The results of his efforts were first shown at the Ronald Feldman Fine Art Gallery in New York City in 1982 and have since been displayed around the world. Admission is free. Lawson, an assistant professor of music, and Breckenridge, a professor of music, will play 19th century sonatas for violin and piano. Tilly Woodward, director of the Mills Gallery, has announced gallery exhibits for the months of October and November. Painted on fabric, Thankas depict Buddhist deities in a tradition handed down for generations.
Tibetan refugees follow strict guidelines on use of color, composition and symbols.
Sales of the Thankas provide funds for refugee relief and temple rebuilding. In November, works on loan from Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art go on display. The show includes work by contemporary artists Peter Voulkos and Jun Kaniko. Dana won the Pushcart Prize for poetry in 1996, received the Carl Sandburg Medal for poetry in 1994 and was twice granted National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowships. His poems have appeared in such magazines as the New Yorker, the Nation, Mother Jones and the North American Review, of which he was editor.