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Teaching experience
2024 Instructor, Printmaking, Bainbridge BARN, Bainbridge Island, WA
2014-2023 Instructor, Printmaking, Painting, School of Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA
2013-2015 Lecturer, Drawing, Design Fundamentals, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
2013 Lecturer, Lithography and Monotype, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2012-2013 Instructor: Lithography, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2010 Teaching Assistant: Beginning Painting, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2009 Teaching Associate: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Developed curriculum, Taught Beginning Drawing
Teaching Assistant: Representational Drawing, San Jose State University, San Jose
2003 Lecturer: Anderson University, Anderson Indiana
Developed curriculum, Taught Drawing 1 and 2, 2 Dimensional Design, Art Appreciation, Lectured Art History Appreciation
Professional experience
2014-2024 Program Director, (and Board Treasurer) School of Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA
2021-2024 President, Alameda Business Association
Juror: Searching for Meaning, Gallery Route 1, California Society of Printmakers exhibition
2019-2022 Core Team Member, San Jose Arts Advocates, San Jose, CA
2020 Juror: Womanhood Visual Branding Project, Part of the jurying committee for the design competition for Art Builds Community
Visiting Artist, San Jose Museum of Art Youth Camp, Virtual studio tour, demonstration and artist talk for the June Art Camp 6-16 year olds, San Jose, CA
Juror: Santa Clara County Office of Education Young Artist Showcase, Virtual judge for panel
2016 Dia de los Muertos Celebration and Art Event, Organized a community oriented public art and live event project, sponsored by a grant from the Multicultural Arts and Leadership Institute
KQED Arts Women to Watch Event, The only South Bay representative on a panel discussing art and culture of the Bay Area during a live event at SF Jazz, San Francisco, CA
Beer Lab and Geektoberfest, Live Screen Printing event in conjunction with private and public event, Sponsored by Content Magazine and SVCreates at the Tech Museum of Innovation
2015 Fence Flower Garden, Designed artwork, led volunteers and installed a community beautification art piece along Auzerais Ave. Organized by the Children’s Discovery Museum
GenArts Panel Discussion, Participated in a live panel at the School of Visual Philosophy
Screen Print Showdown, Participated in a live screen print competition, gave a video interview and facilitated workshops with winning artists of the design contest
Fall Lecture Series, Lectured at San Jose State University’s Tuesday Series
Education
2011 Master of Fine Arts, pictorial, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2005 Monotype workshop, Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA with Inez Storer
2004 Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude with honors in art, Anderson University
The Figure in Glass, Summer Program, California State University, Fresno, CA with
Dana Zamecnikova and Hank Murta Adams
2003 Chautauqua School of Art Summer Program, Chautauqua, NY with Betsy Garand and Stanley Lewis
2001 Summer Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School, NY with Graham Nickson
Awards
2022 San Jose Creative Ambassador, San Jose, CA
2020 SVCreates Artist Laureate Award, Santa Clara County, CA
2017 3rd Place Print, Annual 2D Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2016 Knight Foundation Arts Grant, Instructor Exchange Residency Program for the School of Visual Philosophy
MALI mini grant, Day of the Dead Maker Parade: competitive grant from the Multicultural Arts and Leadership Institute, San Jose, CA
2015 Honorable Mention, Annual 2D Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2013 Third Place, Black and White Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, juried by George Rivera
2012 Artist In Residence, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2011 Published in Studio Visit Magazine vol. 18
2010 Honorable Mention, Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Chief Curator’s choice, Annual Fiesta Gala, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Member of the California Society of Printmakers
Auvil Printmaking Assistantship, San Jose State University
2009 Second Place Print, Statewide Juried Drawing and Print Exhibition, Juror: Roberta Loach,
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Willis Nelson Scholarship, San Jose State University
Auvil Printmaking Assistantship, San Jose State University
2008 Orchard Commercial North First ArtSpace scholarship, San Jose State University
2004 Noffsinger Award, Anderson University
Bengtson Award, Anderson University
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Shows
2022 The Myth of Memory, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2018 Defining Gravity, Visual Philosophy Art Space, San Jose, CA
2015 That way and This, Ameriprise Financial, San Jose, CA
2011 Inside, Looking out, MFA exhibition, Gallery Three, San Jose State University
2010 From Here to There, The Abbey, Santa Cruz, CA
