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Dan Attoe is an American painter, sculptor, and author. Attoe is recognized for his detailed landscape and figurative paintings, as well as his neon sculptures featuring humorous or philosophical text.
Born in Bremerton, Washington, Attoe spent his childhood in various locations, including Island Park and Ashton, Idaho, and Silver Bay, Minnesota, due to his father's employment with the U.S. Forest Service. His mother often worked as a librarian. Attoe earned his BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW–Stevens Point at Wausau in 1998, and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 2004. His first novel, The Taking Tree, was published in May 2024. He studied writing at The Writers' Workshop while pursuing his MFA at the University of Iowa.[citation needed] He is one of the founders of the collaborative art group Paintallica but left the group in 2017 due to creative differences.
Attoe worked part-time at Wausau Window and Wall Systems in Wausau, Wisconsin, for four years and held positions as a security guard, maintenance worker, and part-time installation technician at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Currently, Attoe resides in Washougal, Washington, where he operates a tattoo shop named Dan’s Tattoos.
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