Daniela Soberman Serbian-American (b. Downey, California). First generation American and daughter to immigrant parents from former socialist Yugoslavia, Daniela grew up making regular visits to Eastern Europe/Yugoslavia (pre and post civil-war) where brutalism and socialist avant-garde became foundational to her DNA and now regularly show up in her work. As the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of guerilla fighters and socialist revolutionaries, Soberman works at the intersection of sculpture and gestural mark making -- creating works full of emotion, wit, and humor. Her materials have included ceramic, polystyrene, plaster, flour, ink, chalk, paint, and cotton. -self taught- working manifesto ---------------------------------------------- Smaller + Experimental Maquettes Here: Presented in limited gallery showings, including but not limited to the following galleries: -- Sade Gallery -- Wonzimer Gallery Curatorial Experimentation Here: -- Durden and Ray Larger Works + Installations Institutional Partners: -- The Getty Museum -- The Long Beach Museum of Art -- The Torrance Art Museum ---------------------------------------------- a *brief* history -- early 2021 -- Starts pursuing art professionally. -- June 2021 -- 1st show EVER, Long Beach Museum of Art, Juried in. (Curated by Ron Nelson and Paul Loya). 1st ever piece sold, sold to museum director. -- August 2021 -- 1st large-scale interlocking work: NOMAD (the largest pop-up in Southern California History), curated by Max Presneill, Torrance Museum of Art. -- Jan 2022 -- 1st gallery show (group show), Sade LA, curated by Brian Lee Hughes. -- Jan 2022 -- 1st large-scale architectural piece + 1st museum commission, commissioned by Max Presneill of the Torrance Art Museum (for the Los Angeles Art Show). -- Feb thru May 2022 -- 1st museum solo show, Torrance Art Museum (patio space take-over), curated by artist/curator Max Presneill -- June 2022 -- 1st outdoor installation, for the Getty + Long Beach Museum of Art. -- August thru November 2022 -- 2nd museum solo show, full space takeover, Long Beach Museum of Art (curated by Ron Nelson and Paul Loya) -- 2022 invited finalist, Bucharest Biennale 
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