Daggi Wallace
Working primarily in pastel and charcoal Daggi Wallace pushes the more traditional boundaries of the medium by incorporating other materials into her work and presentation. Inspired by her dual cultural life of growing up in a divided Berlin and now dividing her time between the U.S. and Europe she mixes realism with abstraction and personal narrative with social and political undercurrents.
“I’m inspired by growing up in an urban environment where contemporary abstract work is so prevalent but I also love traditional realism” she explains. Using models who are often family and friends allows her to tell deeply personal stories and connect to the viewer through the strong emotional quality evident in her work.
