Danielle Winger was born in Reno, NV and spent her early life moving throughout the United States. She received her Bachelor of Science in 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. Winger's paintings regularly reference these places in sentimental and nostalgic ways, seeing the world through the eyes of a child-large and unknown and ripe for adventure.