Dani Coca
Teaching Artist
Daniela Coca (Dani) is an American-Bolivian illustrator and arts educator based in Jersey City, NJ. Dani works to deepen connections with her community and actively participates in instructing both children and adults using various art mediums. While she values the improvement of technical skills, she also prioritizes comfort, creativity, fun, and an overall positive atmosphere.
Dani primarily creates narrative-based work, focusing on various concepts, visual development, and comics and children's books. In her work, she explores the concept of connection with home, community, and oneself. Much of her work is heavily inspired by cartoons, comics, and her experience as a Bolivian immigrant. Utilizing her culture and interests, Dani has developed numerous styles that have afforded her opportunities to work on published books and product design.
She is a member of the "American Bolivian Collective" and is a featured artist in Project Mujeristas's International Colloquium on Femicide in the Americas and Catholic Responses. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.