Danielle Winger was born in Reno, NV and spent her early life moving throughout the United States. She received her Bachelor of Science in Textiles, Merchandising and Apparel Design from Middle Tennessee State University and an MFA in Painting from East Tennessee State University. Danielle spent her childhood summers visiting the same national park in Northern California and her love of mountains grew deeper during her years spent living in the Smoky Mountains. She is an avid hiker and backpacker, finding respite in her close proximity to nature. Winger's paintings regularly reference these places in sentimental and nostalgic ways, seeing the simplicity of nature as an antidote to an increasingly chaotic world.