DANIELA MILINKOVICH

“Art heals us more than we know. When we are at our lowest, when we experience a great loss and we have nowhere else to turn, we listen to a song, we stare into a painting, we read a poem, and something divine takes over. The relief that we were so desperate to find, somehow finds us.”

Daniela Milinkovich, the artist, in her art studio with painting supplies, focused on her artwork.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Daniela Milinkovich - I am a female artist living in the Chicagoland area, specializing in painting tranquil seascapes and landscapes. My artwork offers you a place of rest, a retreat from the chaos and stress of everyday life. I create paintings that carry a sense of serenity and wonder, reflecting a timeless beauty of places both real and imagined.

At its core, my work focuses on our soul connections, our shared emotional space; more specifically, our relationship with nature, with each other, and perhaps most importantly, with ourselves. Are we giving ourselves the grace and love we need to feel whole, to feel centered, to feel alive?

Very recently I lost my life partner to Colon Cancer at the young age of 45 years old. Much of my work is now centered around grieving, and trying to understand, process, and heal through my work.

ARTISTS WHO INSPIRE ME

  • Andrew Wyeth

  • Winslow Homer

  • Vincent Van Gogh

  • Claude Monet

  • Kahinde Wiley

WHAT DRIVES ME

  • Funny, kind people

  • Animals

  • Beaches, mountains and everything in between

  • Travel

  • Rock n Roll

  • Yoga

Bio.

I was born in Chicago, middle child of three. My parents emigrated from Serbia with their families, met in Chicago and married young. Like many immigrants in the 1970s, they sought out the American dream, desperately wanting to give their children a great life with more opportunities than they themselves had growing up. Coming from a bilingual and dual culture home, I often struggled with my identity as a child and teenager.  As I grew older however, I came to appreciate those differences; they made me more curious and accepting of other cultures and other people, and now I am grateful to have had such a unique upbringing. Today I am a working artist and educator, instilling intrinsic appreciation of the arts in young minds, and helping students to develop their own artistic endeavors.

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Past Exhibitions, Events & Features

  • HANDMADE HOLIDAY MARKET (Lincolnshire, Illinois) - November 2025

  • WEST END ARTS FESTIVAL (La Grange, Illinois) - September 2025

  • BUCKTOWN ART FAIR (Bucktown, Chicago, Illinois) - August 2025

  • WILMETTE ART FAIR (Wilmette, Illinois) - August 2025

  • THE WORLD WE INHERIT - A CLIMATE GALLERY (Naperville, Illinois) - August 2025

  • GLENVIEW ART LEAGUE SUMMER ART FAIR (Glenview, Illinois) - July 2025

  • WATER STREET FINE ARTS FEST (Naperville, Illinois) - July 2025

  • HINSDALE FINE ARTS FEST (Hinsdale, Illinois) - June 2025

  • NOVUM ARTIS MAGAZINE - Issue 008 -- The New Artistic - May 2025 https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/3072558

  • Artist Blog Feature - ARTIST CLOSEUP MAGAZINE - February 2025

  • WEST END ARTS FESTIVAL (La Grange, Illinois) September 2024

  • JURIED ART EXHIBITION - LA GRANGE ART LEAGUE (La Grange, Illinois) September 2024

  • 55th ANNUAL GLEN ELLYN ART FESTIVAL (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) August 2024

  • GLENWOOD AVE ARTS FESTIVAL (Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois) August 2024

  • RETRO ON ROSCOE FESTIVAL (Roscoe Village, Chicago, Illinois) August 2024

  • GLENVIEW ART LEAGUE SUMMER ART FAIR (Glenview, Illinois) July 2024

  • WELLS STREET FINE ART FESTIVAL (Old Town, Chicago, Illinois) June 2024

  • ST. CHARLES FINE ART SHOW (St. Charles, Illinois) May 2024

  • HUBBARD STREET LOFTS BIG OPEN HOUSE (Chicago, Illinois) May 2024

  • IVORY AND INK SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) April 2024

  • TINY WORKS SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) December 2023

  • GLENWOOD AVENUE ARTS FEST (Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois) August 2023

  • LUCAS COKER’S JUSTIFIED - Live Painting, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) July 2023

  • AROUND TOWN with ANA BELAVAL WGN NEWS FEATURE, trend + relic (St. Charles, Illinois) July 2023

  • JAZZ OCCURRENCE NO. 25 - Live Drawing, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) April 2023

  • MEET THE MERCHANT INTERVIEW, trend + relic (St. Charles, Illinois) March 2023

  • FACES OF FULTON, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) March 2023

  • TINY WORKS SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) December 2022

  • WHAT WE DO SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) August 2022

  • MUSE AND MOVEMENT SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) March 2022

  • JOURNEY/ EXPLORE SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) December 2021

  • PORTRAITS JURIED SHOW, Fulton Street Collective (Chicago, Illinois) August 2021

  • “RED” 2021 JURIED SHOW, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery (Virtual) February 2021

  • 2020 WATER/SEASCAPE EXHIBITION & COMPETITION, Contemporary Art Gallery Online (Virtual) August 2020

  • COME AS YOU ARE, Side Street Studio Arts (Elgin, Illinois) August 2020

  • I AM WOMEN, Dragonfly Gallery & Creative Spaces (Chicago, Illinois) June 2020

  • Saatchi Art Gallery (Virtual) 2017-2020

  • MANIFEST GRADUATE SHOW, Columbia College (Chicago, Illinois) May 2014

  • MAPPING OUT CHANGE, Columbia College (Chicago, Illinois) November 2013

  • ACTIVISM GRADUATE EXHIBIT, Columbia College (Chicago, Illinois) November 2012