Daniela Matchael

Born in 1972 in the city of Campinas, Brazil, Daniela Matchael is an artist whose roots in realistic academic drawing are intrinsically translated into her powerful abstract approach to composition and color. Throughout her childhood and adolescence Daniela took drawing and painting lessons at different local artists studios in her home town. In 1990 the artist enrolled at the renowned Escola Panamericana de Artes in the large city of Sao Paulo. While still attending art school, Daniela worked as an apprentice at her instructors’ private studios where, in 1991, she began to teach basic drawing and painting in.

After teaching at other artists’ studios Daniela taught at different private art schools and at her private studio from 1993 through 1997. Using her maiden name as her artistic persona (Dani Rangel), the artist was part of numerous group and solo exhibits at local restaurants and galleries.

Matchael moved to the United States in 1997 where she went back to school seeking to finish her formal studies in Fine Arts. Then raising a family of her own the artist pursued between 1998 and 2006 a career as a private muralist and still painted on canvas. 2007 was a turning point in her life and career. The impending changes ins...

1987 – 1989
Student under Artist Egas Francisco – Egas Francisco Studio – Campinas, Brazil
1990 – 1993
Advertising Design, Drawing and Painting degree - Escola Panamericana de Arts – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1991 – 1993
Apprentice/Teaching Assistant at Nilton Santoniero Studio in Sao Paulo Brazil
1993 – 1995
Aprenticeship under artist Diana Santos. Diana Santos Studio – Campinas, Brazil
1993 – 1995
Painting and Drawing instructor at Pro-Arte art School – Campinas, Brazil
1999 – 2010
Owner of Walldream Art Murals and Decorative Finishes
2005 – Present
Private Lessons at her Home Studio
2010 – 2011
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy – Visual Arts Teacher

2011
December
- The Cardinal Art Show & Sale – Trinity Valley Community College – Cardinal inspired art pieces
2012
March
- Solo Exhibit at Doctor Byron McGilvray’s Estate – Athens, TX
April
- Sculpture Gardens & Art Tour in the Upper East Side of Texas – Featured Artist – Athens, TX
- 2012 Visual Arts Society of Texas 44th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition – National Competition – Featured Artist
- Henderson County Performing Arts Center – Solo Exhibit
June
- Zimbabwe Meets Texas Group Exhibition featuring Zimbabwean sculptures and East Texas Artists. Curator and Featured Artist.
- Art Takes Times Square,
- Junior Art League of Texas Quarterly Board meeting – Featured Artist guest of Mrs. Becky Craft.
November
- Journey Through Creativity – ArTConneKT International Artists Exhibit. J&C Gallery - Manhattan, NY
2013
January
- Houston Award – Judged Competition – Museum of the Americas – Doral, FL
February
- Abstraction Exhibit - Judged Competition – Gallery Main Street, Tyler, TX
March
- Women in Art Exhibition – Museum of the Americas – Doral, FL
- 2013 Women in Art Exhibition – Celebrating International Women’s Month – Ward-Nasse Gallery – New York, NY
- Arte Latino – Luminarte Gallery – Dallas, TX
- Art...