For almost a decade, I have been utilizing ceramic processes and working with soil-derived materials to reflect on the technologies of containment that shape the places where I live and work: from mines to mounds, bodies and vessels, walls to fences, vaults, and land.

I hold a Master of Visual Studies from University of Toronto, and my work has been presented in national and international galleries, public spaces and informal cultural venues. Recent commissions include: Footnotes for an Arsenal, at the 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art curated by Candice Hopkins, Katie Lawson, & Tairone Bastien, and Caementarium, at the 2023 Nuit Blanche, Humber Lakeshore Campus, curated by Lillian O’Brien Davis.

I am a founding member and facilitator at SHEEEPschool, a collective dedicated to creative and critical spatial practice. Part of my work focuses on learning from and cultivating radical learning communities that are building more just environments.

As a Research Associate for Finding Flowers (EUC York University), I work closely with Anishinaabe artist, curator and professor Lisa Myers, studying contemporary Indigenous art practices and their work revitalizing language and plant ecologies. We recently launched Sounds Like Land, a podcast broadcasting seeds for Indigenous languages.

I am the 2025/6 Artist in Residence at the University of Toronto School of Cities.

Message me if you want to chat or collaborate on something: info@danaprieto.com or IG.