Cailyn Dawson (b. 1999, Detroit, Michigan) is a figurative painter whose work explores issues of identity subjectivity, the psychology of navigating an evolving self, and themes of how separation and displacement affect racial identity. Dawson has exhibited at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit Artist Market, Annex Gallery, M Contemporary, Buckham Gallery, and at the Andy Performing Arts Center. She received her BFA from the College for Creative Studies in 2021 and lives and works in metro Detroit.