My name is Dana Glover and I’m an illustrator and tattoo artist based in Boston, Massachusetts. I was born and raised in a suburb just north of New York City. Having grown up near a small graveyard just through the woods behind my childhood home, I not only found solace there, but became fascinated by death in the natural cycle. Even at a young age, I was completely enamored by the quiet solitude and inspiration that cemeteries offered.
I went to SUNY New Paltz from 2006-2010 and graduated with two degrees; one in Visual Arts and another in Art History. Moving to Brooklyn right after college provided so many opportunities for me to pursue my art career on nights and weekends outside of my various day jobs. Things really took off when I started screen printing my designs on patches and shirts out of my tiny apartment in 2013, selling them online in my shop and at art markets of places like Saint Vitus and Morbid Anatomy, until I began tattooing in 2016.
My illustrations and tattoos are inspired by 17th century New England + 19th century garden-style cemetery iconography, Victorian mourning ephemera, the Golden Age of Illustration, occult subjects, vintage Halloween imagery, and goth subculture.
Since 2019, I’ve been tattooing out of Brilliance Tattoo, a quiet and relaxing appointment only studio located in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. My style can best be described as dark, gothic, earthy, and ethereal; specializing in fine lines, smooth black and grey shading, and dotwork. Getting tattoos has been a transformative experience for me in many ways, and I absolutely love being able to help others discover what tattoos mean to them.
Outside of work, my interests include all things Halloween (both historically and its modern traditions), exploring old cemeteries, collecting antiques, turning my apartment into where I’d imagine a vampire lives, drinking tons of tea, and somewhat successfully caring for plants. I live with my incredibly supportive and loving partner Daniel Bythewood, and our spoiled black cat named after Edgar Allan Poe.
