Dana Lynn Harper

Dana Lynn Harper is a Columbus, Ohio-based multimedia sculptor and installation artist whose work combines paper clay, velvet, glass beads, and other materials. Her work explores family history, racial identity, and ancestral and spiritual practices. She earned an MFA from Penn State in 2013 and has held residencies including one at Bunker Projects. Her recent solo exhibition 'Ritual & Absence' was shown at Auburn University in 2025.