Awards & Certifications
2025
American Package Design Award 2025 | Graphic Design USA
Granite Roots Brewing Cheshire Czech 12 Degree Lager | Beer Can Label Design
2024
Advanced Achievement Award | Full Sail University
• Only one awarded per cohort, recognizing exceptional mastery, leadership, and dedication.
Course Director Award | Full Sail University
• Copywriting
• Mastery and Personal Development
2023
Google Ads & Analytics Certification
• Achieved certification, enhancing digital marketing expertise.
2021
• Completed program, enhancing business acumen and strategic planning capabilities.
Level 1 Sommelier Certification | Court of Master Sommeliers
• Successfully completed Level 1 certification, demonstrating foundational expertise in wine knowledge and service.
2018
PRESS
2024
• Downtown Restaurant to Temporarily Close | My Keene Now
• Monadtalk with Luca Paris, Danya Designs | My Keene Now Radio
2023
• Dine In An Art Gallery At This Farm-To-Table Restaurant In New Hampshire | Only In Your State
• NH Small Business Press for Access to Capital | NH Business Review
• Fifth Annual Photo Contest Winner | Savings Bank of Walpole
• Small Business Owners from NH Protest Possible Regulatory Changes They Say Would Raise Costs | WMUR9
2021
• New Farm to Table Campaign Honors Local Restaurants That Source From Monadnock Region Farms | Food Connects
• Not on the Menu: A Conversation on Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry | Goulston & Storrs
2020
• Keene’s Main Street Gets Magical with Harry Potter Celebration | The Keene Sentinel
• Harry Potter Event Descending on Downtown Keene This Week | The Keene Sentinel
• New Program Aims to Feed Local Families While Supporting Area Farms | The Keene Sentinel
• Keene Merchants Team Up for a Magical Week | NH Magazine
• Keene-Area Eateries: Vigilance on the Menu During Coronavirus Outbreak | The Keene Sentinel
• Keene Manager: Officials to Help Eateries Contend with Sidewalk Squeeze | The Keene Sentinel
• Thinking Outside the Restaurant: Machina Kitchen & ArtBar Gets Creative in Response to COVID-19 | The Monadnock Table
• Machina Kitchen & ArtBar Awarded One of the Best & Brightest Companies in the Nation | NH Center for Nonprofits
• Collaboration Helps Keene Restaurant Survive COVID Winter | Granite State News Collaborative
2019
• Millennial Voices Need to Be Heard in Keene | The Equinox
• Creative Economy Boosts Keene | Business NH
• Keene Company Plans Art-Infused Restaurant, Bar and Venue Space | The Keene Sentinel
• Art-Centric Bar, Restaurant Open on Court Street in Keene | The Keene Sentinel
• Where to Eat in Western NH | NH Magazine
• Women of New Hampshire | NH Magazine
2018
• Co-Working Space Opens for Business | NHPR
• Danya Landis, Machina Arts | The Keene Sentinel
• Young Area Residents Zero In on Challenges Facing Millennials | The Keene Sentinel
• Feast on the Farm: Dinner Series Highlights Local Agriculture, Sustainability | The Keene Sentinel
• Dinner on the Farm | The Keene Sentinel
• Machina Arts Adds Catering, New Owner to Company | The Keene Sentinel
• Standing at the Crossroads of Art and Innovation | The Keene Sentinel
• Machina Arts Presents Hip Hop Live at the Hive | The Keene Sentinel
• Artist Spotlight: Machina Arts | Arts Alive / Discover Monadnock
• Welcome to Keene’s Cuisine Scene | New Hampshire Magazine
2017
• Keeping Downtown Keene Relevant: A Constant Work in Progress | The Keene Sentinel
• How’s Business in the Keene Area? | The Keene Sentinel
• The Hive is Hannah Grimes’ Latest Innovation | The Keene Sentinel
2016
• Art Re-Imagined: Innovation at the Heart of CONNECT 2016 | ELF Magazine
• Machina Arts Moving Forward with ArtSpace Vision | The Business Journal of Greater Keene, Brattleboro, and Peterborough
• The Buzz Continues: Pollinator Enterprises in the Monadnock Region | Monadnock Shopper News
• The Heart of the Start: Changing the World Through Culture, Art and Creativity | Business Monadnock’s Trendsetter Issue
• Good Times at Good Fortune | Keene Equinox
2015
• Camp N Jam at Rock Maple Woods | Cider Mag
2014
• Machina Arts: Innovative Collective Looks to Shake Up Local Alternative Arts Scene | Standing Room Only
• Machina Arts to Bring “Artober” to Keene Pumpkin Festival | Standing Room Only
• Machina Arts’ “Divine Intervention” - Marlborough House, Marlboro, NH | Standing Room Only
2013
Machina kitchen & ARtbar Awards
2022
Best of Monadnock | The Monadnock Shopper News
• First Place: Late Night Restaurant
• Second Place: Appetizers
• Choice Awards | The Keene Sentinel
• Bronze: Best Cocktails
2021
Best of Monadnock | The Monadnock Shopper News
• First Place: Best Late Night Dining, Best New Restaurant, Best Bartender (Becca Paine)
• Second Place: Best New Business, Best Appetizers, Best Music/Dance Locale
• Third Place: Best Safe Place During COVID, Best Company to Work For, Best Health Food, Best Vegetarian Restaurant, Best Art Gallery, Best Service Staff
Monadnock Local Food STAR Restaurant | Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition
• Recognized for sourcing from regional farms
2020
Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation | NH Center for Nonprofits
• Machina Kitchen & ArtBar was recognized for excellence in employee enrichment, operational excellence, and community impact.
• Among 151 winners selected from 1,100 nominations nationwide.
• Working towards B Corp Certification, focusing on ethical sourcing, sustainability, and fair wages.
Best of New Hampshire | New Hampshire Magazine
• Best Cocktails in New Hampshire
• Best Bartender (Becca Paine) in New Hampshire
• Favorite Restaurant in the Monadnock Region
Choice Awards | The Keene Sentinel
• Silver: Best Local Cocktail, Best New Business
• Bronze: Best Bartender (Becca Paine)
Best of Monadnock | The Monadnock Shopper News
• First Place: Best New Restaurant
• Second Place: Best New Business, Best Sunday Brunch
• Third Place: Best Late Night Spot, Best Bartender (Becca Paine)
2019
Best of New Hampshire | New Hampshire Magazine