basic statistics website: www.danafrostick.com email: dfrostick@gmail.com education 1984-1988 Studied sculpture with minor emphasis in art history at the School of Arts of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA 1977-1981 Achieved High School diploma from Douglas S. Freeman High School, Richmond, VA Graduating Honors from High School - National Honors Society, French National Honor Society, Thespian National Honor Society artistic sidelines November 2006, 2005, 2004 Judge for the "Market Is Your Canvas" art contest Brunswick Stew Festival 17th Street Farmers' Market 100 N. 17th St., Richmond, VA 23219 January 4, 2007 Presentation to the Hanover Arts League about my background and artwork Ashland Library 201 S Railroad Ave, Ashland,VA 23005 25 minute prepared speech that followed along with a self-prepared DVD presentation of my art throughout my life

6/1/00-present
Artist member of Artspace, @ Plant Zero, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224 - (currently On-Leave)
Webmaster for www.artspacegallery.org since August 2000
Vice-President of Membership May, 2001
Vice-President/President Elect May, 2002
President, May, 2004-July, 2005

upcoming exhibitions of artwork

July 9 - August 14, 2010 - Opening reception July 9, 2010
"PATTERN RECOGNITION"
Frame Nation, 11 S 15th St., Richmond, VA 23219
drawings and paintings

current & past exhibitions of artwork

June 25 - July 18, 2010 - Opening reception June 25, 2010
"HOMEGROWN: Plant Zero @ artspace"
artspace, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
curated by Heather Russell, director Russell Projects

February 5 - 27, 2010 - Opening reception February 5, 2010
"STRUCTURED TURBULENCE"
Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
conte and oil on canvas paintings

January 10 - February 14, 2010 - Opening reception January 10, 2010
"DRAWING FROM THE WELL"
12 12 Gallery, 12 E. 12th St., Richmond, VA 23224
sharpie on paper drawings

January 8 - February 3, 2010 - Opening reception January 8, 2010
"ARTSPACE AT RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY"
Richmond Public Library, 100 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219, Dooley Hall & Gellman Room

November 6 - December 20, 2009 - Opening reception 7-10pm, November 6
"THINK SMALL 5!"
Artspace, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
5th Biennial International Miniature Invitational.
One piece submitted.

September 18, 2009 - January 20, 2010 - Private Reception, Thursday, October 8
"COLLABORATORS AND CO-CONSPIRATORS: ARTSPACE AT CAPITAL ONE"
Capital One - West Creek Campus, Town Center Gallery, 2nd Floor
15000 Capital One Drive, Richmond, VA 23238

August 28 - September 20, 2009 - Opening reception 7-10pm, August 28
"DOGMATIC CATASTROPHE"
ArtWorks, 320 Hull St., Richmond, VA 23224
Two pieces selected for the August '09 all-media juried show. Juror: Wolfgang Jasper

July 3-August 28, 2009 - Opening reception 7-9pm, July 24 - Closing reception, 7-9pm, August 28
"A 72 SUBMILLIMETER BANANA STUFFED KAUF DROP"
Project Space at Plant Zero, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
Featuring the artwork of Dana Frostick, Nutchild, Roman Zelgatas, Ken Jorgensen, Courtney Ford, Jean-Baptiste, and Nic Desantis.

June 29-August 28, 2009
"ARTSPACE AT STONY POINT GALLERY VCUHS"
9000 Stony Point Parkway, Richmond, VA 23298-0304 and North building at MCV downtown, 401 North 12 Street, Richmond, VA 23219

January 8-February 21, 2009
"CACGA 4TH ANNUAL JURORED COMPETITION"
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Invitational Exhibition. Christophora Robeers, Juror
Featured work: "Tarkus des Escargots"

January 9-February 4, 2009
"ARTSPACE AT RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY"
Richmond Public Library, 100 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219, Dooley Hall & Gellman Room
Featured work: "Star Spiral" and "Volcanic Origins," part of Artspace Outreach Exhibition

January 8, 2009
"5th ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION"
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond,Virginia 23220-4007
Art After Hours, 6pm-9pm, Jan. 8th
Silent Auction to benefit the Children’s Gallery of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Featured work: "Hide & Bone" - SOLD

December 5-December 21, 2008
"ART in a BOX"
art6 Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Invitational Exhibition
Featured work: "Abstract Box"

November 28-December 21, 2008
"artspace @ twenty"
Artspace, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
Biennial Members' Show
Featured work: "Craft Work" and "Aquatic Battle"

October 3-November 4, 2008
"ELABORATE DOODLES"
Richmond Public Library, 100 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219, Dooley Foyer
Solo exhibition of abstract work
A selection from "ELABORATE DOODLES" appeared on RVA Magazine online during the exhibition.

