Dana Blume is a Seattle-based painter, born in 1993, with a BFA in drawing and painting from California State University Long Beach and an MFA from the University of Washington. His work has been exhibited across the United States, England, Italy, and Singapore.
Dana Blume
Artist Process
His commission in RailSpur Alley captures the speed, dynamism, and symbolism of soccer rather than offering a literal depiction. Through bold color, playful characterization, and expressive mark-making, the painting reads as an uninhibited celebration of the game. Bodies, ball, and pitch collapse into the kinetic feeling of motion itself.
Our Collaboration
In collaboration with SeattleFWC26 and Populus Seattle, we’ve commissioned fifteen new works installed across the neighborhood, timed to the World Cup. The artists who painted these pieces didn’t just visit Pioneer Square. They lived at Populus Seattle and worked at RailSpur Studios, developing their commissions in the same environment where their work will be experienced.
For a few magical weeks this summer the World Cup matches will bring people from all over the world to our doorstep in Seattle, but what we hope to leave behind lasts longer than the matches.
Fools Goal
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Flowers to the Game
RailSpur
Lookin' at You Socceroo
RailSpur
Fools Goal
RailSpur
In Motion
RailSpur
United in the Game
RailSpur
Night Moves
RailSpur