Dan N. Steeves was born on May 30, 1959 in Moncton, New Brunswick. He received his B.F.A. from Mount Allison University in 1981. Since 1982, Steeves' work has been exhibited in public and institutional galleries in Canada, the United States, Holland, China, England, Korea, Russia, Scotland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Taiwan, and the Ukraine.
His prints are represented internationally in both public and private collections. He is represented by the Abbozzo Gallery of Toronto, Ontario, and the Spicer Merrifield Gallery of Saint John, New Brunswick.
Steeves is part-time lecturer in the Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University, the recipient of prestigious awards including Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and the New Brunswick Strathbutler Award for excellence in the arts, was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2011, and was born in Riverview, New Brunswick.
Steeves received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison in 1981.