Artist CV

(b 1986ZA. Lives and works in Berlin)

Daniella Mooney is a South African artist who works across multiple media. To celebrate her connection to nature, Mooney works mainly in wood and stone. Her sculptures and installations are often interpretations of natural phenomena or mythological ideas.

2016

Beautiful Mountain, A show of paintings and drawings, Chandler House, Cape Town 

2014

Golden Age Rising, Whatiftheworld Gallery, Cape Town 

2011

Maybe Your Magic is Working, Whatiftheworld Gallery, Cape Town 

2009

A Rainbow in Curved Air, Michaelis Graduate Exhibition, Cape Town 

2020

Hot Mess, Prince Charles, Berlin

PEEP SHOW, Online and Berlin, Hosted by HOICK art collective 

2019

AKAA Artfair, edition 4, Paris, France

Re-Imagined Realities, OPEN 24 HRS, The Harrington, Harrington Str, Cape Town Rocks, Gallery, Gallery, 44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf, Johannesburg 2018

Foundry Proof, Southern Guild, V & A Silo District, Cape Town

Back to The Future III, Smac Gallery, Stellenbosch

Extra Ordinary, Southern Guild, V & A Silo District, Cape Town

Salad, SMITH, Cape Town 

2017

All things Being Equal, Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town

Calibrating Wonder, facilitated by Lyall Sprong at SMITH Gallery, Cape Town 

2016

The Spirit of Stern, Group painting show, Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town

Design Miami/Basel, with Southern Guild, Miami Florida

Sewing Paradise, curated by Michael Chandler and Manina Baumann, Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town

Graphica, Southern Guild Gallery, Woodstock, Cape Town 

2015

Design Miami/Basel, with Southern Guild, Basel Switzerland

Woodwork, Southern Guild Gallery, Woodstock Cape Town 

2014

Design Miami, Southern Guild, Miami Florida

Uncertain Terms, Whatiftheworld Gallery, Woodstock, Cape Town

I take it all Back, Nirox Project Space, Maboneng Precinct Johannesburg

Nirox Sculpture Winter Fair, Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg

Bazaar III: A Group Show, Atlantic House, Maitland, Cape Town

GUILD Design Fair, The Lookout, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town 

2013

Bazaar I: A Group Show, 186 Long Street, Cape Town

Bazaar II: A Group Show, Fairweather House, Cape Town

Southern Guild 2013, Museum of African Design (MOAD), Johannesburg 

2012

Outside the Lines: An Exploration of Abstract Materiality, Whatiftheworld Gallery, Cape Town

Southern Guild 2012, Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg

Johannesburg Artfair, Wanted Magazine Booth, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg 

2011

Thresholds, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town

Implemented Environments, iArt Gallery, Cape Town

Johannesburg Artfair 2011, Whatiftheworld Gallery Booth, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg 

2010

Sasol New Signatures, Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria Time On our Hands, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Johannesburg Artfair, Whatiftheworld Gallery Booth, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg 

2009

Greatest Hits, Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town

Proof of Life, Visual Arts Network, Cape Town 

2010

Sasol New Signatures Finalist, Pretoria, South Africa 

2009

Simon Gerson Prize, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa

Studiowork Medal, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa 

2015

Golden Age Rising, Limited Edition 196pg Hard Cover Publication (Edition of 10) Drypoint Etching and Chine Collé on Crane’s Crest and Fabriano Bad Paper Press, Cape Town, South Africa, 15,5 x 22 x 2cm 

Zeitz MOCCA Collection, Cape Town, South Africa 21c Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Ellerman House Collection, Cape Town, South Africa

Spier Collection, Spier Wine Farm, Stellenbosch, South Africa 

2015

1st Year Assemblage Sculpture module, Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town South Africa 

2018

Wood Carving course, Cape Town Creative Academy Press & Publications 

 

Towards the Source , Daniella Mooney and Anna van der Ploeg, Independently 

2019

100 Sculptors of Tomorrow, Kurt Beers, Thames and Hudson 

2006-2009

BA Fine Art, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, South Africa