Dana Stirling is a still life and fine art photographer, and the Co-Founder and Editor In-Chief of Float Photo Magazine (www.floatmagazine.us).
She was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and is based in Queens, NY. She received her MFA from The School Of Visual Arts in Photography, Video, and Related Media in 2016 and her BA from Hadassah College Jerusalem in Photographic Communications in 2013. Stirling's work has been exhibited internationally including Fresh Paint Art Fair in Tel Aviv, UNICEF Next Generation Photo Benefit at Aperture Foundation NY, “A Process - Der Greif” in Neue Galerie, Höhmannhaus Germany, Google photography Prize at Saatchi Gallery London UK, Brick Lane Gallery, London UK and Tel Hai Museum of Photography Israel. Some press includes the Lensculture website, FeatureShoot website, Haaretz Photography Blog, Musee' Magazine, Blow Photo website and others. In addition to publication such as Aint Bad bad 'from here on' book, All the best Alice 2015, A process exhibition book and Israel Hayom Newspaper. She has been awarded the Google Photography Prize Finalist (2012), Gross Foundation grant for excellency in photography (2013) and the Weizmann institute scholarship for outstanding student achievement (2011).
The backdrop of growing up between two cultures, two countries, two different realities informs this photographer’s passionate efforts to use her camera to find her identity and place in the world.
