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DANA SCHUTZ (B. 1988)
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signed, dated, and editioned "12/20 DANA SCHUTZ 2018" (Front)
etching with Aquatint
image: 23 1/2 x 36 in (59.6 x 91.4 cm)
paper: 30 1/2 x 43 1/4 in (77.4 x 109.8 cm)
frame: 33 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (85 x 118.1 x 3.8 cm)
executed in 2018 as an edition of 20. 

Dana Schutz, born in 1976 in Michigan, rose to prominence in the early 2000s with paintings that blend imagined narratives with expressive figuration. Educated at institutions including Columbia University School of the Arts, Schutz developed a practice that resists direct observation, instead constructing scenes from memory and invention. Her works often balance humor with discomfort, using exaggerated forms and saturated color to explore themes of isolation, creativity, and human behavior. Collected by major museums, her paintings continue to occupy a charged space between personal mythology and cultural discourse.