DoAn

In 2002, he took Buddhist precepts and was given the dharma name DoAn, which means “Way of Peace”. He spent two years learning traditional Asian brush painting and calligraphy. It was a result of his study and practice of Buddhism that he was able to find a new artistic direction.

DoAn’s work compares different cultures, combines mythologies, folklore, and the natural world to create paintings that mix representational, abstract and expressionist styles. Rich, saturated color is often the unifying thread to his varied range of work. Meditation is also an important element in the creation of his work.

• Pendleton Art Gallery, Breath/Strokes Series, Newport, KY-- July 2007-April 2008.
• Kennedy Heights Art Center, Aqua, Cincinnati, OH-- June-August 2007
• Art Design Consultants, Inc., Art Comes Alive 2007, Cincinnati, OH-- June-August 2007 (Purchase Award Winner)
• Fusion Gallery, World of Tomorrow, Bellevue, KY-- March-April 2007
• Art Design Consultants, Inc., Pendleton Art Center's 15th Anniversary Collective, Cincinnati, OH -- September-October 2006
• WCO Center Gallery, The Planets, New York, NY -- July 2006 (solo exhibition)
• School of Visual Art, Painting Your True Nature, New York, NY -- February-March 2004

Bodies of Work

• "From Beyond the Ninth Wave: paintings of the Tuatha Dé Danann", acrylics, watercolor, ink 2007 (series ongoing)
• "The Planets", acrylics, 2006
• "Expressive Landscapes", acrylics, 2005-2006
• "Figures: studies in form and self-portraits", acrylics; graphite; charcoal, 2003-2005
• "East-West: single-breath brush-stroke paintings", watercolor, Chinese inks, 2000-2002
• "Visions of Ireland", watercolor, 1996-1998

Collections

• Various private collections in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Canada, UK, South Korea, and Taiwan.
• Won Buddhist Temple, New York, NY
• Manhattan Chogye Temple, New York, NY