Dale Najarian

Dale Najarian is an internationally recognized artist. She received her BFA from Moore College of Art & Design and worked for over fifteen years as a Graphic Designer and Art Director in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC.

Dale is a painter working in several mediums including mixed media, and oils.  She has a passion for photography and documenting her experiences is an important part of her creative process and source of inspiration for much of her work. She shows her work in curated exhibitions, juried shows and in her CT studio.

Dale’s Shadow Series merges the realistic quality of a photograph with the abstract translation of a scene, to depict a dreamlike painting that draws you in. She is fascinated by the perspective that shadows create, and uses people’s movements to capture the ever changing relationship between dark and light.

Dale is an advocate and philanthropist of the arts. She received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Moore College of Art and Design for her active roll in using art to connect with a larger audience. She currently sits on the Advisory Board for Metro Art Studios and The Norwalk Art Space and is an active artist member of The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. She recently served on the Executive Board of the Artists Collective of Westport and also #UNLOADusa.org, a non profit organization using the arts to drive the conversation about gun violence in America. She served on the Executive and General Board for six years at the Museum of Contemporary Art Westport and was an active member of their Visual Arts and Education team while volunteering as a teaching artist at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Center.

Dale has a studio in Southern Connecticut and shows her work in curated gallery exhibitions and juried shows.