Dana Caryn Pesko Hunt
Dana is a local artist based out of Philadelphia, PA with a plethora of skills and talents. She has been drawing and painting for over 30 years and Tattooing since 2008. Dana graduated from Purchase College SUNY in 1995. Started her professional career painting murals for Temple Emanuel in Manhattan.
From 1996-2003 She ran a successful business called Midian which allowed her to not only feature and sell artwork she made such as hand etched glassware,
homemade gel candles and original T-shirt designs. Primarily Midian was the featured Fang Makers of Chiller Theatre for 4 years, making vampire fangs for cosmetic cosplay as well as bringing local Philadelphia based artwork by other artists and artisans to the conventions and night clubs in MD, PA, NJ and NY and all over the world via their catalog, which Dana also designed.
In 2003 Dana put Midian to rest and started focusing more on her own artwork. creating "Tombstone Pillows" that featured images of the gravestones of famous people. Her new business was called Dead and Undead and through her illustrations and paintings along with Decoupage and multi-media she was able to sell her artwork and work with some wonderful and inspiring people.
Some of her Celebrity clients who own her artwork include Clive Barker, Malcolm McDowell, Penny Marshall, P.J. Soles, Sid Haig, Reggie and Gigi Bannister, Tony Todd, Elise and Elektra Avellan, Monica Staggs, Tom Savini,
EG Daily, Emily Perkins, Charles Band and many more.
Dana prides herself on being a versatile artist that literally makes peoples dreams come true. To have a persons idea come to life in her art and see the awe in their faces is what drives her to do what she does. " I am an artist thru and thru. I pride myself on expressing my creativity in everything I do and everything about me. I tend to stand out in a crowd, I've always been a bit different, but to me that is an honor and a gift that I am thankful for and proud to share."
In 2018 She began teaching the next generation of Artists at Hussian College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, and really is proud to have made such an impact on so many people so quickly in this next phase of her career.
Dana is still accepting custom commissioned artwork requests, new clients and is working towards building a business where she can help people in a bigger way and create a Cancer Art Relief Foundation and help people thru natural and holistic healing and art therapy.
