Artist Statement/ Biography

Daniel’s works on paper and paintings aim to explore and express his unique relationship with his anxiety and mental health. Currently, he is working in drawing, collage, printmaking and painting mediums to explore the visual dimensions of his psyche and physical experience in the world. Since 2014 he has focused on crafting and developing this very unique visual language. He constructs these images by referencing personal traumatic memory, sourcing from medical textbook images, the natural world, personal journals and his subconscious. The resulting images combine a unique blend of abstraction and semi-representation on paper, canvas, board and found material.

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Daniel Anthony Vasquez was born in Canton Higueras, El Salvador. Daniel’s graphic works on paper include drawings, printmaking, paintings and collages. He has been awarded a Residency (2013) with The Lower East Side Printshop where he explored languages through woodcut prints and a Fellowship (2014) at The Gowanus Studio Space in Brooklyn, NY exploring textures and patterns. Daniel is currently working towards his MFA at Hunter College. His selected works have been included at NARS Foundation, Brooklyn NY; Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn NY; "Language Forged out of Place"; "In and Out of Context"; “Treasure Island” all at The Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY; Flux Factory, Governors Island, NY; International Print Center of New York, NY. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.