Donna Dodson

Education

Wellesley College

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Donna Dodson’s Summary

Donna Dodson graduated cum laude from Wellesley College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts. Her pre-med studies and her passion for Egyptian art led her to study wood sculpture with Joseph Wheelwright at his studio in Boston in 1995. She continued her studies in sculpture with Peter Haines at his studio in Cambridge by learning how to abstract and resolve forms. Since 2000, Dodson has been honored with solo shows in New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Kansas and Massachusetts and she has been invited to participate or juried into many group shows around the country. Dodson enjoys public speaking, and has been a guest speaker in conferences, panels and forums at the Boston Public Library, Pittsburg State University, Cambridge Art Association, Concord Art Association, Wellesley College and Stonehill College. She is a member of the International Sculpture Center, National Association of Women Artists and the Women’s Caucus for Art. In May 2007 she started the Art Salon Boston at her studio in Jamaica Plain to meet artists of all disciplines and host monthly conversations on topics of interest to artists in Boston and beyond.

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Donna has a true gift with wood and with sculpture. She is also one of the most devoted artists I've ever met. I've watched this devotion develop over many years, and it is an inspiration.

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KATHRYN DEPUTAT
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Donna Dodson’s Education

Wellesley College

1986 — 1990

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My artwork celebrates the mystical relationship between human beings and the animal kingdom. My vision is to create standing animal-headed figures of the female form that are sculpted in wood. The challenge is to fuse feminine sensuality sexuality and soul with a well-proportioned figurative vocabulary. The natural grain of the wood interacts with the form and shape of my sculptures in a fluid way. I often stylize each piece to enhance the girl woman queen or goddess within. The mouths or in some cases beaks are closed symbolizing the mysteries they embody. These figures are sculpted in sizes ranging from one to four feet tall. I use color in both subtle and bold ways to activate each piece. They are created as archetypes and each one invites a personal experience from the viewer. The creative process that brings me to the completion of each work of art presents tremendous challenges making my art a lifelong study with lessons for my eyes hands mind and spirit.

Donna Dodson’s Groups:

International Sculpture Center, National Association of Women Artists, Women's Caucus for Art, Wellesley College Friends of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club