Dana Fatchen

Growing up in Goolwa on the Fleurieu Peninsula and being surrounded by the natural wonders of the Murray River, the relatively pristine coast & the diverse wildlife, one is easily inspired.

My interest in photography developed after I picked up my first digital camera following the birth of my first son. I soon developed a passion for this artistic medium.

My first solo exhibition was titled “Chasing Light” and that is exactly what I do, I chase and capture the light that falls across our land and seas. Something as simple as the sun rising or setting inspires me to capture the ever changing moments of extraordinary mood and beauty bestowed, by light, upon otherwise ordinary landscapes.

The rush and the feeling of excitement experienced when creating an image or capturing a moment that will never exist again is what I love most about my chosen field of art.

EDUCATION
Victor Harbor High School - 1995 - Year 12
Coorong Imaging Elements course 2009
Coorong Imaging Photoshop Course 2010

MEMBER OF
Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc.
South Coast Camera Club
Coorong Collective - Photographic Group
RoPE - Photographic Exhibition Group
Art@Goolwa Inc. Art Gallery

AWARDS INCLUDE

2011 First Prize - Digital Art Category - Art Purchase Exhibition
Royal Adelaide Show

2011 First Prize - Patterns & Textures Category
River Life exhibition/Comp

2012 First Prize - Alexandrina Art & Photography Prize
Photographic section

2012 First Prize - Digital Art Category - Art Purchase Exhibition
Royal Adelaide Show

2013 First Prize - Digital Art Category - Art Purchase Exhibition
Royal Adelaide Show

2013 Merit Award - Goolwa Art & Photography Exhibition
Photographic section

2015 Category Award - Goolwa Art & Photographic Exhibition

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Goolwa

South Australia