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Scientific American Feature
Art of Neuroscience, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Dueling Cajals receives Honorable Mention in prestigious international sciart competition.
Dawn Hunter, Dueling Cajals, marker, ink and pen on paper, 11" x 14"
Portrait of Dawn Hunter pictured with the primary sources housed in the Legado Cajal, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, that inspired her artwork Dueling Cajals. Below, link to the Instagram reel about her process.
OTHER EXHIBITIONS THAT FEATURE DAWN HUNTER'S ART ABOUT SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL
Individual Portrait from the Series.
Darcy with Portraits from Week #2.
Installation of The Darcy Inventory at The ROB, 10th Anniversary, ARTFIELDS, Lake City, SC.
The Jasper Project 10th Anniversary celebration at 701 Whaley on April 14, 2022, is an amazing event that is planned in celebration of a publication that defines and highlights the cultural scene in Columbia, SC. Spearheaded by Cindi Boiter, the magazine keeps the greater Cola Community up to date on what's happening while featuring interviews that take deep dives into the lives of artists, performers, dancers, musicians, and writers. The evening of April 14 will feature music from Adam Corbett, Post-Timey String Band, DJ Preach Jacobs, and Dick Not Richard. Dance performance from Columbia Repertory Dance Co.
Art sale featuring work from some of Columbia's top visual artists: Thomas Crouch, Cait Maloney, Dawn Hunter, Candace Thibeault, Michael Krajewski, Lucas Sams, Pam Bowers, Lori Isom, Eileen Blythe, B.A. Hohman, Bohumila Augustinova, Rachel Church, Gina Langston Brewer, Lindsay Radford, Jennifer Hill, Laura Garner Hine, Adam Corbett, Mike Dwyer, Jeff Donovan, and Will South.
Below is a selection of my works that will be featured at the event—two landscapes and figurative work from my Personified Doubles and Complementary Opposites series.
Art Exhibition at the Cabrillo Gallery
March 7, 2022-April 8, 2022
Multiple Artist Exhibition: Who We are Portraying
Dawn Hunter, Messy Buns BLM NFL Pick, marker and pen on paper, 11" x 14"
Who We are Portraying exhibition photos, images courtesy of the Cabrillo Gallery.
75th Anniversary Art Exhibition
October 2021-to the present
Fulbright 75th Anniversary Virtual Curated Exhibition. Artwork created during my Fulbright España Senior Research Award at the Instituto Cajal are featured in this prestigious celebration of the Fulbright Organization.
A tremendous honor.
Solo Exhibition
September 24, 2021-November 2021
Solo Exhibition: Aesthetic Instincts: the Intersection of Art and Science in the Life of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Visiting Artist Talk
October 19, 2021
Artist Talk: Aesthetic Instincts: the Intersection of Art and Science in the Life of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Exhibition installation photo, image courtesy of CSN Artspace Gallery.
Exhibition in Savannah, Georgia
September 2-19, 2021
My work, Secluded Play, is featured in the Savannah Morning News.
International Publication
June/July 2021
My project, Aesthetic Instincts: the Intersection of Art and Science in the Life of Santiago Ramón y Cajal featured in the Canadian based, international publication, UPPERCASE, 50th edition: Visualizing Science.
Celebrating 100 years
February 2020 - present
An exhibition of 10 drawings are on display in celebration of the 100th year anniversary of the Instituto Cajal.
Drawing of NIH researcher Benjamin White's talk, marker on paper, 11" x 14", 2017.
Cajal's Silhouette with King Alfonso XIII, marker and pen on paper, 11" x 14," 2020.
Museo Cajal, marker and pen on paper, 11" x 14," 2017.
Cajal's hands, microscope, pyramidal neuron, and mini self-portrait from his sketchbook juxtaposed with his retirement statement and design details from his Nobel Prize - the photographic source imagery was originally black and white. Color has been added and the color of the Nobel Prize design details has been altered, marker and pen on paper, 11" x 14."
International Conference
September 29, 2017
National Congress of Spanish Neuroscience, Alicante, Spain
Dawn Hunter, Photo by Juan De Carlos Segovía.
Dawn Hunter, Photo by Juan De Carlos Segovía.
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A drawing I did while in Alicante: Anthropomorphic Mountain with Castle, marker and pen on paper, 11" x 14", 2017
Dawn Hunter holding Cajal's Nobel Prize.
Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Madrid, Spain
May 24, 2017
International Symposium facilitated by the NIH and Instituto Cajal held in honor of Cajal.
Left, the NIH participants in 2017 international conference. From left to right: Jeff Diamond, Benjamin White, Bruno Averbeck, me and Yarimar Carrasquillo seated in the Banco del Duque de Alba, en la Residencia de Estudiantes. Photo by Juan De Carlos Segovía.
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Portrait of Cajal from observation of Jorge Zockoll's oversized photograph at the Instituto Cajal, Madrid, marker and pen on paper, 11" x 14", 2017.
Art Exhibition with Cajal
March 2015- to the present
John Porter Neuroscience Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal exhibition.
Dawn Hunter's work on display alongside the Cajal exhibition.
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Man, Sunflower, and Nuclei Nests, graphite, acrylic and ink on paper, 18" x 24," 2014
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New Nests and Neurons, graphite and ink on paper, 16" x 20," 2015
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May Day: Cajal in Spring, acrylic on Yupo paper, 26" x 40," 2014
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detail May Day: Cajal in Spring (here with a falcon)
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Man as Sunflower, acrylic and graphite on paper, 14" x 17," 2014
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Fledgling, acrylic, ink and graphite on Yupo, 18" x 24," 2015
International Symposium
October 28, 2015
Bridging the Legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Poster from the conference.
After the conference, all of the presenters were honored with an invitation to a special reception celebrating the event at the Spanish Ambassador's, Ramón Gil-Casares, home.
