About

Danya Elbaridi is a Chicago based artist, decorative painter and muralist.

Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Danya came to the US in 2000 in search of a better life, with a desire to connect to a broader art audience. 

For better part of the last 17 years she has worked in the decorative painting industry, working as a full-time craftsperson and a skilled artisan utilizing her training in textile design, frescoes, iconography, murals and Old World Art to create unique surfaces for many interior design projects.

A fan of playful narrative in fine art and illustration, Danya's personal work has explored themes of identity, family, love, fictional history, hybrid animal portraiture and  childhood stories.

She lives at home with her husband Ben, son Remy and their sweet but often overlooked cat, Jose.