Dana Heng

Dana Heng is a Khmer-American artist, activist, and arts educator living in Providence, Rhode Island.
Heng attended Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island and studied art at AS220, New Urban Arts and the Steel Yard before earning a bachelor's of degree in sociology and studio art at the University of Vermont. Heng returned to Providence and became a Resident Artist Mentor at New Urban Arts, educating high school children in photography, painting and drawing. In 2017, Heng co-curated the Queer/Trans Zinefest at AS220, and in 2018, Heng co-founded Binch Press, an arts studio in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
Exhibitions
* Eat Me , installation, Dirt Palace, Providence, Rhode Island, 2018
* The Frontiers of Love, performance art, Machines With Magnets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 2018
Awards
* 2020, Sante Fe Arts Institute Labor Artist Residency
* 2018, Dorry for Public Art of the Year for her exhibit at the Dirt Palace, "Eat Me ."
* 2014, University of Vermont Ian Crawford Memorial Award.
 
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