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1942 Cozad, Nebraska - 2007 East Hampton, New York. Known for: Minimal color field imagery painting, abstraction.
DAN CHRISTENSEN CAPTURED THE HARMONIOUS TURBULENCE OF THE 'UNIVERSE' IN HIS PAINTINGS. By L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star, October 31, 2009. When Dan Christensen was attending Chadron State... Read full biography
DAN CHRISTENSEN CAPTURED THE HARMONIOUS TURBULENCE OF THE 'UNIVERSE' IN HIS PAINTINGS. By L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star, October 31, 2009. When Dan Christensen was attending Chadron State College in the late 1950s, art instructors there recognized the young painter's talent and encouraged... Read full biography
DAN CHRISTENSEN CAPTURED THE HARMONIOUS TURBULENCE OF THE 'UNIVERSE' IN HIS PAINTINGS. By L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star, October 31, 2009. When Dan Christensen was attending Chadron State College in the late 1950s, art instructors there recognized the young painter's talent and encouraged him to attend the Kansas City Art Institute. Fifty years later, Christensen, who died in 2007 at age 64, is a highly regarded painter, likely the most noted, important Nebraska native artist of his... Read full biography
DAN CHRISTENSEN CAPTURED THE HARMONIOUS TURBULENCE OF THE 'UNIVERSE' IN HIS PAINTINGS. By L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star, October 31, 2009. When Dan Christensen was attending Chadron State College in the late 1950s, art instructors there recognized the young painter's talent and encouraged him to attend the Kansas City Art Institute. Fifty years later, Christensen, who died in 2007 at age 64, is a highly regarded painter, likely the most noted, important Nebraska native artist of his era. "That's the way I'd see it," said Lincoln painter Keith Jacobshagen, who was at the Kansas City Art Institute with Christensen in the early 1960s. "Of that era, he was the only one to come out of the state that gained a national reputation.".... Read full biography
DAN CHRISTENSEN CAPTURED THE HARMONIOUS TURBULENCE OF THE 'UNIVERSE' IN HIS PAINTINGS. By L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star, October 31, 2009. When Dan Christensen was attending Chadron State College in the late 1950s, art instructors there recognized the young painter's talent and encouraged him to attend the Kansas City Art Institute. Fifty years later, Christensen, who died in 2007 at age 64, is a highly regarded painter, likely the most noted, important Nebraska native artist of his era. "That's the way I'd see it," said Lincoln painter Keith Jacobshagen, who was at the Kansas City Art Institute with Christensen in the early 1960s. "Of that era, he was the only one to come out of the state that gained a national reputation.". Sheldon Museum of Art curator Sharon Kennedy concurs with Jacobshagen's assessment. "I... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Spray Can, Spray Gun Painting, Aerosol
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Color Field Painting
- •Lyrical Abstraction
Art Subject
- •Clipper Ship
Art School
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- •Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art