Greater Columbus: Up Close with Dana Lynn Harper

This program offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from artist Dana Lynn Harper while experiencing her work up close within Greater Columbus. In dialogue with Rae Root, CMA’s Roy Lichtenstein Curatorial Fellow and curator of Greater Columbus, Harper will reflect on her practice, process, and ideas while in the gallery with her work.
This program is free for members, $5 for nonmembers.
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About the Artist
Dana Lynn Harper (she/her) holds a BFA in Art & Technology from The Ohio State University and an MFA in Sculpture from Penn State University, where she was awarded the Bunton Waller Fellowship. Her work explores the complexities of racial identity and the role of materiality in restoring connections to cultural heritage. Drawing inspiration from Catholic candelabras, altars, and sacred architecture, her sculptures take shape as ritualistic votive offerings, merging familial legacy with spiritual regality. Activated by ritual gestures; lighting candles, placing fresh flowers or filling vessels with offerings, she creates a living site of ceremony and collective remembrance.