A through Z, Gallery Three, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Fragments, The Black Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2009 Veiled and Untold, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA
Because now we are apart, Gallery 8, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2008 Dana Harris, Doubleshot Coffee Co., Tulsa, OK
Selected Group Shows and 2-3 Person Shows
2023 The Singular Print, BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY
Connect and Collect, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
2022 Handmade for the Holidays, Visual Philosophy Studio, San Jose, CA
2020 Ripple Effect, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
2019 Connect and Collect, ICA Annual Art Auction, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA
Perception of Place, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
Spring (In)formal, SVP Annual Art Auction Fundraiser, School of Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA
2018 Entangled Experience, Monterey Peninsula Art Gallery, Monterey, CA
12th Annual California Centered: Printmaking Exhibition, Merced Multicultural Art Center, Merced, CA
The Very Very Rare Affordable Art Fair, JCO’s ArtHaus, Los Gatos, CA
2017 Cross Currents, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda, CA
Annual 2D Salon, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Connect and Collect, ICA Annual Art Auction, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA
12x12, Cabrillo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Mirrored Images, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
Beneath the Surface, Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
2016 Connect and Collect, ICA Annual Art Auction, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA
Home is where the heART is, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
California Society of Printmakers Pop Up Exhibit, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, CCA, Oakland, CA
Prints, Santa Cruz Public Library, Santa Cruz, CA
2015 Annual 2D Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Annual Member’s Exhibition, California Society of Printmakers, Grey Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014 Dana Harris, with Betsy Barnum, IJava Café, San Jose, CA
Unsettled, with Yori Seeger and Betsy Barnum, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
2013 Text, Language and Numerals, Union Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Our Universe, Harrington Gallery, Firehouse Art Center, Pleasanton, CA
Intaglio, Artisans Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Black and White, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
April in Paris: Triton Museum Gala, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
Glyph: Text in Art, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
2012 More the Merrier, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Open Studios and Preview Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Inked Surfaces, Diablo Valley College Gallery, Pleasant Hill, CA
Prints Galore, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
California Society of Printmakers: New Works, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
The Art of Light, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
H2O: Fragility and Strength, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Raphael, CA
2011 Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Lift Off, San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Print Fair, ArtHouse, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Mix it up! Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Art for Art, Robert Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2010 Statewide Juried Watercolor Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Open Studios and Preview Exhibit, Santa Cruz Cultural Council, Santa Cruz, CA
Jubilee, The Abbey, Santa Cruz, CA
The Loud and Moving Show, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
2009 Statewide Juried Drawing and Print Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Open Studios and Preview Exhibit, Santa Cruz Cultural Council, Santa Cruz, CA
Ecology, ArtArk Gallery, San Jose, CA
The Drawing Show, Herbert Sanders Gallery, SJSU, San Jose, CA
2008 Local Color, ArtArk Gallery, San Jose, CA
2007 Relative, Friskee Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
Publications
2021 Melkonian, Lina. Get Fired up with Encaustic. Tri City Voice, December 28, 2021, pg. 16
2020 Z., Nathan. Dana Harris Seeger, Artist Laureate. Content Magazine, Issue 12.3
2019 Baine, Wallace. Hand Crafted. Metro Silicon Valley, Issue Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2019, cover story
2016 KQED Women to Watch online series, interview plus photo essay
2015 Garcia, D. School of Visual Philosophy: An Arts Revolution. Content Magazine Vol. 7.1, pp. 36-41, 2015
Seeger, D. H. A Transitional Workspace Alternative. The California Printmaker. Pp. 28- 29, 2015
2014 Snow, M., Walters, S.S. California Society of Printmakers, 100 years 1913-2013. p. 173,
2012 Zevitas, S. Studio Visit Magazine. Vol. 18, p 79, 2012
2010 BayVan online Artist Registry