Dona Dalton
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Education: Philadelphia College of Art - BFA sculpture
               advanced studies in drawing and color
               Egyptian studies at the University of Pennsylvania

Selected shows: numerous years
              American Craft Council; Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Paul
              Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
              Washington Craft Show, DC
              Germantown Friends School Craft Show, Philadelphia

Additional shows;
              Longs Park, Lancaster PA
              Morristown Craft Show, NJ
              Reston Fine Arts and Crafts, VA
              Ann Arbor State Street Fair, MI
              Paradise City Arts and Crafts, MA and PA
              Providence Craft Show, RI
              Philadelphia Furniture Show, PA

Gallery shows;
             Toys as Sculpture; Paesaggio Gallery, W Hartford, CT  2004
                                              Spring Mill Gallery, Conshohocken, PA  2004, 1999
              Chess Champions; Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli PA  2004
              Toys Designed by Artists; Arkansa Art Center, Little Rock, AK 2008, 1999

Featured artist;
              Artworks at Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA  2003
              Left Bank Gallery, Orleans MA 2002

Group shows;
              Good Bird/ Bad Bird; Contemporary Craft Museum, Portland OR  2005       
              Feathers and Flora; Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC  2005
              Alphabet Show; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX  2004

Awards, Honoraria, Commissions
             People’s Choice Award; Wharton Esherick Museum,  2004
             Meet the Artist: Show and Lecture; Maxwell Shepherd Memorial Arts
                                     Foundation, Collinsville, CT  2004
             Commissioned works in Fairy Tales, Myths, Desert Studies, Kinara for Kwanzaa
                                       Philadelphia School System, 1979 to 1996

Presentations;
            Making a Living in Art; Moore College of Art
            Toymaking and Storytelling with Egyptian Imagery;
                             Springside School, Philadelphia PA
                             Penn Charter School, Philadelphia PA
                             Media Friends School, Media PA