Dana Telsrow
Iowa City, IA 52245
danatelsrow@gmail.com | +1 319 930 7773
www.danatelsrow.com

Professional Summary

Artist and creative media producer with an extensive background in music and video production. Known for a dynamic approach to multimedia art and a commitment to pushing creative boundaries. Award-winning contributor with a history of solo and group exhibitions, residencies, and musical performances.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Music
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
August 2009 - May 2013

Professional Experience

Video Editor
Stephen Bauman Artwork
2024 - Present

  • Edit video lessons for online instruction in artistic anatomy

Creative Media Manager/Producer
University of Iowa, Office of Strategic Communication
2013 - Present

  • Edited video content for social media, OTT/Broadcast advertising, and student recruitment events.

  • Animated text and graphics in After Effects.

Audio Engineer
Flat Black Studios, Lone Tree, IA
2015 - 2023

  • Engineered audio for music, voiceover, and audiobooks

  • Specialized in editing and mixing

Exhibitions

Solo

  • 2025: TBA, The Artifactory, Iowa City, IA

  • 2024: Alternate Realty, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

  • 2023: Citizen of the City of Iowa City, Blick Art Materials, Iowa City, IA

  • 2022: Haha. Funny., The Lift, Des Moines, IA

  • 2021: The Consummate Modernity, The Knit Hole, Iowa City, IA

Group/Juried

2024

  • Elemental 2024, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, juried by Tim Jaeger

  • Lore Degenstein Gallery's 15th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, juried by Brian Kreydratus

  • Across America Photography Exhibition, The Art Center, Dover, NH

  • Flying Objects, Edgewater Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA

  • Walk This Way, Webster Arts, Groves, MO

  • You’re an Animal, Corgi Clay Art Center, Stafford, VA

  • Reigning Cats and Dogs, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel by the Sea, CA

  • Out of the Blue, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA, Online

  • Beauty in the Ordinary, AVA Community Art Center, Gillette, WY

  • Haven, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, juried by Rena Charles

  • 10x10xTieton, Tieton Arts and Humanities, Tieton, WA, juried by Angelina Villalobos

  • Clearly Human V, St Louis Artists’ Guild, St Louis, MO, juried by Teresa Oaxaca

  • Made In The USA, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, juried by Edward Goldman

  • What’s So Funny?, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MA, juried by Colleene Fesko

  • Route 66, McClean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL

  • Game On!, Gallery of Hermosa, Hermosa Beach, CA

  • Customized, Memento Mori Gallery, Lakewood, CO

  • Digital Graveyard Resurrection, The Lift, Des Moines, IA, curated by Suzanne Corum-Rich

  • Now Omni Waves, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

2023: Infinite Weave, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

2023: Iowa Exhibited XXXVIII, Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA, juried by Brenda Jones

2022: Random Generator, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

Residencies

  • 2024: Art Beacon Digital AIR, Des Moines, IA

  • 2013: Free Studio Residency, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

Awards

  • 2024: CASE Circle of Excellence Award, Silver

  • 2017: Mid-America Emmy Award - Documentary-Cultural

  • 2015: “Elements of Advertising” Gold Award, AAF of Cedar Rapids-Iowa City

Notable Music Performances

  • 2021: True/False Film Festival, Columbia, MO

  • 2019: Treefort Music Festival, Boise, ID

  • 2019: Mission Creek Festival, Iowa City, IA

  • 2018: 80/35 Music Festival, Des Moines, IA

Select Musical Works

  • 2023: "Tell Me Who I Am" - Karen Meat, LP

  • 2018: "Harsh Forever" - Dana T, LP