Dana Lok (b. Berwyn, PA) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Recent solo exhibitions include “One Second Per Second” at Page, New York, “Words Without Skin” at Clima, Milan and “Mind’s Mouth” at Bianca D’Alessandro, Copenhagen. Lok recently participated in the group exhibitions “Regroup Show” at Miguel Abreu and “15 Painters” at Andrew Kreps, New York, and “The Conspiracy of Art, Part II” at Chateau Shatto, LA. Her work has been covered in the New York Times, Frieze, and Cura Magazine.

Lok received her MFA from Columbia University and her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. In 2018, she received the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant. Recently, Lok’s work digs into the metaphors we use to understand basic components of human experience, like time and representation.

Mentioned in interview was Philosopher Sally Haslanger, her books and articles can be found on her homepage. Also mentioned was Krazy Kat and Emily Dickinson.