Biography
Dan Gunn is an artist, writer, and educator in Connecticut. He received an MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007 where he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor. He was awarded residencies at the Wassaic Project (2022), University of Arkansas (2019), Anderson Ranch Art Center (2018), Vermont Studio Center (2015), and The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2012).
Recent solo exhibitions include of the land behind them (2022) at Monique Meloche Gallery, Bunts (2019) at the University Club of Chicago and Ungrateful Son (2019) with permanent installation by Mariel Capanna at Good Weather (AR). Recent group shows include The Regional at the Contemporary Art Center Cincinnati (OH) and the Kemper Museum of Art Kansas City (MO), With a Capital P at the Elmhurst Art Museum (IL) and Matter Matters at the University of Missouri Kansas City (MO). Other venues have included the Elephant Gallery (TN), University of Toledo, (OH), Western Exhibitions (Chicago), Marine Contemporary (Santa Monica), Art Los Angeles Contemporary, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago), Lloyd Dobler Gallery (Chicago), Columbia College (Chicago), the Poor Farm (WI), and the Loyola University Museum of Art (Chicago). His work has been reviewed in Frieze, Art in America, Artforum.com, art ltd., Artslant.com, Newcity Magazine, New American Paintings, TimeOut Chicago, and the Chicago Tribune.
He is represented by Monique Meloche Gallery.