DANE AUSTIN
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University, Washington, DC
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Major, Fine Arts 2009
Concentration in Art History, Painting & Printmaking
Associate of Fine Arts: Major, Interior Design 2006
Vanderzee School of Painting, Old Town of Alexandria, VA
Studio Course for Experimental Painting 2008
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, England
Classical training in course studies on European Design and Decorative Arts 2005
Institut d’Etudes Supérieures des Arts, Paris, France
Course Study for French Art, Language, and Decorative Arts 2005
A W A R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N
2024 Architectural Digest, Top Interior Designers You Should Know in Boston
2024 Room To Dream Foundation, The Dream Team Award for Volunteer Service
2023 Modern Luxury Interiors Boston, Best of Luxury Design Award
2023 Architectural Digest Pro, Featured Designer
2023 Thermador Kitchen Challenge, Exceptional Kitchen Design, Designer’s Choice Award
2023 Boston Common Magazine, The List
2022 Architectural Digest & Thermador, Exceptional Kitchen Design, 1st Place Regional
2022 Architectural Digest & Thermador, Exceptional Kitchen Design, 2nd Place National
2022 House Beautiful, Next Wave Designer Award
2022 IFDA NE Diamond Gala Award Winner, Best Traditional Kitchen
2022 IFDA NE Diamond Gala Award Winner, Best Modern Living Room
2022 ASID, One’s to Watch, Nominee
2022-23 Home & Design Portfolio Top 100 Designers Distinction
2022 BUILD Magazine Leading Residential Design Firm Award
2019 New England Home, 5 Under 40 Award
2018 IFDA, Charity Challenge, Winner
2016 ASID, Board of Directors, Certificate of Appreciation
2016 Business Networking International, Platinum Excellence Award
2015 ASID, Excellence In Design Award
2010 Capital Pride Alliance, Best in Show Award
2008 The Vanderzee Foundation, Scholarship
2008 The Civilian Art Project, Top Selling Artist
2006 Corcoran College of Art + Design, Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & CREDENTIALS
DLN Design Leadership Network, Member 2023—Current
ICAA Institue of Classical Architecture & Art, Member 2021—Current
LDC The Leaders of Design Council, Member 2019—Current
IFDA International Furnishings and Design Association, Member 2018–2019, 2022—Current
ASID American Society of Interior Designers, Allied Member 2013–2018
IIDA International Interior Design Association, Associate Member 2014–2018
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Boston Architectural College, Advisory Board, Member 2022–2023
Fenway Health, Art Advisory Board, Chair 2016–2019
ASID American Society of Interior Designers, Board of Directors 2015–2016
ASID Awards Gala, Co-chair 2016 & 2017
ASID Planning Committee, Charity and Education Liaison 2014-2016 & 2017
ASID Angels, Volunteer 2016-2017 & 2019
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
House Beautiful, “House Tour” September 2021
Boston Home, “Taking the Edge Off” Fall 2021
Home & Design, “Layered Mix” January 2021
Boston Spirit, “Design of the Times” January 2021
Boston Home, “Palettes” November 2020
The Wall Street Journal, “Top Interior Design Trends of 2020” October 2020
Boston Common, “Sculptural Design” Summer 2020
House Beautiful, “5 Easy Ways to Upgrade an Ikea Kitchen” May 2020
Forbes, “How Interior Designers Work With Clients in the Time of Mandated Social Distancing” March 2020
The Boston Globe, “What Looks Are Boston Area Designers Loving” Spring 2020
Modern Luxury Interiors, “In With The New” March 2020
Home & Design, “Going Bold” January 2020
Architectural Digest, “How to Keep Your Project Running Smoothly” January 2020
Boston Sprit, “Design Inspiration” January 2020
Boston Common, “Lofty Ambitions” November 2019
Washingtonian, “Get Crackling” November 2019
Next Magazine, “Raise the Bar” Fall 2019
Boston Home, “Tickled Pink” August 2019
Elle Décor, “Quintessential Cape Cod Style” June 2019
