Dana Prieto
artist, researcher, educator

I am a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and researcher, born in Buenos Aires and based in Tkaronto. My site-responsive practice manifests in installation, performance, writing and diverse collaborations. My work dives into the social, political, and chemical ties that connect us to the land where we stand.

I hold a Master of Visual Studies from University of Toronto, and my work has been presented in national and international galleries, public spaces and informal cultural venues. Recent commissions include: Footnotes for an Arsenal, at the 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art curated by Candice Hopkins, Katie Lawson, & Tairone Bastien, and Caementarium, at the 2023 Nuit Blanche, Humber Lakeshore Campus (curated by Lillian O’Brien Davis).

I am a founding member and facilitator at SHEEEPschool, a collective dedicated to creative and critical spatial practice. Part of my work focuses on cultivating radical learning communities that are anchored in building more just environments.

As a Research Associate for Finding Flowers (EUC York University), my work involves studying contemporary Indigenous art practices and their relations to Indigenous language revitalization and native plants ecologies. We are soon launching Sounds Like Land, a podcast series broadcasting seeds for Indigenous languages.

My site is under construction, please message me if you want to chat or collaborate on something: info@danaprieto.com or IG.