September 27, 2008
"SPIRAL"
Canal Club, 1545 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Spiral is a loose collection of painters, musicians, sculptors, spoken word artists, dancers, photographers, and performance artists in the Richmond area.

September 19 and 20, 2008
"ART AROUND LAKESIDE 2008"
Friday, September 19, 5 - 9 pm and Saturday, September 20, 10 am - 5 pm.
Lakeside Towne Center, 6116 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228
Group Show & Sale featuring 14 local artists and artisans displaying and selling their work.

August 15-September 14, 2008
"ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION 2008"
Red Door Gallery, 1607 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220

July 25-August 17, 2008
"PLANT ZERO @ ARTSPACE"
Artspace, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
an exhibition highlighting working artists of Plant Zero, Curated by Bret Payne Director and Curator of Transmission

April 4-April 29, 2008
"ARTSPACE AT RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY"
Richmond Public Library, 100 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219, Dooley Hall & Dooley Foyer
Exhibited 2 large abstracts, part of Artspace Outreach Exhibition

November 2-December 22, 2007
"THINK SMALL 4!"
Artspace, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224 AND art6, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition at both artspace and art6 galleries

July 5-September 1, 2007
"ORIGINAL FACE SQUARE FOOT SHOW"
MicroCoSM Gallery, 540 West 27th St., 4th Fl., NYC, NY 10001
Exhibited "Moray," sharpie and acrylic on canvas, 2007

June 22-July 22, 2007
"DREAMS AND VISIONS"
Artspace Gallery, Zero E. Fourth St., Richmond, VA 23224
Solo show of abstract paintings, Frable Gallery

January 26-February 16, 2007
"JANUARY, 2007 JURIED SHOW"
Art Works, 320 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224
Juried by artist, Wolfgang Jasper. Received 2nd Place Award.

December 22, 2006-January 21, 2007
"ANNUAL MEMBERS' EXHIBIT"
Members show at Artspace Gallery, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
Exhibited one piece, Indefensible Position

October 26, 2005-January 16, 2006
"ARTSPACE ECHOES"
University of Phoenix, 6600 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA
Exhibited "Industrial Sights" series, part of Artspace Outreach Exhibition

November 3-December 17, 2005
"THINK SMALL 3"
Artspace, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224 AND art6, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
3rd Biennial International Miniature Invitational
Exhibited 2 miniature abstracts. Coordinator and Co-Curator of the exhibit.

June 14-July 15, 2005
"ABSTRACTS AT THE LOFTS"
Old Manchester Lofts, corner of Commerce and Porter St., Richmond, VA
Featuring Dana Frostick, Mike Keeling, Erika Walters

March 25-April 17, 2005
"A FLEETING GLIMPSE"
Art Works, 320 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224
Solo Show, Center Gallery, West

January 7-28, 2005
"ARTSPACE AT RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY"
Richmond Public Library, 100 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Exhibited 3 large abstracts, part of Artspace Outreach Exhibition

March 26-April 18, 2004
"MARCH, 2004 JURIED SHOW"
Art Works, 320 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224
Juried by artist, Durwood Domisse. Received 1st Place Award.

February 6-29, 2004
"FAREWELL TO 6 E. BROAD STREET"
Members show at Artspace Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219

October 24-November 21, 2003
"OCTOBER JURIED SHOW"
Art Works, 320 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224
Juried by VCU instructor and artist, David Freed. Received 1st Place Award.

November 7-December 20, 2003
"THINK SMALL2! BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE INVITATIONAL"
Artspace, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Exhibited 2 miniature colored ink landscapes. Also acted as Coordinator for the exhibit and the preview fundraiser.

September 5-28, 2003
"INDUSTRIAL SIGHTS"
One-person show in the Main Gallery at Artspace Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219

August 1-31, 2003
"ARTSPACE MEMBERS' NEW WORK"
Members show at Artspace Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219

March 7-30, 2003
"ON THE TABLE: A STILL LIFE SHOW"
Inaugural bi-monthly juried show in the Upstairs Gallery at Artspace Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219
Juror: William Barnes, Curator: Petie Bogen-Garrett

March 7-31, 2003
"THE IDES HAVE IT"
Monthly juried show at Crossroads Gallery of Art, 2016 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23230
Juror: Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman. "The Classics Live On!"

March 1-31, 2003
"ARTSPACE AT CAFFÈ BOCCE"
An Outreach Exhibition of Artspace Gallery at Caffè Bocce, 330 Valley St., Scottsville, VA
Featuring the work of 20 artist members of Artspace.

