Visual Art – San Jose
Born in the Philippines and having spent part of her childhood in
Singapore and Los Angeles, Danessa consider many places to be
her home. Art and Psychology have always been the two driving
forces of curiosity that propel her work. Danessa completed a
Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Sciences and a minor in Studio Art at
the University of California, Irvine in 2009, and went on to pursue
her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Loma Linda University and
graduated in 2015. Together, her areas of expertise create a
collaborative conversation between the process of art-making and
the healing arts. Danessa’s paintings are based on acrylic medium
and are heavily influenced by artists such as Morris Louis, Mark
Rothko, and Clyfford Still. She currently lives and works in
Northern California.