About The Artist
Illustrator, Designer, Educator, Business Creative
Dana Duncan is an illustrator and designer who's work channels her love of animals, nature, and retro styles with it's whimsical flair.
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Growing up in SoCal, she amused her parents by befriending all the stray cats in the neighborhood and memorizing the names of all known dinosaurs. Her art obsession became apparent when she started drawing all the time, and all of her childhood requests were for art supplies. Fast forward to the 90's when she got her fist computer and she was off and running as a digital artist.
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Dana has adopted many kinds of pets over the years; birds, fish, iguanas, spiders, hamsters, dogs, cats, and even a praying mantis named Ripley that she rescued from her backyard during a storm. Owls are her spirit animal, and she rescued one of those too. ​She lives with her two cats and goldfish friends.
As a self taught digital artist (she learned this stuff before YouTube) she has developed a fun, unique style that mixes pop culture and art history along with animals and nature. Vector art is her medium of choice and she primarily used Adobe Illustrator to make her creations.
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She has found fulfillment by working as design educator and she shares her unique passion for digital illustration by being a professor at one of the top design schools in the US.
When she is not designing surface patterns she also designs enamel pins and other products for the online store.
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Shows and Conferences
CATCON
Pasadena
2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022
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POP CATS
Austin / Houston / Portland
2017 / 2018 / 2019
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DESIGNERCON
Pasadena / Anaheim​
2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021
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NUCLEUS GALLERY'S PIN PAL PALOOZA
Arcadia​
2017 / 2018 / 2019
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PATCHES & PINS EXPO
Pasadena / Anaheim​ / Downtown LA / Santa Ana
2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019
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PIN & PATCH CON
Los Angeles / San Diego​
2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019
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SPOOK SHOW BIZARRE
Pasadena
2018
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JACKALOPE
Pasadena
2019 / 2021 / 2022
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RENEGADE
Downtown LA
2019
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PASADENA COMIC CON
Pasadena
2020
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LONG BEACH COMIC EXPO
Long Beach
2016 / 2017
Publications & Exhibitions
Spoonflower Magazine
Spoonflower Featured Artist
2016 / 2017 / 2018
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Giant Robot Store
Fruit Salad: A Juicy Farewell to Summer
A fruit themed exhibition / 2017
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Giant Robot Gallery Post-it Show
Invited to participate in annual Post-it Show
2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019
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I.C.O.N. the Illustration Conference
Austin, TX, July 2016
Invited to participate in the showcase event "the I.C.O.N. Roadshow."
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Cannibal Flower
Los Angeles, Jan, 2016
Exhhibited in the 15 year anniversary show.
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HIVE Gallery
Los Angeles, Jan, Feb, Mar & April 2014
Predators Series.
The pieces in this series are B&W pen and ink works that explore the alterative lives of women in the adult industry, choosing animal spiritis from animistic religions to guide them through their life journey.
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UPPERCASE Gallery,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
February - March, 2008
Invited to participate in TYPE BLOCK, an exhibition where international artists were asked to explore the letterforms in their surroundings by documenting what they see within one city block of where they live or work via photographic images of type in their environment.
Awards & Honors
3 x 3 Magazine
Three ×Three International Illustration Awards
Honorable Mention in Surface Design / #18 / 2020
+Dia De Los Meowtos
Honorable Mention in Surface Design / #18 / 2020
+National Parks Stamps
Honorable Mention in Surface Design / #17 / 2018
+Tiki Oasisi
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Spoonflower
Weekly Design Challenge
Placed 2nd in Umbrellas Design Challenge.
Placed in the top 25 numerous times.
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The Official 64th Annual Academy Awards Poster Design
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / 1993
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Ventura County Addy Awards
First Place in Illustration and Best of Show / 1993