Daggi Wallace - About the Artist

"Fine Art is that in which the hand, the head and the heart of man go together"
John Ruskin

Daggi Wallace is a pastel painter born in 1962, in Berlin, Germany, currently living in Dallas, Texas. Primarily self-taught, she had her first painting lesson at age five and continues her studies through workshops and classes by nationally known artists as well as many museum visits during her frequent travels to Europe.

The artist's work is in numerous American and European collections including the permanent collection of the Wichita Center for the Arts in Wichita, KS.

Her long list of commission portrait clients include Grammy Award winning blues musician Buddy Guy, whose portrait she was commissioned to paint for his 71st birthday in 2007.

Presenting Buddy Guy with his portrait before his concert in Fort Worth, TX, August 31st 2007

Her paintings have been juried into many exhibitions including the International Association of Pastel Societies, The Pastel Society of America and the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. Her work has been shown at the National Arts Club in NYC, as well as in many other venues throughout the U.S. and Germany. She has achieved Signature membership of the Pastel Society of America and the Pastel Society of the Southwest.

In 2005 she was one of 15 internationally selected artists to participate in the Atelier D’Artista, an International Symposium in Tuscany, Italy.

In 2011 she was juried into the International Pastel Exhibition in Giverny, France.

Awards have included Best of Show, Awards of Excellence and Purchase Awards in regional and national juried exhibitions.

The artist's paintings have been featured in print many times, such as the International Artist Magazine, The Pastel Journal, books such as Best of America Pastel Artists by Kennedy Publishing, a surf art book in the U.S. and surf magazines in Germany and France, a children's book by Pelican Publishing, Pockets children magazine and American Airlines First Class Menus. The Dallas Morning News has published three feature articles on her work, as have several German newspapers.

Focusing on the human face and figure, the artist "captures the soul of her subjects and the essence of the moment in her masterful pastels." (Informed Collector online magazine, June 2010). Roberta Carasso of ArtScene Magazine said: "Wallace creates in luscious painted pastels, forming sensuously realistic individual portraits."

In 2010 Wallace started a non-profit project called "Moni's Kids", painting portraits of children in need and using the proceeds to deliver aid to the children portrayed. The first series of Haitian children was exhibited in Miami in November 2010.
To learn more about Moni's Kids, click here.

Memberships:
-Pastel Society of America (Signature Member)
-The Pastel Society of the Southwest (Signature Member)
-Degas Pastel Society (Juried Membership)
-Portrait Society of America
-Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (Associate Member)
-Art du Pastel en France

Exhibitions and Awards:

2011
- Texas and Neighbors, 5 State Juried Show, Irving, TX
   Award: Second Place, Drawing
- FineArtViews Online Painting Competition, February 2011
   Awards: Finalist-Outstanding Pastel and FAV 15% (jury's favorite 15% of entries)
- Pastel Society of the Southwest Members Show, Goodrich Gallery, Dallas, TX
- International Pastel Exhibition, juried, Giverny, France
- FineArtViews Online Painting Competition, June 2011
  Awards: FAV 15% (jury's favorite 15% of entries)
-    Pastel Society of America Juried Exhibition, NY, NY 2011
Award: Degas Pastel Society Award
-    Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Juried Exhibition, NY, NY, 2011
- Richeson 75 International Art Competition Figure/Portrait Exhibition, Kimberly, WI
  (juror: Everett Raymond Kinstler)
-    Solo Exhibition, Luminarte Design Gallery, Dallas, TX, Oct 2011
- Art Connection Juried Members Show, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
Award: 2nd Place
- Pastel Society of the Southwest, Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
Awards: Two Merit Awards

