Kiara Daniels @_kiara.daniels_

Artist Statement:

My work is interdisciplinary, I have always been dedicated to making with immediacy and using what is on hand to create. Over the years I've had to rely on what I have on hand as experimentation with materials like office supplies, fiber and other found material has allowed me to expand my methods and bridge mediums. In my time studying art education I have had lots of training outside of my expertise: printmaking, ceramics and sculpture in addition to photography. Studying art education has shown me how important multidisciplinary work is for building community inside and outside of the classroom.  

Writing has emerged as a parallel process with my artistic research extending beyond the visual. Language and its rhythms help me decide which beats to emphasize to employ narrative acting as a parallel form and a form of drafting images. Color has acted as a bridge. Color has been instrumental in this process, as I navigate the way perception shapes memory. High saturation and saccharine hue obscure the reality of the situation, color serves as an access to the shifting landscape beneath. My work continues to navigate grief and perception, taking from personal and research I investigate how memory and trauma affect the movement of time.

Bio:

Kiara Daniels was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 2001. She received a BFA with double majors in Studio Art: Drawing and Painting and Art Education in 2024 from the University of North Texas. She also received a teacher's certification in Art from the Texas Educator Association. She is currently a member of 500x Gallery.  Daniels has exhibited locally in the DFW area since 2020 and has collaborated with the Bombshell Dance Project in Dallas and the Garage Arts Project in Frisco. She lives and works in Fort Worth with her cat.