Daniel Gunn

Born to create. Inspired to elevate. Growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, Daniel’s ability to draw was discovered at an early age by his teachers and parents. As a kid, he began to enhance his drawing skills by analyzing and studying the techniques of various works of art that he came across. After residing in Birmingham for ten years, Daniel relocated with his family to Fort Dix, New Jersey. His love of art and drawing continued throughout middle school and high school. In 1998 he enrolled in the Art, Advertising, and Design program at Burlington County Institute of Technology in Medford, New Jersey.

As an artist, Daniel tends to absorb everything around him and manifests it through his artwork. Music, people, places, and memories serve as his catalyst to create. Daniel’s background in architecture and design also plays a pivotal role in some of the art that he creates. Daniel received a Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University. When he’s not busy designing buildings by day Daniel is honing his skills with the paintbrush on canvas by night.

In 2021 Daniel won the Field Street Staircase Design Competition, a contest that was held by The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in partnership with The African American Muse...

2008 Louisiana Tech University, Bachelor of Architecture

2024 City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture Mayor's Office Exhibition

2022 Respite II, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Dallas, TX

2022 ART214 Juried Exhibition, Moody Performance Hall, Dallas, TX

2021 500X - EXPO 2021

2021 Create Arlington - Color Abstractions

2021 GIANT STEPS - Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, TX

2018 OMOT (On My Own Time) Art Competition - Dallas Business Council for the Arts

2017 OMOT (On My Own Time) Art Competition - Dallas Business Council for the Arts
*Honorable Mention

2009, Solo Exhibition "Reflections" State Black Archives Research Center and Museum Located in the James H. Wilson Building On the Campus of Alabama A&M University