Dawn Donnelly is a mixed-media artist who enjoys incorporating other forms of art within needlepoint. She holds a teacher certification in canvas with the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN) and in 2018 she completed NAN’s Teacher cum Laude program, focusing on handmade paper. She teaches nationally and locally for NAN, ANG and EGA, and is the author of Transformative Stitching: Needlework on the Diagonal.

Dawn has been recognized for the excellence of her work in numerous exhibitions and several of her articles have been published in Needlepoint Now and Needlepointers. She spends her time experimenting in various forms of art, enjoys golfing and reading, and volunteers as Membership Chair and Registrar for NAN, Treasurer for NETA and President for ANG’s Magnificent Obsession Chapter.

Click on any image below for an expanded view of each of Dawn’s designs.