   2010
- International Association of Pastel Societies, 15th Juried Exhibition, City of Brea, Gallery, Brea, CA
- Texas and Neighbors, 5 State Juried Show, Irving TX
- Pastel Journal "Creative Spark" challenge
   Award: Top Winning entry, featured in the magazine June 2010
- Pastel Society of the Southwest Members Show, Keller Town Hall, Keller TX
- FineArtViews Online Painting Competition
   Awards: Finalist-Outstanding Pastel and FAV 15% (jury's favorite 15% of entries)
- Art Connection Members Exhibition, Irving TX - ArtSlant Online Contest
   Award: Winner of 4th Showcase 2010
- Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 114th Open Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club,
   New York City, NY
- Pastel Society of America, 38th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club,
   New York City, NY
   Award: Cherry Art Materials Award
- Degas Pastel Society National Exhibition, Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond LA
Award: Joyce Kelly Memorial Purchase Award
- Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Exhibition, Dallas TX
  Awards: 3rd Award of Excellence and Award of Merit
- Mesquite Art Center, Group Show, Mesquite TX

2009
- Hue Gallery, Group Exhibit, Mansfield, TX
- JoAnne Artman Gallery, "Super Heroes" Group Show, Laguna Beach, CA
- Texas and Neighbors, 5 State Juried Show, Irving TX,
Award: 2nd Place, Drawing
- Art Connection Members' Exhibit, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX
- Degas Pastel Society Sixteenth Annual Juried Member Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
   Award: Great American Artworks Pastels Merchandise Award
- Pastel Society of the Southwest Member Show, Manske Library,
  Farmers Branch, TX
- Stage West Theater, Fort Worth, TX

2008
- Park Place Gallery, Small Works Group Show, Leawood, KS
- JoAnne Artman Gallery, Opening Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
- Pastel Society of the Southwest, National Juried Exhibit, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Award: 1st Award of Excellence
-Pastel Society of the Southwest Members Show,
Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving, TX
-The Blues & Jazz Experience, two artists exhibition,
Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
- Pastel Society of the Southwest, selected works,
Goodrich Gallery, Dallas, TX
- Bistango Gallery Restaurant, Irvine, CA
- Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, CA

2007
-"Women on the Verge", Group Show, Seven Degrees, Laguna Beach, CA
- Spring Gallery Night, Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
- "Swells & Curves: A Celebration of the Female Form" Studio 2600,
Dallas, TX
- Irving Art Association Annual Juried Show, Jaycee Center for Arts,
Irving, TX
Awards: Jacobs/Buchanan Memorial Award
and Honorable Mention in Oil, Acrylic and Pastel
- Annual Irving Art Association Winners Exhibition, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
- Ongoing Exhibition at VERDI, Wiesbaden, Germany
- "Surf and Turf" group exhibition, Studio 2600, Dallas, TX
- One Woman Exhibition, 230 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA
- Art Connection Members' Exhibit,
Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX Award: Third Place
- Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 111th Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
National Arts Club Grand Gallery, New York, NY
- Degas Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition, New Orleans, LA
Award: Award of Merit
- "Naked: Figuratively Speaking", Group Exhibition,
Space on Spurgeon Gallery, Santa Ana. CA
- 4 Person Exhibit, Manske Library, Farmers Branch, TX

2006
- "Five plus One" Group show, Hue Gallery, Mansfield, TX
- "Beyond Borders" four women international exhibit,
Space on Spurgeon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
- German-American four women show, Amthof Galerie,
Bad Camberg, Germany
- Pastel Journal's "Pastel 100" international competition, April 2006 issue
Award: Honorable Mention for two paintings
- Irving Art Association Annual Competition,
Jaycee Center for the Arts, Irving, TX
Award: 1st Place Oil, Acrylic and Pastel
- Annual Irving Art Association Winners Exhibition,
Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
- Forest Avenue Fine Art Gallery, "Collaboration" Group Show,
Laguna Beach, CA
- "Gypsilon", Three women show, Aachen, Germany
- "Backstories", Group Show, Seven Degrees, Laguna Beach, CA
- Pastel Society of America 34th Annual Juried Exhibition,
Natioanl Arts Club Grand Gallery, New York, NY
- International Association of Pastel Societies, 9th Juried Exhibition
- Artizen Fine Arts, Group Show, Dallas, TX
- Group Show, Halver, Germany
- Fall Gallery Night, Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
- The Pastel Society of the Southwest National Juried Show, Dallas, TX
Award: Best of Show
- Gallery Group Show, Edmund Craig Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
- Group Show, TVAA Gallery, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX
- Irving Art Association Annual Member Show, Irving, TX

To see complete list before 2006, please email me.

