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Legacy – Dana Lovell Retrospective
Curated by Jeffrey Crussell
October 4th – 27th, 2007

A life cut short is always a tragedy, however when an
artist dies suddenly and unexpectedly one is left
sorting through the remnants of work that will never
be finished and art that might never be seen. Artists
treat their work with reverence, love and devotion as
one treats one’s own children, but what is to become
of the work when the artist passes away?

Dana Lovell was just hitting his stride as an artist
when he died on March 26, 2007 at the untimely age of 53.
He had recently completed his MFA at Cal State
Fullerton and he was already gaining local momentum.
Although Dana defined himself as a painter he did not
limit himself to paint. He explored new mediums and
new technologies and was continuously expanding his
expression through new tools. Among his many recent
shows he was one of 40 artists included in Laguna
Beach’s OScene in 2004/2005, which was a survey of the
hippest artists in OC. Dana also had a solo installation at
the Armory in Pasadena 2005 and had just completed his
first New York show in 2006, indeed big things seemed
to be on the horizon. Dana had been an active member
at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art working
towards building an artist community in O.C. He was
also the first artist to sign on with Crussell
Fines Arts, an organization formed to help link
artists and collectors.

Jeffrey Crussell along with the Orange County Center for
Contemporary Art have joined together to present the
work that Dana Lovell left as his Legacy.

For additional Information contact Jeffrey Crussell at
crussellj@earthlink.net

A Catalog of the exhibit is available:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1028323

First Friday Films: The Wild Bunch

experimental Music Concerts:
Special Halloween Event:
EMC # 15, Sat Oct 27:
*etereum
*Shiloe
*Joy Shannon & the Beauty Marks
*Mystery Hangup

EMC #14, Sat Oct 13:
* Halfmonk
* Guppies
* Limbic