Danielle Mapes is a multidisciplinary artist who works and resides in Seattle, Washington. She studied sculpture at Metropolitan University of Denver in Colorado and ceramics at Shoreline Community College in Washington. In recent years, she has added oil painting to her repertoire. In all mediums, Danielle explores the entwined relationships between trauma and evolution, on both a personal and cultural level, and is a passionate advocate for raising awareness about women's issues. She is currently a resident artist at Push/Pull, an education-focused art cooperative and gallery in Seattle.

Danielle enjoys exhibiting in venues geared for informal public viewing, rather than traditional fine art settings. She delights in the fact that she shows oil paintings alongside comic authors, illustrators, tattoo artists, and more kitsch-oriented creators. She finds it beautiful how, though her work is more traditionally informed, she very closely shares common themes and values with her peers.