New Work, Rudolph Poissant Gallery, Houston, US
1999
Red Hot: Painting, Arlington Museum of Art, Fort Worth, US
Core Fellows, MFA Exhibition, Glassell School Gallery, Houston, US
What Wind, New York
February 05 - March 02, 2019
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
there was a stone, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2017
Dana Frankfort: Works on Paper, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, US
2014
Space Between Paintings, Carillon Gallery, Tarrant County Community College, Fort Worth, US
2012
For the Birds, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2011
Galleria Glance, Torino, IT
HIT OR MISS, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, US
HI, LaMontagne Gallery, Boston, US
2010
PICTURES, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2008
PEOPLE LIKE US, Miami, NADA/Bellwether Gallery, New York/Miami, US
BLAH BLAH BLAH, Aurobora Press, San Francisco, US
SPIT, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, BE
2007
WORD, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
DF, Bellwether Gallery, New York, US
2006
BELIEVER, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, US
2005
WHAT’S SO FUNNY, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, US
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
What Wind, curated by Eric Palgon, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, US
2018
Under Erasure, Pierogi Gallery, New York, US
Between the Clock and the Bed, Memorial Gall Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, US
Out of Line, September Gallery, New York, US
Texas, Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, US
USPS, Free Academy University, Tbisili, GE
Out of Our Closet, La Montagne Gallery, Boston, US
2017
Prints: Frankfort, Joyce, Moorhead, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
Zing Zam Blunder, Harbinger Projects, Reykjavik, Iceland The Reflection in the Sword of Holofernes, Galveston Artist Residency, Galveston, US
Post-Election, September Gallery, Hudson, US
2016
Flat Screen, Split Screen, Smoke Screen, Barbara Walters Gallery at Sarah Lawrence University, Bronxville, US
2015
Jackie Gendel and Dana Frankfort, Talk, Tops Gallery, Nashville, US
2013
Jew York, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, US
2012
Girl Talk: Women and Text, Contemporary Arts Museum, Raleigh, US
Simpatico, Stone Gallery, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, US
Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey, The Jewish Museum, New York, US
2011
Group Exhibition: Works on Paper, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
2010
Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism, The Jewish Museum, New York, US
S, M, L, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, US
Tenants, 106 Green Street Gallery, Brooklyn, US
2009
Chunky Monkey, Red Flagg Gallery, New York, NY
Salt Peanuts, Inman Gallery, Houston, US
Artists Who Use Text To Say Nice Things, curated by Aaron Krach, 206 Rivington St, New York, US
2008
In Your Face, Buia Gallery, New York, US
Abstract America, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
a new high in getting low II, John Connelly Presents, New York, US
Special Opening, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, BE
2007
Post Retro, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, US
Warhol and…, Kantor Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, US
I am the Walrus!, curated by David Coyle, Gallery 40000, Chicago, US
A New High In Getting Low, curated by John Connelly, Artnews Projects, Berlin, DE
Joe Bradley, Ann Craven, Dana Frankfort, & Keith Mayerson, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, US
2006
Scarecrow, Postmasters Gallery, New York, US
History Lesson: Part III, Gavin Brown Enterprises-Passerby, New York, US
Something and Nothing, Exhibition Dynasty, Gallery MC, New York, US
Open Network: Brooklyn, Ampersand International, San Francisco, CA
2005
Suggestion, Belief, Emptiness, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, US
Conversational Lag, Volume Gallery, New York, US
Glimpse, Mixed Greens, New York, US
2004
August, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, US
Grotto II, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, US
2003
The Light Show, Clock Tower, Brooklyn, US
2000
New Painting, Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston, US
New Work, Rudolph Poissant Gallery, Houston, US
1999
Red Hot: Painting, Arlington Museum of Art, Fort Worth, US
Core Fellows, MFA Exhibition, Glassell School Gallery, Houston, US