B. 11/19/62
Studio City, CA.
Raised outside of NYC.

Residence since 1986
Santa Barbara, CA

http://www.danlevin.com
or
mailto:art@danlevin.com

statement

I see where it began. My need to salvage the relics and artifacts that have been discarded as no longer viable. I was 11 years old and living on a small island in the Atlantic. As inhabitants of Block Island, we had to
bring our refuse to a designated area: "the dump". At the entrance stood an old man who would direct us to a particular pile. "One man's trash is
another man's treasure" he whistled through the space between his teeth.
I've heard it repeated many times since but he was the first to enlighten
me with that adage. From that moment forward, my template recognition was altered. All the so-called " junk" began to glow. Rust-caked, post-tech flotsam and jetsam begging to be melded with nature's slough and fallen debris. A vision reminiscent of a puzzle with no particular solution. The freedom to orchestrate relationships between objects that may never have been in the same proximity, into a singular composition or a metaphorical device, is what intrigues me.

Whether commenting on the mysterious as well as the ironic or simply
producing an abstract that is aesthetically pleasing, I am constantly
reminded by fleeting memories of the old man that my life work will not end due to a lack of raw materials.

education

Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art / Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design
C.S.U. Northridge, CA -1984

Related studies: Oil, acrylic and air brush painting, sculpting, lettering,
reprographics, photography and film, wood design, computer graphics,
electronic and mechanical
engineering

Visual Arts Preparatory High School, Yonkers, NY - Class of 1979
 
 

solo exhibitions

"Alms for the Working Class"
2000 / Frame, Santa Barbara, CA

"Objects of Curiosity"
1996 / Roy, Santa Barbara, CA

"Mischievous Allegory"
1992  / Zelo, Santa Barbara, CA

"Dance Hall Days"
1988  / Zelo, Santa Barbara, CA

"Pseudo Religious Triptychs
and Icons"
1987 / Byington Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
 
 

group exhibitions

"Earthday 2000"
Recycled Art, Santa Barbara, CA
"Room with a View /
Small Images Show"
2000 / 30 Arlington
Santa Barbara, CA

"Erotic Art of the Apocalypse"
1999 / Speakeasy Gallery
Los Angeles, CA

"Autumn Mix"
1999 / Frame, Santa Barbara, CA

"Small Images Show"
1999 / Santa Barbara City College,
Santa Barbara, CA

"Spring Loaded" Dan Levin & Jackie Woods 1999 / Frame
Santa Barbara, CA
"The Frame in the Art"
1997 / Frame, Santa Barbara, CA

"Small Images Show"
1997 / Santa Barbara City College,
Santa Barbara, CA

"Southern California
Open Juried Exhibition"
1997 / Laguna Museum of Art
Laguna, CA

"Tribute to Roy" three artists
1995 / Roy, Santa Barbara, CA

"Contemporary Arts Forum Exhibition"
1987 / Santa Barbara, CA

"C.S.U.N. Juried Art Show"
1984 / Northridge, CA
 
 

commissions

Santa Barbara Independent, CA
Church by the Sea, Montecito, CA
Louis Landon Inc., New York, NY
Roy, Santa Barbara, CA
Kaye Ballard Collection,
Palm Springs, CA
RBD Communications, Los Angeles, CA
KCTV Channel 19, Santa Barbara, CA
 
 

reviews

Santa Barbara News Press, 11/99
Santa Barbara News Press, 4/99
Santa Barbara Independent, 4/99
Santa Barbara Independent, 7/95
Santa Barbara News Press, 2/90
Santa Barbara Metro, 5/90
Santa Barbara News Press, 7/88
Santa Barbara Independent, 2/87
 

awards

Honorable Mention "S.I. Show"
1999  / SBCC, Santa Barbara, CA