New England Home, “A Colorful Life” May-June 2019
Boston Globe, “Neutral Territory” May 2019
Boston Common, “Working 9 to 5” April 2019
House Beautiful, “Bold Patterns are Kaleidoscopic in the Best Way” March 2019
Boston Globe Magazine, “In the Mood for Fun” March 2019
Rise Magazine, “Top Designer’s Share What Makes Their City So Special” Spring 2019
Bijou Magazine, “Fresh Air” Spring 2019
Seven Tide, “Living Coral” January 2019
New England IFDA, “And the Award Goes To...,” December 2018
Southern New England Home, “From Drab to Fab” Fall 2018
House Beautiful, “Small Space Tricks From Designers Who Know” June 2018
DC Modern Luxury, “Chill Factor” March 2018
New England IFDA, “Designer Bath in Review” March 2018
House Beautiful, “Purple Reign” September 2017
Southern New England Home, “Old-World Attitude” Summer 2019
New England Home, “Style Scheme” March/April 2017
Home & Design, “Labor of Love” March/April 2017
Design New England, “Style, Refined” January/February 2017
Refined Home, “More is More” Summer 2016
Design Community, ”What I Wish I Knew” June 2016
Design New England, “Bold and Beautiful” November/December 2015
Design New England, “Selections” September/October 2015
DESIGN JURIES
Boston Architectural College, Guest Judge 2023—2024
ASID Minnesota Chapter Design Excellence Awards, Judge 2022
Fenway Health Art Show and Silent Auction, Juror and Curator 2016–2019
ASID New Jersey Design Excellence Awards, Judge 2016 & 2017
The Gallery Event, Juror 2015, 2016, & 2017
Savin Gallery, Guest Juror 2014
MEDIA APPRERENCES: FILM, PODCASTS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, & COACHING
Home, Life & Style Television Show with Parker Kelley. Season 5, Episode 2, March 2024
Bath + Northshore Magazine, “Let’s Talk About Color,” Guest Panelist, April 2023
The UnBusiness Podcast, “The Importance of Practice: An Interview with Dane Austin,” Guest Speaker, November 2022
IFDA, “My So-Called Glamorous Design Life,” Guest Panel Moderator, November 2022
Boston Home Magazine, Guest Panelist, Fall 2022
Boston Design Week, “Interior Design Speaker Series,” Guest Panelist, Spring 2022
Business of Design Podcast, “Process Leads to Creativity,” Guest Host, Summer 2022
Business of Design, “The Design Process,” Guest Coach 2021
Business of Design Podcast, “The Big Reveal,” Guest Speaker 2021
A Well-Designed Business, LuAnne Live, Panelist 2021
A Well-Designed Business Podcast, “Confidence & Clarity Come from Experience,” Guest Speaker 2021
Umass Dartmouth, Guest Critic 2020
Dean’s Advisory Council, Invited Board Member 2019
Farrow & Ball x Natural History Museum, Guest Lecturer 2019
UMass Dartmouth, Guest Lecturer 2019
Endicott College, Guest Lecturer 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2019
Designer Bath, IFDA Event, “The Doctor Is In” Panelist 2018
Mount Ida College, Portfolio Review Mentor 2016 & 2017
University Club, Guest Lecturer, “Design Your Home for Love + Profit” 2016
Boston Design Center, Career Day, Volunteer Mentor 2016
Boston Design Center, “Ask Me Anything” Panelist 2015
Boston Professional Realtors and Builders Association, Guest Lecturer 2015
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Boston Architectural College, Advisory Board Member 2022–2023
Toys For Tots, Volunteer & Doner 2023
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Supporter & Doner 2023
Habitat for Humanity, Doner 2022
Sunflowers for Peace, Fundraiser for Ukraine, Volunteer & Donor, 2022
Tommy’s Place, Designed a recovery room for children battling cancer, Volunteer 2021
Heading Home to Dinner, Charity Dining Table Designer 2019
Barakat World Inc, Charity Rug Designer 2019
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Supporter 2019
Boston Architectural College, Student Mentor 2017 & 2019
Boston Design Center, Charity Window Designer 2018
Serve Kindness, Color Curation Volunteer 2017–2019
