Sometimes the path to your dreams is a long and winding (and amazing) trail.

I have been making images as long as I can remember, and it is my way of making sense of the world and my experience in it.

Always a work in progress, my art reflects my values with both materials and content. I often use recycled materials in the construction of my multi-media work. Layering materials and combining techniques, I seek to create images as rich as the visions that inspire them.

My work is primarily a reflection on humanity, society and nature, and the relationships that result from the intersections of these worlds. I often paint and illustrate what I call “Sentient Beings” who are archetypes of personalities that extend beyond categories of race, gender, species and even matter.

Society6 shop: http://society6.com/dawnpatel An extensive portfolio of work available as Giclee prints and various printed merchandise.
Instagram: instagram.com/dawnpatelart My daily posts of art and life
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dawnpatelart Tweets about art, culture, events… everything

I have another etsy shop, Brilliant Stranger, where I sell vintage clothing and Refab, my line of upcycled clothing, toys and accessories: https://www.etsy.com/shop/brilliantstranger

contact: info [!at] brilliantstranger.com