February 7-28, 2003
"STRUCTURES & SPACES"
Members show in the Upstairs Gallery at Artspace Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219
Three person show featuring Dana's acrylic paintings of the ancient sites of Stonehenge and Avebury and photography by Catherine Johnson and Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman.

February 7-28, 2003
"FOR THE LOVE OF ART"
Monthly juried show at Crossroads Gallery of Art, 2016 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23230
Juror: Earle Taylor. "For The Love of Art The Artist Makes The Invisible Visible"

December 6-31, 2002
"FORMATIONS REDUX"
One person show in the Art and Music Foyer
Richmond Public Library, 100 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219

November 7-29, 2002
"THE WRITINGS ON THE WALL"
Invitational show at Jewish Community Center of Richmond,
Sara D. November Gallery, 5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226

September 11-October 25, 2002
"SECURITY"
Invitational show at Jewish Community Center of Richmond,
Sara D. November Gallery, 5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226

June 10-29, 2002
"WEIRD, WILD AND WONDERFUL"
Inaugural monthly juried show at Crossroads Gallery of Art, 2016 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23230
Juror: Richard Bland, Curator: Petie Bogen-Garrett

May 3-June 2, 2002
"MEMBERS' SHOW"
Artspace, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219

April-May, 2002
"ARTSPACE AT BETH SHOLOM HOME"
An Artspace Outreach Exhibition
Richmond, VA 23220

February, - March, 2002
"ARTSPACE AT LAKEWOOD MANOR"
An Artspace Outreach Exhibition
Lakewood Manor, Richmond, VA 23220

January, 2002 - March 21, 2002
"ARTSPACE AT NUBIAN VILLAGE"
An Artspace Outreach Exhibition
Nubian Village Academy, 2022 Sledd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220

December 7-22, 2001
"MEMBERS' SHOWCASE"
Annual Artspace Members' exhibition
Artspace, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219

November 2-December 22, 2001
"ARTSPACE'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL MINIATURE EXHIBITION"
Artspace, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Also acted as Coordinator for the exhibit and the preview fundraiser.

Spring and Summer, 2001
Participated in the design of Artspace's "GO FISH" project titled: www.artspacegallery.org
Also chronicled our fish's history at:
www.artspacegallery.org/2001/outreach/gofish
Artspace, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219

July 6-29, 2001
"FORMATIONS: ANOTHER VIEW and other works"
One-person show in the Main Gallery at Artspace, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219

May 5 and 6, 2001
30TH ANNUAL ARTS IN THE PARK
Byrd Park, Richmond, VA

April 28, 2001
2ND ANNUAL SHOCKOE ARTS FESTIVAL
17th Street Farmers Market, Richmond, VA

April 13-May 13, 2001
"APRIL ALL MEDIA JURIED SHOW," guest juror, Reni Gower
Shockoe Bottom Arts Center, 2001 East Grace St., Richmond, VA 23223
"Absorbed & Alert" selected by guest juror, Reni Gower.
More information about Absorbed & Alert.

January 8 through March 7, 2001
"MEMBERS SHOWCASE at MONTPELIER CENTER FOR ARTS AND EDUCATION" -- Traveling show of selected flatworks that were previously on view at the Annual Artspace Members Show at Artspace Gallery in December, 2000.
Both curator and participant of this show. Works exhibited: Hunting Cat, Ignorance, and Desire

December 1-17, 2000
"MEMBERS SHOWCASE" -- Annual Artspace Members Show with Special Guests, The Richmond Craftsman's Guild
Artspace Gallery, 6 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA
Both curator and participant of this show. Works exhibited: Hunting Cat and the Bad Cat Trilogy -- Ignorance, Desire and Suffering

October, 2000
"ART COUNT 2000, THE MILLENNIAL POSTCARD SHOW"
1708 Gallery, 103 E Broad St., Richmond, VA
Postcard of "Thinking Rock" exhibited. Also participated in the census.

10/11-10/31/00
"CREATURES"
Agora Gallery, 560 Broadway, SOHO, New York, NY
Three artist show featuring my series of oil paintings called, "Immediate Family Portraits, 2000."
Opening reception on Oct. 12, from 6-8pm

9/4-9/25/00
"DRAWING 2000 INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION"
Period Gallery, 5174 Leavenworth, Omaha, NE 68106
"Unsteady Truce" - oil pastel on paper, 20.5" X 15.5"

7/3 - 7/24/00
"REALISM '00"
Period Gallery, 5174 Leavenworth, Omaha, NE 68106
"The Yawn" - oil on canvas, 24" X 18"

5/8 - 5/29/00
"2-3-4-DIMENSION INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION"
Period Gallery, 5174 Leavenworth, Omaha, NE 68106
"Commanding the Troops" - oil on canvas with tied-up army men frame, 36" x 54"

2/1-2/19/88
"CLAY IN THE EAST IV - PHILADELPHIA," joint exhibit sponsored by Moore College of Art, Tyler School of Art, and The University of the Arts. "Rock Cluster" 28" x 20" x 30", terra-cotta.

