Donald Fodness

Donald Fodness earned a BA degree in Art History from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and an MFA in Painting from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Fodness has an interdisciplinary practice that includes drawing, sculpture, furniture and installation. His drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Regionally he has created site specific installations for the Denver Art Museum, The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, The Gallery of Contemporary Art in Colorado Springs, two Biennial of the Americas, and Harmony Hammond's Material Engagements at RedLine Contemporary Art Center. 

His work has been published in New American Paintings, Sculpture Magazine, Yahoo home page, Found Magazine, Vice Magazine’s Creators Project, art LTD, and as a guest on Modern Art Blitz along with Oriana Small. 

Fodness is an active community member, curator, and collaborator with The Flying OHNO Twins and The DMB Collective. He co-founded Showpen Residency, is a founding member of Hyperlink art collective.

Since 2007 he has served in higher education at various institutions including University of Denver, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, and Metro State University of Denver.

He currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado.