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Photo credit: Joshua Galloway @thecreativegent

Janelle Dunlap

Craft Research Fund Grant

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2023

Body of the Swarm: History of Encaustic Painting in the American South

"Body of the Swarm: History of Encaustic Painting in the American South" is a research project that identifies & explores the history of paint making from bee products such as encaustic paint in the American south.This research explores the cultivation of this nature based medium as a praxis for eco-conscious art making.

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Stone Mountain, GA

$5,000

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2020 headshot following hive inspection in Charlotte, NC _photo credit: Joshua Galloway @thecreativegent_

Janelle Dunlap poses in front of one of her encaustic paintings in her studio at MINT artists studios and gallery, Atlanta, GA_ photo credit: AD @kayashoots

Former studio artist at The Bakery Atlanta, Janelle uses fire to fuse paint made from beeswax which she harvests from her hives_photo credit: @thebakeryatlanta