Hi! My name is Dana (like, Day-na). My pronouns are she/they. I use them interchangeably. I am an artist and illustrator on unceded territory belonging to the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (aka “Vancouver, BC”). I make most of my work in Photoshop, but I also use pen, ink, oil pastel and various acrylic mediums. A lot of my inspo comes from 80’s and 90’s pop culture, fashion, graphics, stickers, album art, film, tv, music, etc. I LOVE colour and like to play around with light, shadow, gradient and texture. I carry a sketchbook everywhere.
Most of my work is incredibly personal, even if it isn’t obvious. My identity informs a lot of it - I am a queer, chronically ill and disabled individual, so there’s also always a thread of queerness, mental & physical health, disability, and healing woven into my work. The playfulness and positivity that comes through is part of the way I cope with past trauma and my precarious health. <3
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Instagram @danakearley
All work © Dana Kearley.
