Dara Daniel

My interest in art began with art projects, such as drawing, as a favorite way to pass the time growing up in Michigan. In high school, my interest expanded when I discovered I loved working with clay. After receiving an AA degree from Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Michigan, I moved to Monterey, California, in the early 80s and attended Monterey Peninsula College to study art. There, I became passionate about figure drawing and also submerged myself in ceramics. After two years there, I moved to Mount Shasta, California, and attended College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California. My focus there was printmaking and photography. After that, I pursued a bachelor's in art at Chico State University in Chico, California. There, I spent most of my time in the sculpture department, learning sculpture techniques and exploring the figure in a variety of sculpture media. Eventually, sculpture became my focus, and I continued sculpting the human form at Humboldt State University. There, I received my Master's in 1989. My graduate show consisted of life-sized, expressionistic, figurative sculptures made of Ferro-cement. After I graduated, the female figure prevailed, and I worked professionally as a sculptor in ferro-cement, wood, and ...

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 1987-89, MA, emphasis in Sculpture, 1989
California State University, Chico, CA, 1984-86, BA in Art, 1986
College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA, Printmaking, Painting, Photography, 1983-84
Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA, Ceramics, Figure Drawing, 1980-82
Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, MI, 1976-78, AA, 1978

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Pastel Society of the West Coast Annual Associate Members Exhibition, Pleasant Grove, CA, 2010
Pastel Society of the West Coast, 24th Annual International Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA, 2010
Mendocino Arts for the Parks, Fort Bragg, CA, 2010
Redwood Coast Art Association National Juried Art Exhibition, Crescent City, CA, 2009
Mendocino Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Mendocino, CA, 2008
New Ground Gallery, Oakland, CA, 1993

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Full Circle Restaurant, Ferndale, CA, Oils on Canvas or Linen
MikkiMoves Gallery, Eureka, CA, Oils on Canvas and Linen,”Natural Impressions” 2014
Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA, Oils on Canvas and Linen “Nature” 2013
Persimmons Art Gallery, Redway, CA, Pastels, Northern California Landscapes, 2009
Mateel Art Gallery, Paintings, “Earth, Sky and Water”, Gaberville, CA, 2006
Art Gallery, Figurative Sculpture, College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA, 1990
Creative Arts Gallery, Figure Drawings, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA, 1990