Dawn Maria DeCosta is a self-taught artist born in New London, Connecticut. Currently residing in Boston, Massachusetts, Dawn maintains a studio in her home. Bold colors and textures compose her paintings, inspired by graffiti-like marks, scrapes, layers and noise against vivid planes. Her work evolves from a 2013 exhibit, Poppy Pressure where she deconstructed the poppy flower yielding spontaneous results. She paints in acrylic, ink, and watercolor, incorporating mixed media and graffiti. “Spontaneity is a key factor in my expression as I paint without conscious reasoning. As quickly as I embrace a medium, I remove it, adapting to the changes as the painting takes form. For me personally, the capacity of color is powerful and I hope to convey an infectious, emotive power in my work.”

Thank you for viewing my work, please contact me with any questions.

I am happy to work on commission.

dawnmariadecosta@icloud.com
617.824.0715