IFDA Take-A-Seat, Benefiting The Lyceum Fellowship (Sponsored by Hutker Architects), Charity Chair Designer 2017
Habitat for Humanity, Supporter & Doner 2017
Design Showdown, Mentor 2016 & 2017
Women’s Lunch Place, Supporter 2016
Institute of Contemporary Art, Member and Supporter 2016–2018, 2024
Fenway Health Art Advisory Board, Chair 2015–2018
AIDS Action Committee, Volunteer and Supporter 2015–2018
Boston Museum of Fine Art, Member and Supporter 2015–2018
Fenway Health Harbor to the Bay Bike Ride, Volunteer 2015–2016
Artists For Humanity, Art Ambassador and Charity Liaison 2014–Current
Charles River Recovery Apartment, Volunteer Interior Designer with Lowe’s Heroes Project 2014
Boston Design Week, Designer on Call, Volunteer 2015
McCormack Civic Association, Volunteer and Member 2014–2017
Sidney Borum Clinic, Volunteer and Supporter 2014–2016
Future Boston Alliance, Volunteer and Supporter 2014–2016
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Volunteer, Member, and Supporter 2014–2016
Fenway Health Gala, Table Captain 2014–2019
Fenway Health Gala Committee, Fundraising Volunteer 2013–2019
Babson College Youth Day, Volunteer 2013–2014
The White House, Events Volunteer 2012
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Events Volunteer and Supporter 2012
Capital Pride Alliance, Co-Chair, Events Volunteer, and Fundraising 2009–2012
Human Rights Campaign, Volunteer and Supporter 2008–2011
PFLAG, Volunteer and Supporter 2007–2010
The Phillips Collection, Supporter 2006–2009
DC Preservation League, Member 2006–2009
SMYAL, Volunteer and Supporter 2005–2010
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Elected Member 2005–2009
Food and Friends, Volunteer and Supporter 2005–2009
Whitman Walker Clinic, Volunteer and Supporter 2002–2011
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Member and Supporter 2002–2009
Washington Project for the Arts, Former Member 2002–2006
Participated in Habitat for Humanity home interior project for families in need 2001–2002
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
India Through the Lens of Designers, Photography. Boston Design Center, Boston, MA
2019
The Men’s Event, Prints, Photography. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
2018
The White Party, Paintings. The Gallery Event, Boston, MA
The Men’s Event, Paintings. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
The Dinner Party, Paintings. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
2017
The Red Party, Paintings. The Gallery Event, Boston, MA
The Men’s Event, Paintings. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
The Dinner Party, Paintings. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
Group Show, Paintings, Prints. Savin Gallery, Boston, MA
2016
The Men’s Event, Paintings. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
The Dinner Party, Paintings. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
2015
The Men’s Event, Prints. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
The Dinner Party, Prints. Copley Place Marriott, Boston, MA
Group Show, Paintings, Prints. Savin Gallery, Boston, MA
2014
Art for Pride, Prints. Living Social’s National Union Building, Washington, D.C.
Group Show, Paintings, Prints. Savin Gallery, Boston, MA
2013
Art for Pride, Prints. Living Social’s National Union Building, Washington, D.C.
Group Show, Paintings, Prints. Savin Gallery, Boston, MA
2012
Art for Pride, Prints. Living Social, National Union Building, Washington, D.C. Private Art Show, Paintings. The State House, Washington, D.C.
Solo Show, Paintings, Prints. Savin Gallery, Boston, MA
2011
Solipsissy, Boys Be Good. Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C. Art for Pride, Prints. Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C.
Private Art Show, Paintings. The State House, Washington, D.C.
2010
Art in the Home Show, Paintings. Washington, D.C.
Art for Life, Painting and Print. Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C.
