About
In his art practice, Danny Angel Escalante explores the quotidian, ranging from the phenomenological every-day to the historical class associations and experiences of the brown body. Inspired by historical works, his catholic upbringing, indigenous heritage, and contemporary politics, Escalante creates drawings and sculptures that distill the body into gestures, marks, and traces.
Danny Angel Escalante is an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He received his MFA in Art from the California Institute of the Arts and MA in Studio Art from the California State University, Northridge. His work has been exhibited at several institutions and galleries, including VAMA Gallery, Los Angeles City College; The Window, Los Angeles; QiPO, Mexico City, Mexico; Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles; Grice Bench, Los Angeles; Main Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA; Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles; and the Main Gallery, California State University, Northridge.
Escalante is a former Board Member of Monte Vista Projects, 2015-2020, an artist run collective and gallery space. He is the founder Ford Ranger Gallery, a mobile gallery that brought art to unconventional spaces.
Escalante is an Adjunct Professor at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA, and Citrus College, Glendora, CA. He has taught courses in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, 2D Design, 3D Design, and Art Appreciation.
In his art practice, Danny Angel Escalante explores the quotidian, ranging from the phenomenological every-day to the historical class associations and experiences of the brown body. Inspired by historical works, his catholic upbringing, indigenous heritage, and contemporary politics, Escalante creates drawings and sculptures that distill the body into gestures, marks, and traces.
Danny Angel Escalante is an artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He received his MFA in Art from the California Institute of the Arts and MA in Studio Art from the California State University, Northridge. His work has been exhibited at several institutions and galleries, including VAMA Gallery, Los Angeles City College; The Window, Los Angeles; QiPO, Mexico City, Mexico; Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles; Grice Bench, Los Angeles; Main Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA; Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA; Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles; and the Main Gallery, California State University, Northridge.
Escalante is a former Board Member of Monte Vista Projects, 2015-2020, an artist run collective and gallery space. He is the founder Ford Ranger Gallery, a mobile gallery that brought art to unconventional spaces.
Escalante is an Adjunct Professor at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA, and Citrus College, Glendora, CA. He has taught courses in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, 2D Design, 3D Design, and Art Appreciation.