eleanadaniel@gmail.com
@eleanadaniel
EDUCATION:
2022–Present: MFA in Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011–2015: BFA in Visual Communications, Columbia College Chicago
EXPERIENCE:
2023–Present: Freelance Graphic Designer, Intersection Co.
2021–2022: Senior Art Director, Havas Health & You NYC
2019–2021: Art Director, FCB Chicago
2018–2019: Freelance Art Director, Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide
2017–2018: Art Director, Geometry Global
2016–2017: Freelance Jr. Art Director, Ogilvy & Mather
2015–2016: Design Intern, DigitasLBi Chicago
2015–2016: Freelance Graphic Designer, various clients
2012-2013: Gallery assistant, Judson Draewell Gallery
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2022–2023: Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2012–2014: Volunteer art instructor, Waterstreet Studios & Gallery
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2022 — Featured paintings at Split-Rail, Split-Rail, The Martin Chicago
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2024 — In Here Out There, The Plan
2024 — Graduate Exhibition One, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC Galleries
2023 — 6th Midwest Open Juried Show, 1st prize recipient, Woman Made Gallery
2023 — Shapes and Spaces, Fulton Street Collective
2023 — One bottle cap, six can tabs, nine pieces of tin foil, and 14 pebbles, The Poor Farm Experiment
2021 — Open Call group show, Dragonfly Gallery
2020 — Grand Opening show, Dragonfly Gallery
2019 — party #4, Mozart House at Paper Hat Gallery
2019 — Party Pit, Zhou B Center for the Arts, Studio #305
2019 — Hasty Happenings, Co-Prosperity Sphere
2018 — OPEN Eyes, OPEN Center for the Arts
2017 — Pagan Holiday Art Show, Pt. 1 Samhain, Vintage Quest
2017 — Alumni Art Show, Batavia Fine Arts Centre
CURATORIAL PROJECTS:
2023 — One bottle cap, six can tabs, nine pieces of tin foil, and 14 pebbles, The Poor Farm Experiment
2019 — party #4, Mozart House at Paper Hat Gallery
2018 — party #3, Mozart House
2018 — party #2, Mozart House
AWARDS + SCHOLARSHIPS:
1st Prize Recipient, 6th MidWest Open at Woman Made Gallery
Columbia College Chicago Recognition Award
Judson University Art Merit Scholarship
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
2019–2023: Graphic designer and program volunteer, Comfort Station Logan Square
2019–2020: Studio volunteer, Project Onward Chicago