Dana Grubbe, Contemporary Abstract Painter

Process-driven abstracts built through layers of color and texture.

On Exhibit at Hayley Gallery May 16 – June 6

Chromatic Coastlines — coastal memory translated into abstraction. Reception Saturday May 16 5-8pm: 260 Market St.Suite B, New Albany, Ohio.  (614) 855-4856 Joint exhibit with Marianne Philip.

View Work Chromatic Coastlines 

 

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

 

 

 

What’s Happening Now

  • Conversations & Coffee Guest Speaker (Feb 26) – Fran Ryan Center – Noon – “ChatGPT as your studio assistant”

  • Upcoming Show at Hayley Gallery (May 18): Through Rain Through Light with Marianne Phillip. I’ll be showing my “Chromatic Coastlines” series.

  • Guest Artist at Art@43023 in Granville – Oct through Dec 2026 – I’ll be showing small, colorful seasonal works

Where to see my work

  • Studio #154, 400 West Rich (Franklinton Fridays / by appointment)

  • Hayley Gallery, New Albany

  • Art@43023, Granville (Oct-Dec 2026)

 

Talks

  • Titles, Text, & Tough Love: ChatGPT as Your Studio Sidekick (Feb, 2026 – Fran Ryan Center)

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.

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