Park West Gallery artist

Daniel Wall

Biography

Daniel Wall creates what he calls “Intense Impressionism”—a vibrant fusion of Western Impressionist techniques and 2,000-year-old Eastern artistic traditions. His bold, colorful paintings of florals, butterflies, cityscapes, and American icons like the Statue of Liberty and Old Glory have captivated collectors worldwide. His work proved so popular that his paintings were featured in Washington, D.C.’s Petalpalooza Festival, the annual cherry blossom celebration attended by hundreds of thousands.
Born in a remote Chinese village in 1965, Wall began drawing at age four with materials his aunt, a teacher, brought home. His mother, a self-taught artist, guided his early development. At sixteen, he won a scholarship to teachers college, then studied fine arts at the provincial university in Shandong. After working as an illustrator and magazine arts editor, he and his wife came to the United States in 1995. Though he earned a Master’s in mathematics with computer science concentration from Georgia Southern University, Wall chose to pursue his lifelong passion as a full-time artist.
Wall’s technique combines Monet’s palette knife application with the dry-brush methods of Chinese calligraphy, creating dramatic impasto textures and intensified colors. Now a proud U.S. citizen living in North Carolina with his family, Wall is represented by Park West Gallery. As he explains, “I want the bright colors to inspire people to feel that every day is a good day.”

Biography compiled by Your Art Vault from Park West Gallery’s published artist information and other public sources.