Dana M. Baird was born in Eagan, Minnesota in 1972. She decided
that she was going to be an artist when she was three years old,
and added writing to her list of ambitions when she was five.
She attended Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN, where she
studied Anthropology and Art History.  She later completed her
B.A. with honors in Studio Art at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis. When her first public art show resulted in the sale of
three paintings, she began to see hope for her childhood ambitions.  
She has sold additional pieces at each of her following shows.

Dana has written a few fictional stories and her first novel,
The Spell Keeper was released in March, 2008.

When she is not painting or writing, Dana sings with The Court
Revelers, a madrigal group that performs out at the Minnesota
Renaissance Festival. She has been known to occasionally compose
silly song lyrics for the group.

Dana currently resides in Saint Paul with two insane cats and a very
patient boyfriend.