Daniela Naomi Molnar (she/her) is a poet, artist and writer who creates with color, water, language, and place. Her paintings are created with pigments she has made from plants, bones, stones, rainwater and glacial melt. Poems and essays are created alongside the pigments and paintings; the practices overlap and influence each other to create new ecologies—paintings, poems, books, exhibits, classes, and installations. Her work is the subject of a front-page feature in the Los Angeles Times, a PBS Oregon Art Beat profile, an entry in the Oregon Encyclopedia, and a feature in Poetry Daily. Her debut book, CHORUS, won the 2024 Oregon Book Award for Poetry. Her second book, PROTOCOLS: An Erasure will be published by Ayin Press in June 2025. Her artwork has been shown nationally, is in public and private collections internationally, and has been recognized by numerous grants, fellowships, and residencies. Forthcoming books include: Memory of a Larger Mind (Omnidawn, 2026), and Light / Remains (Bored Wolves Press, 2027). She founded the Art + Ecology program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2016 and helped start and run the backcountry artist residency Signal Fire from 2008-2023. She can be found in Portland, Oregon, and exploring global public wildlands. Learn more at danielamolnar.com or on Instagram @daniela_naomi_molnar.