Dani (That's me!)

I grew up on Fort Belvoir, VA. Living on a military post while everything moved all around me was quite an experience, and taught me to build my own constants and creations to deal with all the change.

Currently living in Madison, AL. and attending the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

My earliest inspiration in art was Mary Blair, an amazing concept and color artist for the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s and 1960s. Her distinct art style and color skill live on most famously in the "it's a small world" attractions found at Disney Parks around the globe.

Nothing that I create is complete without a little shine to it!

I work in acrylics because I need materials that apply and dry as fast as I work.

The best moment in the creative process is when I get to strip off the painter's tape at the end and reveal all the color and details that I've been working on.

Accomplishments

Education

2019-2023

BFA (pending) in Drawing and Painting, Creative Writing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

(expected graduation: May 2023)

Bachelor of Fine Arts concentrated in Painting and Drawing; trained in both oil paints and acrylics. Other preferred mediums include watercolor (paint and markers), ink pens, and graphite pencils.

Exhibitions

2023

Solo exhibition, Rainbows Play a Part, M. Louis Salmon Library Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

2022

Group exhibition, 2022 Spring Juried Show, Wilson Hall Gallery, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL