Daniella Mooney is an artist born in South Africa who works across multiple mediums, including painting, sculpture, movement and installation. She is currently based in Berlin.

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Education:

2006-2009:
BA Fine Art, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Solo Exhibitions:

2026:
Close the hole, Backhaus Projects, Berlin

2021:
Paintings, Blue Mountain School, London

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

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Selected group exhibitions include Design Miami/Basel (2014, 2015, 2016); Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town (2017, 2024); the Johannesburg Art Fair (2010–2012); and AKAA Art Fair, Paris (2019). Beyond South Africa, there have been group shows in Berlin, the Netherlands and Australia, and at the African American Museum, Dallas, Texas (2023).

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Collections:

Zeitz MOCAA 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

Publications:

Featured in:
100 Sculptors of Tomorrow, Kurt Beers, Thames and Hudson
2019

Close the hole
Limited edition artist book in collaboration with Hooops collective
Edition of 25
Hooops Press, Berlin
2026

Towards the Source
Daniella Mooney and Anna van der Ploeg
Independently Published
2018

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
2015

Residencies:

Cabin, Potsdam NY, USA 2026
Hooops Residency, Libken, Germany 2022/2023
ZK/U Fellow, Berlin. 2021