About Me

Hey!!!!

I’m Danielle Imani, a self-taught visual artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. My work is a celebration of Black joy a vivid tribute to the richness of the Black American experience beyond the lens of struggle. Through vibrant acrylic paintings, I explore themes of family, culture, music, and memory, honoring the ways Black life continues to bloom with beauty, creativity, and connection.

I was raised in Atlanta, surrounded by the art of Faith Ringgold, Annie Lee, Radcliffe Bailey, and Elizabeth Catlett  not only in museums, but in the living rooms of my parents and community. Field trips to the High Museum, afternoons at Hammonds House, and visits to Black cultural institutions like Clark Atlanta, Spelman, and the National Black Arts Festival taught me early on that Black artistic expression is ancestral, expansive, and ever-evolving.

I began painting seriously during the pandemic, using art as a form of meditation and reconnection. My creative process is both intentional and intuitive drawing from reference photos, weaving in my love of music and anime, and centering the joy, resilience, and beauty of the Black experience.

Every piece I create is an act of honoring the fullness of who we are, past and present and imagining what we can be in the future.