Dana Schutz

(American, born 1976)

Dana Schutz is a contemporary American artist known for her painterly translations of intangible concepts into dynamic compositions. Schutz's paintings pose pictorial questions with humor and imagination, while nodding toward the art historical precedents of Max Beckmann and Maria Lassnig. “I’m never interested in the painting being a mirror to culture,” the artist has explained. “I think that’s really boring. What I’m interested in is painting as an affective space. The place where the hierarchies of the world can be rearranged within the space of a painting.” Born in Livonia, MI in 1976, she received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and her MFA from Columbia University in 2002. The artist achieved critical acclaim shortly after completing her degree, both with her Self-Eaters series of paintings and debut exhibition “Frank from Observation” (2002). In the years that followed, Schutz has exhibited extensively, in both the United States and abroad. At the 2017 Whitney Biennial, the artist’s painting Open Casket (2016), depicting the body of Emmett Till, stirred considerable backlash and controversy upon its unveiling. Schutz currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, sculptor Ryan Johnson. Today, her works are held in the collections The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others.

Dana Schutz Artworks

Dana Schutz (214 results)
Chris's rubber soul, 2001

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Chris's rubber soul, 2001

Sale Date: May 15, 2009

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One eyed girl (+ Untitled - Poisoned man; 2..., 2005

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One eyed girl (+ Untitled - Poisoned man; 2..., 2005

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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Gravity fanatic, 2005

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Gravity fanatic, 2005

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Becky, 1999

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Becky, 1999

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Q-tip sculptor, 2002

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Q-tip sculptor, 2002

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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Sword rack, 2002

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Sword rack, 2002

Sale Date: May 15, 2008

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Untitled, 2001

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Untitled, 2001

Sale Date: April 1, 2008

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Untitled, 2003

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Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: February 7, 2008

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Untitled, 2004

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Untitled, 2004

Sale Date: November 16, 2007

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Untitled, 2002

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Untitled, 2002

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Reconciliation, 2002

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Reconciliation, 2002

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Frank at night, 2002

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Frank at night, 2002

Sale Date: November 14, 2007

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Untitled - Head of Timothy Leary, 2005

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Untitled - Head of Timothy Leary, 2005

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

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Untitled (+ 2 others; 3 works), 2005

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Untitled (+ 2 others; 3 works), 2005

Sale Date: September 10, 2007

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Untitled, 2005

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Untitled, 2005

Sale Date: June 18, 2007

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Albino with wig, 2002

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Albino with wig, 2002

Sale Date: May 18, 2007

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The population, 2002

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The population, 2002

Sale Date: May 17, 2007

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Night in day, 2002

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Night in day, 2002

Sale Date: May 17, 2007

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Untitled, 2005

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Untitled, 2005

Sale Date: April 5, 2007

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Icarus, 2000

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Icarus, 2000

Sale Date: February 28, 2007

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Untitled, 2003

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Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: November 17, 2006

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Project at Kensington, 2001

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Project at Kensington, 2001

Sale Date: November 9, 2005

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