Daniel Berhanemeskel was born in Aksum, Ethiopia. After completing high school, he came to the US in 1999 to study art at Hope College, Holland, MI. He graduated from Hope College in 2003 in Art. In 2004, he went to Michigan State University to pursue Master Fine Arts (MFA) and graduated in 2007. Daniel lives and works in the Washington, DC Metro Area.
Daniel’s work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, DC; Kruizenga Art Museum, Holland, MI; Museo de Arte, Queretaro, Mexico; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana; Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville; Ingram Hall University Art Gallery, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA; Parallax Art Fair, London, England; Tobya Art Gallery, Seattle, WA; Blackburn Art Gallery, Howard University, DC; (SCENE) Metrospace, East Lansing, MI; Delta College Flint, MI; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; University of Maryland, College Park, MD; DePree Art Center and Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI; Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI; Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI; Loveland Museum of Art and Gallery, Loveland, CO. His work is in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, DC; Kruizenga Art Museum, Holland, MI; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville; Hope College, Holland, MI and in private and public collections.