Dan McGrath
Links Home Equine Landscape Still Life California Biography Contact	About the Artist Above Cumberland Falls Photo Courtesy Carol Reesor Current and Upcoming Exhibitions “Shaped by Water”, Gallery on Main, Richmond KY, April 8-30, 2009 “Plein Aire Painters of the Bluegrass”, Shaker Village, Harrodsburg, KY, May-August 2009 “Members Open”, Lexington Art League, June 2009 Previous Exhibitions “Plein Aire Painters of the Bluegrass”, Gallery B, February, 2009 “Home for the Holidays”, Danville Community Arts Center, December, 2008 “It’s Hip to Be Square”, Gallery B, June-July, 2008 “Plein Aire Painters of the Bluegrass”, Shaker Village, Harrodsburg, KY, May 2008 “Thursday Painters”, Central Bank Gallery, April, 2008 “Reigning Cats & Dogs”, Gallery B, February, 2008 “Dan McGrath, Quiet Places”, Danville Community Center, March, 2008 “White Christmas”, Danville Community Center, December, 2007 “Hoof Beats”, Gallery B, April-May, 2007 “Kentucky State Capitol Legislature”, February-March, 2007 “Winter in Kentucky”, Gallery B, January-February, 2007 “New Members Show”, Artists Attic, January, 2007 “Plein Aire Painters of the Bluegrass”, Gallery B, December 2006 “Dan McGrath, Country Life”, Central Bank Gallery, September, 2006 “Plein Aire Show”, Artists Attic, October, 2006 “From Men’s Hands”, Berea Arts Council, Mar-April, 2006 “Lexington Outsiders” Central Bank Gallery, October, 2005 “The Art is the Message” Christ Church Cathedral Gallery, April, 2005 “Dan McGrath, Recent Paintings” Metrolex Gallery August, 2004 “Masterpieces of Maturity” Lexington Art League, August, 2003 “Members Open” First Place, Lexington Art League, October, 2003 04/08/09	Artists Statement Always interested in the outdoors, hiking and canoeing, Dan enjoys plein aire painting. Twentieth Century British and American landscape painters have been influences, especially David Sawyer, Marc Hanson, Michael Alexander, Edward Seago, Stephan Datz, Laurie Kersey and Landford Monroe. He has studied with Mary Neely, Larry Wheeler, Booth Malone, Bill Fletcher, Jay Moore, Yvonne Todd and Catherine Hurley. He is the founder of the Plein Aire Painters of the Bluegrass and a member of the Oil Painters of America and the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen.