Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Daggi came to the United States in 1979 at the age of sixteen.
Having had her first painting lessons at the age of five, she continued drawing and painting through childhood into adulthood. Primarily self-taught she continues her studies through workshops and classes by nationally known artists.
Daggi works mostly in pastel, a medium which she considers the perfect bridge between drawing and painting. Her subject matter includes landscapes, still lifes, figures and portraits. Finding satisfaction in realism, impressionism and abstraction, the artist's main inspiration is light and shadow, mood and atmosphere, while passion for the subject is of great importance. The design and color choices reflect her own reaction to and interpretation of any given subject. Her aim is to call the viewer's attention to the beauty that surrounds us every day in even the simplest things so that we may never take it for granted.
Traveling extensively she sketches and paints on location, but usually completes larger pieces, portraits and figures in her home studio in Dallas, TX.
Recent works include a series of surfers from her many travels to Hawaii and California to be shown in Laguna Beach in the summer of 2007, as well as several portrait commissions and plein air studies.
Daggi's work is in private collections in the U.S., Switzerland, Italy and Germany as well as in the permanent collection of the Wichita Center for the Arts in Wichita, Kansas. She has been accepted into numerous regional, national and international competitions, winning awards ranging from "Best of Show" to "Honorable Mention".
Her work has been published in "International Artist" magazine, "The Pastel Journal" and "Pockets" children's magazine several times and she illustrated "Katherine Stinson Otero - High Flyer", a picture book for Pelican Publishing in 2006. In 2007 she was one of the featured artists in the art book "Best of America Pastel Artists & Artisans".
Daggi is currently working on an exhibition in 2008 featuring blues and jazz musicians.
She has established a long list of satisfied portrait clients and is accepting commissions throughout the year.
Click on "Commissions" to find out more.
Daggi is a member of the following art organizations:
-The Pastel Society of the Southwest
-Degas Pastel Society
-Portrait Society of America
- Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
-Associated Creative Artists of Dallas
-Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
among others
Publications:
- Dallas Morning News
Feature article
April 18th, 2008
- "The Fine Art of Park Cities"
2008 Art Calendar book
- 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
- "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
October - December 2004
July - September 2006
-"Pockets" Children's Magazine
June 2001
July 2001
April 2002
April 2003
