CV
EDUCATION
2022 – 2023 Master of Fine Art with Distinction, Art, Science and Visual Thinking, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
2023 Introduction to Art Psychotherapy Short Course, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
2022 Participatory Arts Short Course, Glasgow Connected Arts Network
2018 – 2022 BA (Hons) First Class Fine Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
2019 Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China Global Academic International Summer School
2017 – 2018 Art Portfolio Preparation, Dundee and Angus College
RESIDENCIES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
2024 New Platform Art Professional Development Programme, London/remote
2023 Placement in Traditional Crafts and Creativity in a Village Museum, Lišov, Slovakia
2023 Linkshouse, Pier Arts Centre Residency, Orkney
2023 Placement in Environmental, Archaeological and Traditional Skills (PEATS), Riba Rocks, Riba-roja d’Ebre, Catalonia, Spain
2022 Scotland + Venice Ambassador, Professional Development Programme Participant & Scottish Pavilion Exhibition Invigilator, 59th Venice Biennale, Italy
EXHIBITIONS
FACILITATOR
2024 Instructions Not Included, Original Copy, Keiller Centre, Dundee, 25 May - 22 June
2024 Awright Pals, Awright Projects Takeover, Original Copy, Keiller Centre, Dundee, 15 - 30 March
SOLO
2024 traces of us, Gallery 48, Dundee, 1 Feb - 19 March
2022 Log the Location, Reclaim the Night, V&A Dundee, 28 November
2021 Memory Box, Original Copy, Fika Café, Dundee, 8 Nov – 15 Dec
GROUP
2024 Instructions Not Included, Original Copy, Keiller Centre, Dundee, 25 May - 22 June
2023 Master’s Degree Show, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 19 - 27 Aug
2023 Transmission/Intermission, LifeSpace Gallery, Medical Institute, University of Dundee, 27 Apr - 22 May
2023 A Hint of Salon, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, 24 Feb – 4 March
2023 Annual Member Show 2023, GENERATORprojects, Dundee, 18 Feb – 5 March
2022 Graduate Degree Show, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design and online showcase, 20 – 29 May
2022 Out in the Open, Keiller Centre Courtyard and Tunnel to High Street, Dundee, 21 May - 18 Jun
2022 Femfest, The Union, Dundee University Student’s Association, 7 – 11 March
2022 I Want To Quit Smoking So I Can Love You Longer, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, 14 – 16 Feb
2022 Annual Member Show 2022, GENERATORprojects, Dundee, 10 Feb – 6 March
2021 DJCAD Responds: End Violence Against Women Exhibition, Bradshaw Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, 24 Nov – 13 Dec
2021 Member Show 2021, Scrap Antics, Wellgate Centre, Dundee, 16 – 25 July
2021 Annual Member Show 2021, GENERATORprojects, Wellgate Centre, Dundee, 8 May – 6 Jun
2020 Our Space: ‘Oor Gaff’, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, 5 March
2019 University Open Day Exhibition, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, 1 – 2 Nov
2019 Studio Jamming, Cooper Gallery, Dundee, 18 Sep
2018 This is How We Make Our Mark, Dundee and Angus College, Dundee, 26 – 31 May
2017 London Photo Festival, St George the Martyr Church, London, 18 – 20 May
2015 McManus Gallery Youth Action Group Exhibition, McManus Gallery, Dundee, 26 March
COMMISSIONS
Illustration
2023 Limited Edition GUA Summit Merchandise Line, Global Undergraduate Awards
2023 Safe Spaces Illustrated Training Resources, Dundee Gendered Services
Writing
2022 Dana Leslie Talks About Gender-Based Violence (GBV), as one of NEoN Digital Arts featured artists for their 16 Days of Activism programme, Online Blog Piece, 28 November
Theatre
2021 Memory Box, as part of the serial returning (the act of), False Start Productions (funded by Creative Scotland), Online Digital Theatre Serial, 19 July – 31 July
Zine
2021 Memory Box, as part of the serial returning (the act of), False Start Productions, Online Digital Zine, 20 August – 10 Sep
BOOKS AND PUBLISHED WRITING
