Originally from Los Angeles, living in the Southwest, Chicago, San Francisco, and finally Reno.  
Daniela's first mixed media piece using found industrial materials entitled, 'Birdseye View Map' was made in Arizona, where her family founded the town of Sedona.  In Graduate school, she was awarded a National Arts Scholarship, which lead to the invention of globally sold home decor products that catapulted her into the founding of a manufacturing company for Urban Outfitters, TJX companies and myriad boutiques.

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She attended University of Southern California at the Roski School of Art and Design M.P.A.S.* and Arizona State University at the School of Art-Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts B.F.A.  In 2025, she was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts - Nevada Art Council Project Grant for Individual Artists.

Daniela's current body of work is influenced by Modern Art.  It is intensely engaged with found objects, metal, wood, paint and the energy and meaning such materials possess.  She is passionate about transforming recycled media into works of art.  Born from a rich history and a unique fabrication process, each piece tells a story of innovation and beauty.  Daniela loved inventing the fabrication process, it opened up many exciting design opportunities.

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 You can find her art through Reno-Tahoe and Sedona, AZ  Galleries.  All of her art is available on DSFA website.