Publications:
- Dallas Morning News, Feature article, November 14, 2010

- The Pastel Journal, "Creative Spark" challenge, June 2010
- "Slabmagazine", Paris, France, 3rd issue, 2010
- "Surfer in the Sky" by Tom Moser, book of art and poetry, 2010
- Dallas Morning News, Feature article, April 18th, 2008
- "The Fine Art of Park Cities", 2008 Art Calendar book
- Free Magazin, Germany, November/December, 2007
- Best of America Pastel Artists & Artisans Book, Kennedy Publishing, 2007
- Dallas Morning News, Feature article, February 16, 2007
- "Katherine Stinson Otero - High Flyer", Children's book by Neila Skinner Petrick, Pelican Publishing , 2006

"A daring and adventurous individual is introduced in this lovely picture-book biography. Katherine Stinson Otero’s inspiring story is told in clear language, printed on top of softly rendered, action-packed, pastel illustrations. Overall, this is a good choice for anyone interested in strong women and/or aviation history." --School Library Journal

- "Pastel Journal" magazine's annual "Pastel 100" international competition, Honorable Mentions for two paintings, April 2006
- "International Artist" Magazine, "Master Painters of the World" showcase, August/September 2003
- "Pastel Artist International" Magazine, Top Ten Competition Finalist, May/June 2002
- "The Fine Art of Park Cities", 2007 Art Engagement Book
- American Airlines, First and Business Class International Flagship Service Menu Cover,Oct-Dec 2004, Jul-Sep 2006
-"Pockets" Children's Magazine, June 2001, July 2001, April 2002, April 2003

Professional Experience:
- Juror, On My Own Time Art Show, URS Corporation, 2009, Dallas TX
- Juror, Annual Art Show, Bowie TX

- Selected as one of 15 international artists, Atelier D'Artista Symposium, Gambassi Terme, Tuscany, Italy

- Conducted Pastel Painting Workshops, Anthurium Gallery, McKinney TX
- Painting demonstration, Carrollton Farmers Branch Art Association, Farmers Branch TX

- organized group exhibit of German artists, Artists' Showplace Gallery, 2005, Dallas, TX

- Workshop Chairperson, Pastel Society of the Southwest, 2004-06

Client List ( partial):
Buddy Guy, Grammy winning blues artist, Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer, Chicago, IL
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Schola Cantorum of Texas, Fort Worth, TX
Detlef and Rosmarie Kreiner, Zell, Switzerland
Alexander and Sonja Buechi, Ennetbaden, Switzerland
Andreas Koenig, Bad Camberg, Germany
Carolin Jungmann, Bad Camberg, Germany
Detlef and Christel Eggers, Berlin, Germany
Aniela Roedig, Berlin, Germany
Manuela Reitz, Werdohl, Germany
Il Defizio, Gambassi Terme, Italy
Toscana In, Gambassi Terme, Italy
Vincent Van Wessum, Roermond, The Netherlands
Elke Seidel, New Hampshire
Rose Dillon, FL
Matthew Dillon, Wilton CT
Mr. And Mrs. Par Dannas, Thousand Oaks, CA
Ophelia Vanegas, Canoga Park, CA
Washio Ishii, Huntsville, AL
Dr. and Mrs. McCormick, Huntsville, AL
James Neville, Irving, TX
Mona Adams, Euless, TX
Mr. And Mrs.Craig Knoll, Allen, TX
Mr. And Mrs. Mark Lessley, Lantana, TX
Joan Cantwell, Bowie, TX
Mr. And Mrs. Steve Merriman, Allen, TX
Deanna Blackwood, Dallas, TX
Mr. And Mrs. Gene Wilson, Dallas, TX

Daggi Wallace ť About the Artist