Danny Thach is a versatile artist stylistically and materially. He practices primarily in printmaking, painting, ceramics and fiber art. Rather than having a specific chosen medium, Thach likes all materials equally.
A meticulous draftsman, his process is precise and methodical. He shares that he works in pencil first and paint second when working on a canvas painting. Screen printing is a focal point for Thach’s attention to detail, a process he uses to create his handmade t-shirts.
Thach has been a prolific artist since childhood and has used internet searches and resources to feed into his work at NIAD. Keith Haring, the Nintendo character Yoshi, ducks and the Spanish national flag are significant touchstones recurring throughout Thach’s body of work. He often depicts cityscapes, but shares that he prefers country scenes.
Thach frequently returns to subjects of categorization within his work. This may include categorizing colors, national flags, songs and traffic signs. Often Thach ascribes NIAD community members colors and years within his drawing practice as a means of connection.
// Danny’s available work //
exhibition history
Ripples 2 Selected by Keen On Art // UC Hastings Law, San Francisco // NIAD Online Exhibition // February 2023
Puzzles In Print organized by Delilah Ponton // NIAD Online Exhibition // February 2023
Larger Than Life: S/Heroes, GOATs, and Other Legends organized by Zoya Kocur // NIAD Online Exhibition // February 2023
I Dreamt the Sun Was in My Bed Organized By SF State University’s Fall 2022 Exhibition Design Class // NIAD Online Exhibition // December 2022
NIAD is for music lovers organized by Xiomara Rosales // NIAD Online Exhibition // December 2022
NIAD Holiday Gift Guide #1: NIAD is for Animal Lovers ,organized by Dorian Reid // Online Exhibition // November 2022
Told Through A Line, organized by Risa Lenore // NIAD Online Exhibition // September 2022
A Little Bit of Everything: Fashion & Fiber at NIAD // NIAD Gallery Exhibition // July 2022
DESIRE DESIRE, organized by Diego Leclery // NIAD Online Exhibition // April 2022
Quiet, organized by Matthew Pawlowski // NIAD Online Exhibition // April 2022
Auctionauts // NIAD Online Exhibition // March 2022
WIN WIN 10 Silent Auction Preview Exhibition // NIAD Gallery Exhibition // February 2022
Menagerie on 23rd Street, organized by Prajakti Jayavant // NIAD Windows Exhibition // December 2021
A Year Through the Windows: A Retrospective of NIAD’s 2021 Windows Exhibitions // NIAD Online Exhibition // December 2021
Holiday Gift Guide #5, organized by Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh // NIAD Online Exhibition // December 2021
Con Los Animales Estamos Conectados, organized by Christo Oropeza // NIAD Windows Exhibition // November 2021
Road to Nowhere, selected by Eric Shiner // NIAD Online Exhibition // January 2021
Be Heard. Speak Up., organized by Fenwick & West // NIAD Windows Exhibition // 2020
Fiberful, organized By Cynthia Ona Innis // NIAD Art Center // 2019
A Kind of Movement, organized by Jay Wehnert // Portland Art And Learning Studios // 2019
One Of These Things Twice, organized by Margaret Tedesco // NIAD Art Center // 2019
Hailing From Parts Unknown, organized by Curtis Turner // NIAD Art Center // 2019
Redefining Contemporary Art, organized by Courtney Eldridge // Depot Steamboat Springs // 2019
The Handmade // Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland // 2018
Cyrano, organized By Em Kettner // NIAD Art Center // 2018
All Of The Light, organized by Gina Borg // NIAD Art Center // 2017
Affinity // Museum of Northern California Art, Chico // 2017
Creature Feature, organized by John Casey // NIAD Art Center // 2017
Danny Thach // NIAD Art Center // 2016
Outside, curated by Matthew Higgs // Karma, Amangasett, New York // 2016
Danny Thach // White Columns New York // 2016
Party Animals!, organized by Katie Johnson // NIAD Art Center // 2016
Wrapped Up In You: NIAD’s Quilts // NIAD Art Center // 2015
Making Friends, organized by John Casey // NIAD Art Center // 2015
City In Motion // NIAD Art Center // 2014
Yes To The Dress Pop-Up Shop, organized by Peter Gravener NIAD Art Center // 2013
Diamond Dogs Pet Supply Pop-Up Shop // NIAD Art Center // 2013
Superduperultracool Shoppe, organized by Lisa Solomon // NIAD ART Center // 2013
You Are Here, organized by Robert Wuilfe // NIAD Art Center // 2013
Holiday Pop Up Shop And Lounge // NIAD Art Center // 2012
press
San Francisco Chronicle: True Selves (June 5, 2019)