Dana-Fiona Armour, born 1988 in Willich, Germany, studied at the École

Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from which she graduated

in 2019. Dana-Fiona lives and works in Paris, France.

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Defining herself as an artist-researcher, Dana-Fiona Armour aims to transcend the boundaries between matter and species, acting as an interpreter between humankind

and other living beings. Sometimes conceived in collaboration with scientists, her installations and sculptures are imbued with a strange sensibility. They reflect on our ever-changing reality, searching for a way to create a new symbiosis and

experiments and creating uncanny hybrid objects in the process. These examine life by isolating different aspects of it, looking for a better connection and understanding. Armour is set on changing the current collective mindset, and considers society's alienation from nature as a dangerous behavior and a threat.

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"Is art, as a whole, in itself a dead element inserted into the life of human

society? This is a profound question, which Armour attempts to answer

by emphasizing calcification or crystallization as a tool for producing

forms. Either way, her work fits in well with the urgency of the

Anthropocene, offering a hybrid landscape in which human, animal

and mineral intertwine –there could be nothing more realistic."

Nicolas Bourriaud

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Armour is currently a resident at Collectif Poush, Clichy Paris. Invited as

the first artist in residence at Cellectis (a genome engineering company

specializing in the development of immunotherapies), she developed

there the Project MC1R. Shown at the Collection Lambert in Avignon,

France (2022), this project is a mix of visual art and biotechnology.

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She had several solo exhibitions, including at Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, 2023; Collection Lambert, Avignon, 2022; and Poush Manifesto, Clichy, 2020. She also took part in group shows at  Swivel Gallery, New York, 2024,

NOOR Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2023, Palazzo Bolani, Venice, 2022; 19M, Paris, 2022; Poush Manifesto, Clichy, 2021; Maison Guerlain, Paris, 2021, among others. 

Residencies: Poush Manifesto, Aubervilliers, France 2020-present, Villa Medici, Roma, Italy 2023, Maison Artagon, Loiret, France 2022, Cellectis, Paris, France 2021-2022 

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She wins the Sigg art Foundation Prize in 2024