Statement

I am a multidisciplinary artist specializing in ceramics, painting, and printmaking based in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. My work is inspired by a deep curiosity about nature and our complex relationship with it. This curiosity fuels my desire to observe, reflect, and engage with our innate connection to the natural world.

Through scale, color, design, and pattern, my compositions invite viewers to contemplate our relationship with nature. I aim to reveal the often-overlooked details in the natural world, those quiet moments and intricate forms that might otherwise go unseen.

Much of the imagery in my work centers on organic elements, such as flowers and plants, combined with geometric and figurative forms. These elements, intertwined, convey spiritual themes and lived experiences that underscore the delicate complexity of nature, something I deeply admire, draw inspiration from, and continually seek to connect with.

Biography

Daiva Walz is a Chicago-based studio artist and emerging art educator whose multidisciplinary practice spans ceramics, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Working across two- and three-dimensional forms, she explores material process, surface, and structure through deliberate mark-making and constructed form.

Walz earned her Associate in Arts from Triton College and her BFA in Art, Media, and Design from DePaul University, with a concentration in Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking. She is currently completing a Master of Arts in Teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, with anticipated graduation in May 2026.

Alongside her studio practice, Walz has developed experience teaching and mentoring across K–12 and adult learning environments. She has supported and led workshops at Riverside Arts Center, Firebird Community Arts Center, and worked as an Artist Mentor at Arts of Life, where she facilitated demonstrations and supported independent studio development for adult artists with disabilities. These experiences inform her approach to both making and teaching, emphasizing attention to craft, experimentation, and personal interpretation. 

Her most recent exhibition included a 2025 solo ceramic exhibition at Towle Theater in Hammond, Indiana. Through her evolving studio practice and expanding teaching experience, Walz remains committed to fostering creative growth grounded in process, curiosity, and intentional making.