First generation American and daughter to immigrant parents from former Yugoslavia, Daniela grew up making regular visits to Eastern Europe where brutalism and socialist avant-garde became foundational to her DNA, and which fundamentally influences and  shows up in her work. Daniela explores themes of unconventionalism, memory, and the shared human experience. 

She also has a small/large cult following for her published books [which are carried at the Smithsonian].

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