Serena Dugan is an artist and textile designer based in Sausalito, California. With an education in both Psychology and Fine Art, Dugan has spent the past 20 years developing her imprint as a painter, textile designer and Chief Creative Officer of Serena & Lily, the home and lifestyle brand she launched 20 years ago. Dugan’s rallying belief is in the power of art to transform an environment into an experience. This can take the form of an energetic painting or a striking pattern that defines and enlivens a space. Her background in both mediums allows her to toggle between the two as she explores the themes of rhythm and form. With pattern, her focus is on creating harmony through repetition, shape and placement. With painting, she creates impact through layering and composition. Each art form sharpens the other by means of opposition — both equally representative of her aesthetic fingerprint. Dugan's work has been featured in numerous design and style publications, including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Vogue, New York Times T Magazine, Veranda, House Beautiful, Town & Country, Domino, C Magazine, and Condé Nast Traveler. Dugan received her BA in Psychology from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC in 1994. She returned to school to pursue a BFA in 1997 then expanded her design education by studying textile design and printmaking. Starting Art School in Denver, CO, at Metropolitan State College of Denver, she continued to Florence, Italy, to study painting at the Lorenzo de’Medici Art Institute of Florence. She studied textile design in Berkeley, CA at the Institute for Textile Print Design, and printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute. Dugan’s creative home-base is her sun-filled studio along the Sausalito waterfront. She splits her time between Sausalito, Bend Oregon and Shelter Island New York. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS2019 - The Context Art Show at The Assembly - San Francisco, CA 2019 - Art Show & Panel at Clare V - Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA 2019 - Featured painting installation at launch of Serena & Lily - Pacific Palisades, CA 2018 - Simon Breitbard Fine Arts Trunk Show - San Francisco, CA 2018 - Featured painting installation at launch of Serena & Lily - Chicago, IL 2018 - Galerie Argile, Ancien et Moderne, St. Germain - Paris, France 2018 - The Hamptons Art Exhibit at Serena & Lily - East Hampton, NY 2018 - Chateau Orquevaux, Spring Art Residency Final Show - Orquevaux, France 2018 - Westport Art Fair at Serena & Lily - Westport, CT 2018 - Featured painting installation at launch of Serena & Lily - Dallas, TX 2017 - Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation - Art Show & Fundraiser - San Simeon, CA 2017 - Featured painting installation at launch of Serena & Lily - Westport, CT 2017 - DrawBridge Art Show & Fundraiser at Trumaker - San Francisco, CA 2017 - Featured painting installation at launch of Serena & Lily - Newport Beach, CA 2017 - The Hamptons Art Exhibit at Serena & Lily - East Hampton, NY 2016 - Featured painting installation at launch of Serena & Lily - West Hollywood, CA 2016 - Hetrick Martin Institute “School’s Out” Fundraiser & Art Show - East Hampton, NY