a little about daniella…
Education:
5/1991—Barnard College, Columbia University, BA in Art History with a concentration in Studio Art, Honors in Art History, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List all semesters
5/1997—Yale University School of Medicine, MD
5/2001—Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, completed Harvard affiliated internship/residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology
7/2026-Las Vegas School of Floral Design—completed courses in Basic and Advanced Floral Design
Recent Teaching Positions:
8/2021-5/2025—Part-Time Instructor, Department of Fine Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, courses taught included: Life Drawing Art 201, Fundamentals of Design Art 107
09/2024-4/2025-Instructor, Temple Sinai Las Vegas, Jewish Creativity Workshops based on the Alef-Bet and the Sefer Yetzirah
07/2020-6/2024-Owner/Teacher/Curator of exhibits for Open Art Las Vegas—a community space, studio and gallery in The Arts Factory in Downtown Las Vegas Arts District
Select Recent Exhibitions / Presentations:
05-08/2026 Spring Valley Library Art Gallery—Las Vegas, NV : solo exhibit of watercolor & oil paintings “Spinning Sefirot”
12/2025 Fraiche Arts Gallery—Las Vegas, NV: group exhibit
03/3025 American Academy of Religion-Western Region annual conference—at Arizona State University—presented my art-book work in progress “Yom Rishon” under the Jewish Studies division at the intersection of art/culture/religion
04/2024 Open Art Las Vegas—Las Vegas, NV: mixed media collaborations exhibit with fellow artist Effie Hlad
12/2023 Open Art Las Vegas—Las Vegas, NV: ”Proximity/Emergence”—solo exhibit of oil paintings: an exploration of gestalt theory of design—project funded by NV Arts Council Grant via National Endowment for the Arts
08/2023 Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery—Las Vegas, NV: ”Diversified III” —group exhibit of UNLV instructors : 3 abstract oil paintings shown
08/2023 Jen Tough Gallery-Santa Fe New Mexico: ”Abstraction is Life”—mini solo exhibition of abstract oil paintings
02/2022 For The Love LV- Las Vegas, NV: “Las Vegas People”-solo exhibit of realistic graphite portraits
10/2021 Priscilla Fowler Fine Art-Las Vegas, NV: group exhibit of contemporary southwest artists
06/2021 Core Contemporary Gallery of Fine Art—Las Vegas, NV: group exhibit of contemporary artists
04/4021 Stinko’s Gallery-Las Vegas, NV: “metaphysical musings” solo exhibit of abstract oil paintings based on the Sefirot
Art organization affiliations:
1992-2007 Member and exhibiting artist oil division, Pen & Brush Gallery,New York City, NY
2019-2021 MemberLas Vegas Artists Guild, Las Vegas NV
2012-2018 Member and exhibiting artistCambridge Art Association , Cambridge MA