Black & White, Print. Club XS, York, PA
Art for Pride, Painting and Print. Donovan House, Washington, D.C.
2009
All Artist's Show, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Selected Works, Painting. Vanderzee Gallery of Art, Old Town of Alexandria, VA Black & White, Print. Club XS, York, PA
Leukemia Society Art Auction, Print. Wilmington, DE
Senior Thesis Show, Paintings and Installation. Gallery 31, Washington, D.C. Look: Show and Tell, Paintings and Prints. 2424 Lofts, Washington, D.C.
2008–2009
You won't believe your eyes, Print. Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
Juried Exhibition by Merry Foresta, Senior Curator of the Smithsonian Institution, Painting. Gallery 31, Washington, D.C. Solo Show, Gallery Unmundane, Washington, D.C.
2008
Group Show, Photography. White Walls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Art For Life, Painting. Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington, D.C.
The Audacity of Poetry, Installation. Meat Market Gallery, Washington, D.C.
You won't believe your eyes, Print. Civilian Art Project Gallery, Washington, D.C. Corridor of Collected Memory, Installation. White Walls Gallery, Washington, D.C. All Artists Group Show, Painting. White Walls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Voodoo Eyes, Painting. White Halls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2006–2007
Corcoran Gallery of Art & College of Art + Design:
Diptych, White Halls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Tri Me, White Walls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Mapping Exhibition: March Undone, Painting. White Halls Gallery, Washington, D.C. Books, Prints and Paper. "Life Vein," Lithograph. White Halls Gallery, Washington, D.C. Refuge, Installation. White Halls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2D & 3D Works, White Walls Gallery, Washington, D.C.
COLLECTIONS
Andy Grundberg, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Corcoran College of Art, D.C.
Andrew Staszak, Interior Designer, D.C.
Andy Johnson, D.C.
Anna Tucker, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, D.C.
April Kalmer, Pastry Artist, KS
A.P.T Fine Art, VA
Avril Cornelius, Retired, TX
Bernie Delia, Vice President, Capital Pride Board of Directors, D.C. Camden Richards, Project Director, Pixels & Ink, VA
Cassandra Audrey Crow, Artist, MA
Cassandra Elaine & William Fogle, Dental Lab Technicians, MD
Christopher Rodousakis, Trainer and Athletic Consultant
D.C. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Permanent Collection, D.C.
Daren Thomas, Associate Director of Development/Director of Corporate Relations, WPAS, D.C.
David Keltner, VA
Eduardo Bravo, Life Stylist, D.C.
Elis Duncan, Realtor, D.C.
Eric Engberg, Esq., D.C.
Henry McKinnon, Physiologist, D.C.
James Stillwell, MD
Jennifer Maria Ringdal, Sales, MD
Jennifer McDaniel, Realtor, TX
Jeremiah Griswell, Manager, D.C.
Joseph Criner, Retired, MD
Joseph Perry, U.S. Naval Academy, MD
Joshua David Giamichael, Human Resource Manager, MA
J.P. Gulla, Entertainment Producer, D.C.
Lukas Carmadella, MD
Katherine and Eric Engberg, DE
Kelly Simon, Director of New Development, S.M.Y.A.L., D.C.
Kyle Rouse, Service Manager, American Red Cross, FL
Lourdes Cordero, MD
Matt Norris, VA
Maripi Aparicio, Retired, Puerto Rico
Marsha E. Swiss, Lawyer, D.C.
Pierre Lobby Condominiums, D.C.
Raab Clark, Sales Director, CA
Robert Corbett, Logistics Director, D.C.
Robert Floyd, Retired, VA
Dr. Sandra Jarrett, Director, Light Opera Company, MD
Scott Henrichsen, Photographer, D.C.
Shane Carmadella, L.E.A.D Landscaping, MD
Steven Share, HR Training Consultant, D.C.
Theresa Giamichael, Manager, IL
VanderZee Gallery, VA
Walter Crow, Consultant, MA