Dané Estes (born 1988, Dover, NH) is a Los Angeles-based painter and sculptor. Estes’ work is known for its dynamic exploration of memory, chaos, and transformation, where raw, spontaneous expression meets historical depth and innovative exploration. Through vibrant, abstract forms and visceral mark-making, Estes confronts the tensions between order and disorder, personal and collective experience. Embracing the imperfections and fragments of human existence, the work becomes a space for experimentation, playfulness, and profound reflection. It challenges traditional boundaries, merging the ephemeral with the enduring, and invites us to engage with both the immediacy of our emotions and the complexity of our cultural narratives.By embracing the raw, unfiltered aspects of human emotion and thought, Estes creates a space for questioning and connecting with the world in its most authentic and uncertain forms.