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Dani Kwan is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work revolves around identity, ecology, and communication, focusing on classification systems. Their research-based art practice encompasses the making of studio work, installations, teaching, curating, and community engagement. Kwan’s work has been shown at galleries and institutions throughout Southern California including TAG Gallery in Los Angeles, the Betteravia Gallery in Santa Maria, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Downtown Oxnard Improvement Association. Their projects have received support from the Ventura County Arts Council and the University of California. Kwan teaches art and photography at CSU Channel Islands and Ventura Community College.

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You can keep up with what they're doing on Instagram @danikwan

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EDUCATION

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2023

Masters in Fine Arts, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

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2013

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Studio art major, emphasis in graphic design with a certificate in digital media, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA

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2012

Paris-American Academy (Study Abroad Program), Paris, France

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2008

Otis College of Art and Design (Summer of Art Program), Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS

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2024

Group Exhibitions

CSU Channel Islands Alumni Show, Napa Gallery, Camarillo, CA (Upcoming)

An Artist Walks into a Bar, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA (Upcoming)

Ventura College Faculty Art Exhibition, Ventura, CA

Positive Exposure: SoCal Asian American Art, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Weaving Three Rivers, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
The Dragon, El Presidio, Santa Barbara, CA

Flourish & Flow: Moving Across the Lands and Oceans, Betteravia Gallery, Santa Maria, CA

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2023

Group Exhibitions

Creepin' it Real, Downtown Oxnard Improvement Association, CA

Ventura College Faculty Art Exhibition, Ventura, CA
Making Waves, Palm Gallery, Camarillo, CA

2023 Art of Science, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and UC Santa Barbara Library, CA
Chaotic Good, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara, CA

Flourish & Flow, Atrium Gallery, Ventura County Government Center, Ventura, CA
Warning Signs, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA
In Deep, Napa Gallery, Camarillo, CA
GLAMFA 2023, California State University Long Beach Galleries, Long Beach, CA

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2022

Group Exhibitions

MFA Open Studios, Harder Studios, Santa Barbara, CA

QT Artist Showcase, UC Santa Barbara, CA

GLAMFA/CAMFA 2022, CSULB Galleries, Long Beach, CA    

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2021

Solo Exhibitions

Liminal: Pop-up Exhibit, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

Group Exhibitions

In collaboration with Earth, Glass Box Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

MFA Open Studios, Harder Studios, Santa Barbara, CA

The Seventh Schism: Lucid Ooey Gooey, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Online

INTO THE VOID, Glass Box Gallery, Online

Transmissions from Planet Pandemic II, UCSB, Online

GLAMFA/CAMFA 2021, CSULB Galleries, Long Beach, CA

Publications

Unity in Diversity Zine, Fangrl Press, Ventura, CA

 

2020

Group Exhibitions

MFA First Year Show, UC Santa Barbara, CA, Online

Let Your Unruly Sideshow: The Custom Splotch Exhibition, Thousand Oaks, CA

 

2019

Solo Exhibitions

Inconclusive: Exploring Identity and Vulnerability, Palm Gallery, Camarillo, CA

Group Exhibitions 

R/Evolutionary Screen Print Show, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA

Pint-Sized Show, Ventura Coast Brew Co., Ventura, CA

 

2018

Group Exhibitions

CSU Channel Islands Alumni Show, Napa Gallery, Camarillo, CA

Fridge-Worthy, WAV Gallery, Ventura, CA

Deck The Halls, Madewest Brewery, Ventura, CA

 

2017

Group Exhibition

The Ol' Switcharoo, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA

 

2016

Solo Exhibition

The Birds!, Toki Ramen, Ventura, CA

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