“The NO!HATE Show,” Center for Contemporary Political Art, 916 G St NW, Washington, DC

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Copied from Dana Ellyn's press page, October 18, 2026.

The Center for Contemporary Political Art · 916 G St NW, Washington, DC · October 16, 2019 The NO!HATE Show A group exhibition of fine art confronting hate as a political tactic — held one floor below her own studio. Named for Boris Lurie's 1960 No!Art movement and inspired by Jerzy Janiszewski's Solidarity logo, the show paired original fine art protesting hate in American politics with an open call for a national symbol rejecting it. Dana showed two paintings; Matt Sesow showed alongside her. Opening night, October 16, 2019 Exhibition The NO!HATE Show Venue The Center for Contemporary Political Art, 916 G St NW, Washington, DC Reception Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 6–8pm Format Juried group exhibition, paired with an open call for a national anti-hate symbol design Founder Charles Krause Ellyn's work Defending History (Betsy Ross Flag) and Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful The Show Group exhibition, Center for Contemporary Political Art It was the No!Art movement — co-founded by Boris Lurie in 1960 to protest the commercialization of art, the threat of nuclear war, and the pretensions of American society — that gave this exhibition its name. And it was the impact of Jerzy Janiszewski's 1980 logo for Lech Wałęsa's Solidarity movement in Poland, which became a rallying symbol against Soviet domination throughout the 1980s, that inspired the show's second half: an open call asking artists to design a comparable symbol for Americans who reject hate as a political tactic. The Center for Contemporary Political Art sits at 916 G Street NW — the same building where Dana lives and works at Mather Studios. She didn't have to travel for this one. Charles Krause introduces the exhibition, opening night Krause — an Emmy-winning former foreign correspondent for The Washington Post and PBS, and founder of the Center — opened his gallery in 2011 after two decades reporting from Latin America, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union, and has since made it, in his words, the country's only institution dedicated exclusively to political fine art. He introduced the show; curator Robin Strogin walked visitors through the individual pieces, including Matt Sesow's work in the same room. Curator Robin Strogin on Matt Sesow's painting Ellyn's Paintings Two works shown at the Center for Contemporary Political Art Defending History (Betsy Ross Flag) oil on canvas · 24" × 18" Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful oil on masonite From the Opening Center for Contemporary Political Art, October 16, 2019 Defending History (Betsy Ross Flag), on the wall Installed alongside another piece