About
My art has two themes: faces with exaggerated expressions, and Louisiana/French Quarter icons and images. My faces are influenced by my background in psychology (a PhD in sensory psychology) and fascination with the limitless number of possible facial expressions.
I also enjoy creating digital art, including digital illustrations and animations, but regardless of the medium, my goal is to create unique, whimsical, joyful, 3-dimensional pieces that are hard to look away from. I also enjoy working with clients to create specific pieces that are exactly what they want. What this means is that as you look at the pieces of art on my website, keep in mind that any of the pieces you see are available for you to purchase. A number of the pieces on my site have already been sold but I leave them on because I can easily recreate similar (but always original) pieces--and make any changes you would like including different color(s), size, and/or content. So, if you see a piece you would like--with or without variation--contact me so we can discuss exactly what you want, the price, and when the piece will be available.
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EDUCATION
1992 Psychology, University of NH, PhD
1983 Psychology, University of NH, BA
Fine Art, Syracuse University
Fine Art, University of Miami
2021- Dutch Alley Artist's Coop, French Quarter, New Orleans
2011- BEE Galleries, New Orleans (now in Bay St. Louis, MS)
2010-2011 Blackett-Peck Gallery, New Orleans
2008-2009 Steve Martin Concept Studio, New Orleans
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MURALS
2021 Trompe L'oeil mural for private client
2021 Local street scene utility box, New Orleans
2020 Robin Barnes portrait utility box New Orleans
2018 Irma Thomas portrait utility box, New Orleans
2018 Fats Domino portrait utility box, New Orleans
2017 LSU logo Medical Ctr. utility box. New Orleans
2016 Musical theme utility box, New Orleans
2016 Charlie Tubre portrait utility box, New Orleans
2015 Musical theme utility box, New Orleans
2015 Tulane Green Wave utility box, New Orleans
2013 Small works-big talent, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna, CA
2010 Femme Fest, Jazz & Heritage Gallery, New Orleans
2009 12”x12”x122”, BECA Gallery, 12, New Orleans
2009 Facing Forward, Community Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2009 Art Melt, Brunner Gallery, Lafayette, LA
AWARDS
2014 Honorable Mention, FQ Fest Art Show, New Orleans
2013 Award of Merit, FestForAll Art Show, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 1st Place, FQ Fest Art Show, New Orleans
2009 Honorable Mention, FQ Fest Art Show, New Orleans
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Arts Council of New Orleans
Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
2002-2007 Executive Director, Mentorship Inc., Concord NH - Developed all aspects of a NH nonprofit providing mentors to assist persons with difficulty making decisions. Recruited, trained and supervised mentors; identified mentorees. Developed contracts, training curriculum, and assessment tools. Managed all corporate finances. Worked collaboratively with state and local agencies. Conducted presentations; created brochures. Conducted project evaluations and presented results.
1997-2003 Certified Educator, National Guardianship Association - conducted national certification training to become a registered guardian.
1993-2002 Associate Director, Granite State Guardianship Services, Concord, NH - Managed a private nonprofit agency that provides legal advocacy for persons with disabilities. Worked with numerous state agencies; conducted research guardianship and published and presented results. Developed process to educate the public about guardianship that was adopted by the NH Probate Courts.
1993-1997 Adjunct professor, University of NH, Durham and Manchester, NH - taught undergraduate psychology courses including statistics and introductory psychology
HONORS AND AWARDS
1996 Advocate of the Year, NH Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1986 Dissertation Year Fellowship, UNH
1981 Herbert A. Carroll Outstanding Senior in Psychology, UNH
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
Daning, R. (2005). Arkansas Mentor Training Manual, Concord, NH
Daning, R. (2003). Mentorship Training Manual, Mentorship Inc., Concord, NH
Daning, R. (2001). Guardianship Petition Packet. Available through NH Probate Courts
Daning, R. (1998). Are we doing all we can to limit/terminate the guardianships of our wards whenever appropriate? National Guardian, 11(2), 6-7.
Daning, R. (1997). Guardianship since the Enactment of RSA464-A, NH Bar Journal, December, 49-53.
Hagner, D. & Daning, R. (1991). Opening lines: How job developers talk to employers. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 16(2), 123-128.
Daning, R. & Hunnicut, H. (1990. Resource Manual NH Vocational Rehabilitation.
Fuld, K., Sparrow, J., Daning, R., Slade, L. (1988). Background stimulus for invariant spectral sensitivity. Color Research Application, 13, 219-225.
Daning, R. (1983). Intraindividual consistencies in cross-modal matching across several continua. Perception & Psychophysics, 516-522.
PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS
Daning, R. Mentor Training, Concord, NH, January, 2006 & 2007
Daning, R. Mentorship Alternative, Annual TASH Conference, Milwaukee, November, 2005
Daning, R. Bringing Mentorship to Arkansas, People First, Conway, April, 2005
Daning, R. Mentorship Training, NH Real Choice Conference, Bartlett, NH, September, 2004
Daning, R. Mentorship. Annual TASH Conference, Detroit, December, 2003
Daning, R. NGF Certification Training. Guardianship Association of NJ, Somerset, July, 2003, October, 2001, March, 2001; Flemington, December, 2002 & December, 2001; Teaneck, May, 2002; Cherry Hill, January, 2002.
Daning, R. Keeping the ward safe when taking important risks. 10th Annual NGA Conference, Washington, DC, October, 1998.
Daning, R. Gilmartin, P., Ham, B., Julian, R. & Burdick, L. Five of the most difficult issues a guardian faces. 10th Annual NGA Conference, Washington , DC, October, 1998.
Daning, R. Guardianship since the enactment of RSA 464-A. NH Bar Association CLE, Bedford, NH March, 1998
Daning, R. Are we doing all we can to limit/terminate the guardianships of our wards when necessary? Annual NGA Conference, New Orleans, September,1997
Daning, R. Guardianship-- Are the essential elements being met? Annual Conference of NH Probate Judges, Wolfeboro, NH, November, 1996.
Hagner, D. & Daning, R. Opening lines: How job developers talk to employers. TASH Conference, Chicago, December, 1990.