Details
| First Name | Danié |
| Last Name | Gómez Ortigoza |
| Username | daniego |
| Bio | b. Mexico – lives and works in Texas, US. Danié Gomez-Ortigoza, is a Mexican-American multimedia artist who believes in the power of braiding with intention, and on tracing the invisible thread that braids us together. She works with rituals exploring hair, as a form of art and communication. The main concern of her practice is finding ways to mend the social fabric, after having lived in five different countries, where she realized how the perception of the ‘other’ is molded by an abstract understanding of ethnicity, nationality and geography. In August of 2021 she moved to Dallas with the objective of focusing on her artistic practice, which is composed of performance art, photography, and video performance, after having worked in fashion developing a strong voice on social media through the language of hair which she’s in the process of transforming. She’s inspired by the work of Sheila Hicks, Tunga, Cecilia Vicuna and Giorgia Volpe to expand the reach and the narrative of her practice. Her current practice is focused on deepening her exploration of the history of hair as a social construct, and rituals as a point of connection across cultures and geography through performance art. |
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| Country of residence | United States (US) |
Statement
| Statement | Danié Gomez-Ortigoza, is a Mexican-American multimedia artist who believes in the power of braiding with intention, and on tracing the invisible thread that braids us together. She works with rituals exploring hair, as a form of art and communication. The main concern of her practice is finding ways to mend the social fabric, after having lived in five different countries, where she realized how the perception of the ‘other’ is molded by an abstract understanding of ethnicity, nationality, and geography. |
Exhibitions
| Exhibitions | She has worked with brands such as Chanel, Valentino, Versace, The Webster, Tory Burch, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alice and Olivia, Vizcaya (where she is a Cultural Ambassador), Isabel Marant, Citi Bank, and The Dalí Museum among others, and has been featured as a style icon in Elle USA, Allure, Nylon, W Magazine, Vogue México, InStyle Latam, Miami Magazine, Indulge Magazine,the cover of Brickell Magazine, Racked, HolaTv, NBC Universal, Hello, Telmundo, E Entertainment, LatinX, Boss Babe (Alice and Olivia’s ranking of top women) and Who What Wear, among other media. Danié has been a panelist for Fashion Group International South Florida, Design District, RAW Residency, Womens Forum Mexico, The Retreat Miami, has moderated conversations for The Future powered by MINI, Stitched Lab, Brickell City Centre, Instituto Marangoni and has shared the stage with Taryn Toomey, Craig Robins (founder of the Design District Miami/Dacra) Gabrielle Anwar, Patrick Duffy, Jenny Lopez, and Irma Martinez among others.
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