“Cluster Memories from Fort Bast,” solo exhibition by Dana Frostick

ANNE's Visual Art Studio https://us.list-manage.com/ErXRyQbggjG?e=715da44d74&c2id=4a368c4c03850e43645cd19f0bc02ca5 gallery invites you to

Cluster Memories from Fort Bast by Dana Frostick on display October 2-30, 2026.

Meet Dana Frostick during her Opening Reception First Friday October 2, 2026 from 6-9PM.

Talk with her about her artwork and shop her exhibition with 10% of her evening sales contributed to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation https://us.list-manage.com/12BWIv9sMGP?e=715da44d74&c2id=4a368c4c03850e43645cd19f0bc02ca5 (VBCF). Mingle with other gallery artists, see their artwork in the First Fridays gallery and in ANNE’s Studio, enjoy Light Refreshments, Cash drinks and an extensive playlist of Cat Related Songs, featuring songs written about cats, named for cats, or performed by cats!

Doors open at 4PM October 2, 2026 to Preview and Shop Dana’s solo exhibition which will also be available to view on our website.

Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October with the purchase of artwork during Dana Frostick’s opening reception for her solo exhibition, “Cluster Memories from Fort Bast.” For any Frostick paintings purchased October 2, the artist and the gallery will contribute 10% of the price to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation https://us.list-manage.com/lQr32Vt8PQQ?e=715da44d74&c2id=4a368c4c03850e43645cd19f0bc02ca5.

ARTIST TALK and Artober PWYW Workshop

Saturday, October 17, 2-4pm

Dana Frostick will give an Artist Talk about her work and the cat family who inspired it. Following the talk, Dana will lead a Pay What You Will (PWYW) workshop where you can create your own cat painting. Basic materials will be provided with upgrades and drinks will be available for purchase. Fun for all ages and skill levels!

For any Dana Frostick paintings purchased Saturday October 17, 2026, the artist and the gallery will donate 10% of the sale price to Richmond Animal Care and Control https://rva.gov/animal-care-control https://us.list-manage.com/16Zp0z9UiwJ?e=715da44d74&c2id=4a368c4c03850e43645cd19f0bc02ca5 RACC.

These Events are Free and Open to the Public.

Cluster Memories from Fort Bast

Inspirations from the artist’s feline family

Dana Frostick Artist Statement

Many nouns can represent a group of cats: clowder, clutter, glaring, pounce, and cluster. My cluster consists of dozens of cats that have lived with me during my adult life, mostly at my long-time home known as “Fort Bast.” Named in honor of the goddess of cats, Bastet, my home provides a secure fenced yard around it to keep random dogs from easily entering. The paintings shown in “Cluster Memories from Fort Bast,” depict portraits and narrative stories of a number of the cats who’ve made up my feline family through the years, all overlaying an abstract base inspired by my long term series, “Elaborate Doodles.”

I use a Sharpie marker with acrylics so that I cannot erase or remove the lines I create. Like life itself, we cannot remove our past, we can only build on our previous actions and move forward. I begin by providing a background of color and texture with acrylic paint that is typically shared between multiple paintings by pressing them together face to face. Once the backgrounds are dry, I use Sharpie to define the edges of each painting’s story. I continue by tracing the connections of random interactions between shapes and colors that were created in the background. Each line is like a reflection of the choices we make, the paths we walk and the timing of events in our lives. The completed background provides the setting or framework for my selection and placement of each cat in the paintings.

My use of cat imagery is representative of the families we choose and illustrates how closely the emotions and behaviors of cats are in relation to those of humans. Through my individual creative lens, my artwork uncovers what is universally shared among all creatures. These examples of the interconnectedness of all Earthlings serve as a reminder of the importance of preserving all forms of life on our planet.

Dana Frostick Biography

For Richmond artist, Dana Frostick, making art is her life’s mission. Dana studied sculpture at VCU in the mid-eighties and became a full-time artist after retiring from the Times-Dispatch in 1999. Since then, she has presented her work in over two dozen solo exhibitions in local galleries including Artspace, Artemis Gallery, anne's Visual Art Studio gallery, Art Works, and the Richmond Public Library Downtown, and also regionally at the Petersburg Regional Arts Center, Rawls Museum Arts in Courtland, VA and the Hillyer Artspace (IAA) in Washington DC. Dana has participated in numerous joint, group, and invitational shows, and her work has been selected in an uncountable number of juried exhibits, receiving multiple awards for her artwork.

In addition to her own painting, Dana devoted 25 years to non-profit arts in central Virginia…

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