Dana Heng
EducationAS220, New Urban Arts, Steel Yard, University of Vermont
Known forpainting, illustration, performance art, installation art
Websitehttps://danaheng.com

Dana Heng is a Khmer-American artist, activist, arts educator and arts administrator living in Providence, Rhode Island.

Heng attended Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island and studied art at AS220, New Urban Arts and the Steel Yard before earning a bachelor's of degree in sociology and studio art at the University of Vermont.[1] Heng returned to Providence and became a Resident Artist Mentor at New Urban Arts, educating high school children in photography, painting and drawing.[2] In 2017, Heng curated the Queer/Trans Zinefest at AS220, and in 2018, Heng co-founded Binch Press, an arts studio in Central Falls, Rhode Island.[3]

Exhibitions

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Eat Me [In Asian Font], installation, Dirt Palace, Providence, Rhode Island, 2018 [4]

The Frontiers of Love, performance art, Machines With Magnets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 2018[5]

Awards

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2020, Sante Fe Arts Institute Labor Artist Residency[6][7]

2018, Dorry for Public Art of the Year for her exhibit at the Dirt Palace, "Eat Me [in asian font]."[8]

2014, University of Vermont Ian Crawford Memorial Award.[9]


References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Jill (June 2011). "The Honor Roll: Profiles in Public School Success on the East Side". East Side Monthly.
  2. ^ http://newurbanarts.org/staff/dana-heng-resident-artist-mentor/
  3. ^ "The List". College Hill Independent. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Best Of Rhode Island Culture: The 2018 Dorrys Awards". gregcookland.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "The Frontiers of Love - Dana Heng". danaheng.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  6. ^ "Labor Artists | Santa Fe Art Institute". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  7. ^ "Dana Heng | Santa Fe Art Institute". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  8. ^ Dorrys Look Book.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Junior Award recipient Gallery Show". www.uvm.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-18.