About

What if the past is not something we leave behind, but something we can continue to imagine, celebrate, and reinvent?

My name is Daniela Szeőke, and my artwork explores how we connect with the cultures, places, and stories that shape us, and how these connections evolve across time and distance. I’m a Mohkinstsis/Calgary-born multidisciplinary artist of Venezuelan descent, working across sculpture, digital painting, projection mapping, and public art. My practice is shaped by my cultural heritage, a fascination with the natural world, and a curiosity about the possibilities that emerge when physical and digital worlds meet.

Inspired by pre-Columbian material culture, Latin American magical realism, and speculative storytelling, my practice explores memory, belonging, and the ways cultural knowledge evolves across time and distance.

My work has been exhibited in Canada and Mexico, from gallery spaces to public installations. Notable projects include a 77-foot mural in Calgary’s Beltline, supported by Calgary Arts Development, and a collaborative series of five sculptures presented at prominent public spaces throughout Calgary. Collaboration and community engagement have also been important parts of my practice, including projects with the Hispanic Arts Society.

I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta University of the Arts and have received numerous honours, including the Governor General’s Silver Medal, the Harley Brown Artistic Endowment, and the Board of Governors Award.

Through curiosity and play, I invite others to see the past not as something distant or untouchable, but as a living source of inspiration for imagining new futures.