Dana Marshall (Brooklyn) studied photography and visual arts in the United States and the Netherlands. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art's degree in Photography at The School of Visual Arts in New York City, with an Outstanding Student Award in 1985.
For two years she attended the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten
(Post Graduate National Academy of Visual Arts) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Since 1989 Dana Marshall lives and works as an artist in the Netherlands.