Bio

Delano Dunn was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts with an MFA in Fine Arts, and of Pratt Institute with a BFA in Illustration. 

Through painting, mixed media, and collage, Dunn explores questions of racial identity and perception within various contexts, ranging from the personal to the political, and drawing from his experience growing up in South Central L.A. He has had solo exhibitions in New York City, Los Angeles, and Paris. Group exhibitions include Places & Spaces at Fredrichs’ Pantone Gallery, All That Light: A Ten Year Retrospective of The AIR Program (2012-2022) Logan Center, The Uptown Triennial 2020 at the Wallach Gallery Columbia University , I Like The Sound of That at Artspace in New Haven, Liberty and (in)Justice for All at Project for Empty Space in Newark, NJ, PULSE New York, PULSE Miami with Project for Empty Space and The Long Gallery Harlem, The Delaware Contemporary, and more. 

Features and interviews include La Monde, White Hot Magazine, The New York Times, VICE Creators, Black Lives Matter, and ArtNoir. Recent reviews include Hyperallergic and VICE Creators. Dunn was the recipient of Darryl Chappelle Foundation Emergency Grant, Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist Grant, Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant, the College Art Association’s Visual Arts Graduate Fellowship in 2016, the Delaware Contemporary’s Curator’s Choice Award, and SVA’s Edward Zutrau Memorial Award. Dunn has completed residences at Central College in Pella, IA, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, Rodger Brown Residency New Buffalo, MIProject for Empty Space in Newark, NJ, The Wassaic Artist Residency,  SPACE at Ryder Farm, and Arts + Public Life.  In addition he is a board member for The Wassaic Project. His works are in numerous collections including the Studio Museum of Harlem

He lives in Oak Park, IL with his wife and two children