Biography

Dana Irving is a landscape painter living in the Pacific Northwest, drawn to the quiet grandeur of the rainforest and influenced by painters of the 1930s, including Canada's Group of Seven. Her stylized work, often described as "Emily Carr meets Dr. Seuss," channels the forests, mountains, and emerald rivers around her into a distinct visual language. Raised in rural Prince George, British Columbia, she grew up hunting, fishing, canoeing, and hiking, and her travels since, from the Kootenays to northern Alberta to Ontario and Quebec, have deepened her reverence for the Canadian landscape. Also a musician, she brings that same sense of rhythm and expression into her painting.

Irving holds four years of fine arts education spanning classical painting and life drawing, Chinese brushwork, interior design, graphic design, and photography. She is a recognized presence in the North American art scene.