Dana Donaty

Is it true that you spend an equal amount of time volunteering for a city advisory board as you do in your professional job?
“Yes. I was just appointed chair of the Public Art Advisory Board. It’s a position that requires a lot of extra time. But, I don’t mind it because it means so much to me to be involved in the city. It’s an unpaid position so that may turn some people away.”

What’s next for the Public Art Advisory Board?
“We’re about to release a call to artists for a project that will encompass the front of the Delray Beach Tennis Center on Atlantic Avenue. This will be the largest art advisory board project ever to be completed in Delray Beach. It’s something that will be really significant for Delray Beach. All I can tell you right now is that the art project will have a daytime and evening appeal and be seen by pedestrians as well as passing motorists. More to come…”

What are your latest projects in your professional business at Dana Donaty Designs?
“I’m working on an 8,000-square-foot faux finishing project. I just finished a mural for the Boynton Beach Fire Station No. five that will be unveiled in October. In Delray Beach I’m working on the Garlic Fest Poster.”

What do you do when not working?
“I work. My life is related to art.”

When did you first visit Delray Beach?
“It’s a city I’ve been coming to with my family since the early '70s. We used to come to Gulfstream so this is a place we came to on vacation. I moved to the area about five years ago, before that I lived in London, England, for 12 years.

Where are you originally from?
“Bridgewater, N.J.”