Dana Grubbe, Contemporary Abstract Painter
Process-driven abstracts built through layers of color and texture.
Catrching up on this summer!
Only a week after my Chromatic Coastlines reception (Saturday May 16) at Hayley Gallery in New Albany, Ohio, I took a bad fall, fracturing my right knee cap and nose. Ow! It’s September now and I am finally up and around and starting to paint again after almost 4 (!!) months. Thanks for the cards and calls and kind words. I look forward to continuing to work, not just on Physical Therapy, but also on my art. Coming up in October, I’ll be showing at Art@43023 in Granville, Ohio. Also just in time for my October birthday, i”ll be traveling to Viet Nam and Cambodia (where I will visit Angkor Wat).
View 2026 Work here:
Group Shows
Mindful: The Art of Compassion. Reception: 2/26 5-7pm Broad Street Presbyterian Church. 760 E. Broad Street. Columbus, OH
Femme Eclectique IV. Reception: 3/7 3-6pm Pennington Custom Art Services. 3047 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH
A Common Thread. Reception: 12/4 6-10pm Pricilla Tyson Cultural Arts Center. 139 W. Main St. Columbus, OH
Mindful: The Art of Tranquility. Reception: 5/7 5-7pm Broad Street Presbyterian Church. 760 E. Broad Street. Columbus, OH
Mindful: The Art of Observation. Reception: 09/17 5-7pm Broad Street Presbyterian Church. 760 E. Broad Street. Columbus, OH
What’s Happening Now
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Conversations & Coffee Guest Speaker (Feb 26) – Fran Ryan Center – Noon – “ChatGPT as your studio assistant”
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Upcoming Show at Hayley Gallery (May 18): Through Rain Through Light with Marianne Phillip. I’ll be showing my “Chromatic Coastlines” series.
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Guest Artist at Art@43023 in Granville – Oct through Dec 2026 – I’ll be showing small, colorful seasonal works
Where to see my work
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Studio #154, 400 West Rich (Franklinton Fridays / by appointment)
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Hayley Gallery, New Albany
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Art@43023, Granville (Oct-Dec 2026)
Talks
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Titles, Text, & Tough Love: ChatGPT as Your Studio Sidekick (Feb, 2026 – Fran Ryan Center)
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Here’s a link to the full recorded talk (Feb, 2026 – Fran Ryan Center) CLICK HERE
I paint contemporary abstracts rooted in landscape memory and built through layers of color and texture. I work and teach from my studio at 400 West Rich in Columbus and am represented by Hayley Gallery in New Albany.