Dana Leslie Talks About Gender-Based Violence (GBV), 2022
Performing Feminism. Self/Maintenance: in Contemporary Art and Society, Boom Publications, 2022
DJCAD Degree Show 2022: Textile Design and Fine Art, Dundee Review of the Arts, 2022
EVENTS AND SCREENINGS
2023 Speaker, Discovery Days, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, 11 - 13 January
2022 Presenter, Alberta Whittle: Knowledge Sharing Session with NGS Staff, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 6 December
2022 Invited Exhibiting Artist, Reclaim the Night Dundee, V&A Dundee, 28 November
2022 Podcast Guest, HJ Talks About Abuse, 11 November
2022 Speaker, Global Winner in Visual Arts, Global Undergraduate Summit, Blackhall Place, Dublin, 6-9 November
2022 Speaker, International Women’s Day Conference, IN-GEAR (Intersectional Gender Equality in the Arts Research), online event *CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19*, 8 March
2021 - 2022 Original Copy Collective, curate mini-exhibition space at Fika Café, Dundee
2021 Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Film Collective, DOCMA documentary online screening, 22 May
2015 BFI Film Academy Discovery Film School Premiere and Q&A, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 24 January
2014 Enterprise @ the REP Presentation Night – Set Design Department, The Rep Theatre, Dundee, 5 December
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2024 Visual Arts and Crafts Maker Award (VACMA), Leisure & Culture Dundee, Creative Scotland
2023 Postgraduate Award, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
2022 Global Undergraduate Award Global Winner for Visual Arts
2022 InGear Publishing Award for Undergraduate Dissertation
2022 Research Prize, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
2022 Dundee Youth Fund, awarded for Undergraduate Degree Show
2021 Runner-up for Innovate Award, Scottish Emerging Theatre Awards
2021 Digital Award, Scottish Emerging Theatre Awards, alongside fellow False Start Productions serial returning (the act of…) artists
2021 Nominated for Artist of the Year and Digital Award (solo) at Scottish Emerging Theatre Awards
2019 Awarded full scholarship for Global Academic International Summer School, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
2015 FP Centenary Prize for Higher Art and Design, Harris Academy
2011 Young Royal Horticultural Photographer of the Year
2011 Young Royal Horticultural Commended List
PRESS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-62980026
https://www.hughjames.com/blog/an-interview-with-dana-leslie-hj-talks-about-abuse
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/dundee-graduates-artwork-named-worlds-best
https://newspipa.com/index.php/2022/09/20/scottish-graduates-work-named-worlds-best-newspipa/
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/culture/3331341/djcad-degree-show/
EMPLOYMENT
2021 – Present Visitor Assistant, V&A Dundee
2021 Festival Assistant, Neon Digital Arts Festival, Dundee
2019 – 2020 Workshop Assistant, ACES (Access to Creative Education in Scotland), Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
2017 – Present Visitor Assistant, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
2017 – 2022 Front of House Assistant, Dundee Heritage Trust, Dundee
VOLUNTEERING
2023 Scottish Society for Art History Annual Conference Art & Science: Connections and Interactions, University of Dundee
2022 Festival Assistant, Hidden Door Festival, Edinburgh
2021 – Present Collective Co-founder and Gallerist, Original Copy, Dundee
2021 – 2022 Archive Assistant, Alastair MacLennan Archives, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
2021 Assistant, REWIND Artists’ Video, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee
2020 Art Therapy Assistant, NHS Tayside with Tayside Healthcare Art’s Trust (THAT), MacMillan Day Care Unit, Roxburgh House, Dundee
2017 Art Department Assistant, Schemers (Dundee’s first feature-length film), Dundee