About
¡Hola! My name is Daniela Teresa. I have combined my passions and earned a degree in Visual Arts/Design from the illustrious North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with the addition of Masters in Professional Studies in User Experience Design from MICA. I have been learning how to intertwine my personal experiences, culture, and family history throughout the years.
Today, I use various mediums– photography, graphic design, and mixed media– using a vibrant color palette and intricate patterns. I am embracing and exploring the many ways these elements hold a particular purpose. Through my process, I am constantly pushing myself to dig deeper.
My art took a turn when I became a mother in 2016. Giving birth gave me a whole new outlook on life — with time, decisions, and passion. During this time, motherhood became my biggest inspiration. The different changes that transpired through this time had allowed me to embrace another medium, and revisiting my culture allowed me to express my creative freedom. I established a better sense of identity. I began to grasp how to communicate effectively and also how to translate my own experiences.
I use art as a means to explore and manifest my awareness of all things sacred to me. By practicing vulnerability and empathy—I hope to inspire the same in others.
As my work evolves, it is becoming more conceptual, intimate, and fearless. In pursuing the fields of art and design—my greatest passions— I have discovered how they intersect, the possibilities that they hold, and how to bring them together as they unleash their power.
Photo by Abby Ortiz
CV
Professional Experience
2024-Present Adjunct Instructor, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
Education
2020, Masters in Professional Studies UX Design Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
2017, Bachelor of art in Visual Arts & Design, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC.
Residences & Programs
2019-2020, MICA UX Design Residency
2019-2020, 3Advance agency workshop
Publications & Press
2023, Literacy Day at Next Generation Academy, The Bookshelf Love
2019, Starmount forest Wedding/Events, Triad Wedding Magazine
2014, IRRMAG Public Transportation By Dani Alcivar
2014, Sports Publication, The A&T Register
Select Exhibitions
2024, VISART Faculty Exhibition, North Carolina A&T Sate University, Greensboro, NC
2024, Chronicles de Cocina: The Stories We Tell Though Latinx Food, Casa Azul & African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC
2023, Alumni and Friends Show, University Galleries at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
2022, VAE Visionary Gala, Raleigh, NC
Select Workshops + Artist Talks
2024, Chronicles de Cocina: The Stories We Tell Though Latinx food Artist Talk, Casa Azul & African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC
Training + Certifications
March 2021, Project Based Learning
March 2021, Social emotional learning
March 2021, STEAM
March 2021, Student voice and choice
March 2021, Supporting English learners
March 2021, Recognizing and responding to suspicions of child maltreatment
March 2021, What is prevention
January 2019, CITI Program Course. Social-Behavioral-Education Researchers Human Subject Research 1 - Basic
Honor Societies
Golden key international honor society