dani/elle cunningham
Dani/elle Cunningham is an artist, art historian, and psy-borg living in Denver, CO. Interested in the lives of materials, she draws from mysticism and science fiction/fantasy themes to transform everyday matter like concrete, machinery, and craft supplies into otherworldly objects. She often uses these objects to interrogate and subvert the impact of capitalism on gender, sexuality, and disability and is especially concerned with humanity’s uncertain future. Dani has curated exhibitions, created performances and installations, and written about cyborgism and magick as means of de-stigmatizing various experiences, particularly mental illness and neurodivergence. She also regularly writes for regional art publications, is the co-director/co-founder of chant cooperative, and is a resident artist at the Temple Contemporary Artist Haven.
"Hunting tachyons in a world that doesn't believe (series)," installation view, watercolor, acrylic ink, salt, and alcohol on polypropylene, 2023; row 3, far right - collaboration with Julio Alejandro
The artist pictured with "Pre-colonization planet in the CMB Cold Spot," spray foam, paint, rocks, faux plants, handheld fans, and home-grown ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate crystal, 2023
"Pre-colonization planet in the CMB Cold Spot," spray foam, paint, rocks, faux plants, handheld fans, and home-grown ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate crystal, 2023
"self on self-love in the cybersphere," digital image, 2023
"aces high," installation, 2022
"Calling All My 33:6s," digital image, 2021
"Waste Shield for Face and Body," site-specific installation, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO, 2021
"Pincushion Queens (Protective Wards Against Bad Health)," faux pearl pins on concrete and 3D prints with acrylic, 2021
"Knights of the Sanatorium/Magick Wand Portal," site-specific installation, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO, spray foam and acrylic paint with acrylic rods and chain mail, 2021
"grief portal," canvas, foamcore, fishing lure, lamp pulls, and acrylic on hula hoop, 2021
"You Say Neurotic, I Say Neurodivergent," mixed media on concrete pedestals, 2021
"Star People, Spirit Guides, & a Mild Mental Break," mixed media and acrylic on paper, 2017
"Make America Cyborg Again," digital collage, 2016
"Self-soothing for Madness Prevention," still image of video projection, Clocktower - 16th Street Mall, Denver, CO, 2021
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