9/28-10/10/87
"PAPER WORKS", Student Art Space, VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA
Curator of show of handmade paper pieces and exhibited three pieces; "Enraged" - 34" x 46", "Metallic Sunrise" - 17" x 24" and "Treescape" - 40" x 34"

2/14-3/6/87
"BUILDINGS AND TREES" at the Student Art Space.
A two person show with Kathy Duke, a painting major at VCU.
An installation of sculpture, paintings, and drawings representing the cyclic struggle between man and nature.

1/26-2/15/87
"3RD ANNUAL MCV LARRICK STUDENT CENTER EXHIBITION," 9th Street, Richmond, VA
"Squash Still Life" - 36" x36", oil paint.

6/5-6/15/86
"FILL IN THE BLANKS," VCU Anderson Gallery, 9071/2 Franklin St., Richmond, VA.
"Repetition and Similarities" - mixed media corner installation, 10'x10'x10'

1986 "RICHMOND ARTS MAGAZINE," "Reclining Nude" - 20" x 27" color pencil drawing.

3/85
"BEAUX ART BALL," a fund raising event held by 1708 E. Main Gallery, Richmond, VA
(Now the 1708 Gallery on Broad St.)
"Bridge on I-195" - mixed media corner installation, 8'x10'x10'.

9/81
"NORWEST CON," Science Fiction Convention
Exhibited two paintings; "Ride the snake," 40"x24" and "Earth's Alien," 18"x12".

10/12/99 to present
Self-employed as an artist
I enjoy working with many different methods of expression including oil painting, drawing, clay and mosaic to name a few. I also like to mix mediums and enjoy blurring the distinctions between what is painting or drawing or sculpture.
Some of my work is online along with my artist statement at: http://www.danafrostick.com

August 2005-May, 2006
Administrator
Artspace
Plant Zero, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224

November, 2004-July, 2005
Data Entry/Office Assistant
Howldog Photography
Plant Zero, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224

10/12/99 to present
Self-employed as an
Information Technology Specialist
Services include PC consulting and training, & website development and maintenance, including work on these sites: www.ouachitagirl.com, www.artspacegallery.org, and www.danafrostick.com.

8/00 to present
Webmaster of artspacegallery.org
Artspace Gallery, Zero E. 4th St., Richmond VA 23224
Re-design, content development and maintenance of the gallery's website.

7/25/00-8/25/00
Information Technology Specialist
Electronic Publishing/Gateway Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293-0001
Hired as an independent contractor to train a new hire in Gateway Virginia how to operate the Pantheon system and independently update the site at nights.

February, 2000-November 2000
Information Technology Specialist
New Media Department
Media General, Inc.
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293-0001
Hired as an independent contractor for weekend production and troubleshooting of the online NASCAR news product, LapbyLap.com, found online at: http://www.lapbylap.com

3/95-10/99
Information manager for Gateway Virginia
Electronic publishing department
Richmond Times-Dispatch
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293-0001 Original staff member.
Responsible for system automation, training and maintenance of the Times-Dispatch website, Gateway Virginia found online at: http://www.gatewayva.com

8/88-3/95
Night-side Typesetting supervisor
Composition department
Richmond Newspapers, Inc.
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293-0001
Performed typesetting, paste-up and proofreading duties in addition to training employees how to use various computer systems and programs to produce print advertisements and the daily newspaper.

5/88-7/88
Pre-press production worker
Wesley Short Run
411 S. Leadbetter Rd., Hanover, VA
(Now known as Short Run Companies)
Performed typesetting, plate making and other pre-press duties for a short order production facility that printed mostly envelopes and computer forms.

10/87-3/88
Tool Room supervisor
VCU Sculpture department
900 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA
(Now located at 900 W. Marshall St.)
Loaned out and did maintenance on various tools for sculpting.

8/9/82-8/22/86
Night-side Advertising Production supervisor
Advertising Production department
Richmond Newspapers, Inc.
301 E. Grace St., Richmond, VA
(Now known as the Richmond Times-Dispatch at 300 E. Franklin St.)
Performed typesetting, paste-up and proofreading duties as well as managed daily priorities and solved problems as they occurred to produce print advertisements and the daily newspaper.

8/81-7/82
Sandwich shop worker
The Dockside Restaurant,
Market St., Kirkland, WA
Ran cash register, took stock, ordered supplies, cooked, washed dishes.