ABOUT

PHOTOGRAPHY & CREATIVITY

About Me

Welcome, and thank you for visiting my website.

I am a photographer, visual artist, illustrator, and painter based in SunMoon. My work brings together photography, portraits, nature, lifestyle, still life, graphic design, and illustration.

Inspired by the natural world, I mainly work with natural light to create authentic, intimate images. I am drawn to genuine connections, spontaneous moments, organic textures, and harmonious colors.

I love observing details, light, and subtle gestures that often go unnoticed. Photographing people in natural environments allows them to feel relaxed, present, and connected to themselves and their surroundings.

This approach is especially meaningful for those who do not usually feel comfortable in front of a camera. In nature, they can discover a more spontaneous dimension that encourages ease, confidence, and quiet connection.

My photographic work focuses on warm, timeless visual stories shaped by simplicity, emotion, and authenticity.

Alongside photography, I create illustrations and graphic design, exploring the relationship between images, shapes, colors, and visual communication.

I studied Fine Arts in Communication Design at ArtCenter College of Design, and earlier at Santa Monica College, where I focused on black-and-white printing, graphic design, calligraphy, and related visual arts.

For several years, I taught marker illustration and packaging design at IED, and I have also worked as a freelance graphic designer for agencies and creative studios in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Milan, and Geneva.

Throughout my career, I have worked on a variety of creative projects, including patterns for children’s clothing.

I am a private person, so I prefer to let my work express who I am.

My creations are my way of observing the world, interpreting what I see, and communicating emotions that are sometimes difficult to express in words.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my website.

Daniela
aka Icona Magica

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2018

Natura e Universo Femminile

Museo diocesano Francesco Gonzaga, Mantova (Cat.)

2018

Roma Art Contest

Arte Borgo Gallery, Roma (Cat.)

2015

Grain of Rice

Galerie Métanoïa Paris, France

2014

Contemporary Visions, ArtCloud#4

Galleria Mantero, Portovenere (Cat.)

2012

Paratissima,

Selected for 'Paraphotò 'Emerging Talents' Exhibition'

Ex Moi, Torino (Cat.)

2010

'Kami Follow Up'

Solo Exhibition

Sakura Japanese Association, Torino

2007

'Kami' 

Solo Exhibition

Lifegate, Milano

2005

'Altre Lilith'

Scuderie Aldobrandini per l’arte Frascati, Roma (Cat.)

2004

'Nanà' Feature Film

Set Photographies Exhibition

Teatro Alfieri, Asti

Moncalvo Castle and various locations in Piedmont

Social Commercial ‘Pubblicità Progresso’

Set Photographies Exhibition

Teatro Comunale, Alessandria

Videowanderkammer, Ascona Video Art Festival and Monti

Palazzo Tornielli, Ameno, Switzerland

2003

Selected by Label Magazine

Torino (Magazine 'Label' article: Twins, The Twin Issue)

City of Turin Accolade and personal solidarity plate for the work of set photographies

taken during the shooting of the feature movie 'Tommaso è andato via' 

(solidarity project) directed by Alberto Negro 

Teatro Carignano, Torino

2002

Selected by Label Magazine and Italian Photography Foundation 

'6 Young Italian Photographers presented by 6 Young Italian Critics'

'Photocells, the Cubbyhole Issue',

Torino (Magazine 'Label' article: Photocells, The Cubbyhole Issue)

MIART

Galleria Galica,

Milano

'San Sebastiano'

Galleria Narciso, Torino (Cat.)

2001

'Bianco-Azzurro'

Selected by Italian Photography Foundation,

Torino, (Cat.)

2000

Selected by Big Torino, Biennale del Mediterraneo

'Le scarpe di Mercurio'

Galleria Hyperion

Torino

1999

'Vita Morte Miracolo'

Various locations,

Avigliana, Torino

1998

Black & White Photography Exhibition

Hobo Gallery

Torino

1997

Big Torino, 

Young Artists of the Mediterranean Biennial

Selected for the Biennale del Mediterraneo Exhibition

Galleria Amantes, Torino

1995

Architecture Photography

Selected by the City of Turin, the Communication and Cultural Resources Councillorship

and the Engeneer and Architect Society through contest for the Exhibition: 

'Picturing Architecture: Filippo Juvarra's Turin'

Galleria Antichi Chiostri, Torino, (Cat)

1991

Selected for 'VI Youth Creativity Review'

City of Turin Youth Council 

Zenit Art Warehouse, Torino

EDUCATION

Business and Marketing Certificate

IHG

Madrid 

Spain

Personal Growth Techniques

Teacher and Consultant

Certificates

Various Locations Italy and France

Business and Marketing Certificate

IHG

Antwerp

Belgium

Art Center College of Design AC(E)

Degree in Communication Design

Thesis: invention of an ecological packaging

La Tours-de-Peilz, Switzerland

Santa Monica College

Photography, Black and White LAB, Calligraphy

Creative Writing and Sociology Classes

Santa Monica, CA, US

International College of Art and Science

Milan, Italy

Language High School

Turin, Italy