Founder & Lead Artist - DAHC Art

Celebrity SFX Makeup • Face & Body Painter • Intuitive Artist
Serving Boston, New England & Beyond

Ahna Gell is a New England–based SFX Makeup Artist, Body Painter, and creative visionary with 13+ years in the entertainment and arts industries. Raised between Chelsea and Beverly, MA, she is the Founder and Lead Artist of DAHC Art – Designers, Artists & Human Canvases, known for transformative SFX, intuitive art, and bold body-painting experiences.

Career Highlights

• Lead SFX Makeup Artist for the award-winning Boston University black box film Desired

• Worked on Adam Sandler’s Hubie Halloween (Netflix)

• Body Painter for former WWE and current AEW star Lio Rush

•  Body Painter for WWE ID Star Perfect Aaron Rourke

• Featured Artist for Orlando International Fashion Week

• Lead Body Painter for Boston Pride – Pulse Orlando Tribute

• SFX Artist for Fright Before Christmas (Travel Channel)

• Makeup & SFX for Fright Kingdom Indoor Scream Park

• Private event artist for Trent Brown of the New England Patriots

Wrestling Industry Work

Ahna is known in the wrestling world for her dynamic body-painting and SFX that bring performers’ characters to life as see on IWTV.
She has painted for:

• Rad Pro Wrestling

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• Beyond Wrestling

• Chaotic Wrestling

• Limitless Wrestling

Artistic Style & Expertise

• SFX Makeup & Prosthetics

• Face & Body Painting

• Glow / UV Body Art

• Intuitive Art Sessions

• Private commissions & event activations

• Workshops & beginner-friendly education

Ahna continuously expands her technical skills through experimentation, advanced SFX courses, and mixed-media exploration.

Teaching & Community

Beyond her on-set and event work, Ahna is a passionate educator known for:

• Making complex SFX techniques easy for beginners

• Creating supportive, intuitive, judgment-free learning spaces

• Inspiring new artists to find their personal style and creative confidence

Social Presence

Her behind-the-scenes work, transformations, and painting process can be seen on:

• Instagram: @dahcart

• TikTok: @dahcart

She actively shares tutorials, time-lapses, SFX experiments, and live event work with her growing creative community.