Danielle Domingue Sumi (she/her), a visual artist inspired by culture, spirituality and humility; is a New Orleanian currently residing in the Greater Boston area. Danielle is committed to promoting social well-being through costume design and expressive arts - together with increased understanding, recognition, and response to multiethnic heritage. Danielle’s creativity is explicated through multi-cultural diversity, humanism and social justice principles.

A graduate of Clark Atlanta University, FIDMLA and Loyola Marymount University; with degrees in both design and art psychotherapy, Danielle is treasured for ingenuity and leadership skills in theatrical, fashion, dance and opera costume production. She has had the opportunity to work with directors such as Peter Sellars, Alison De La Cruz, Christopher Alden, Yuval Sharon, Kumu Nani Aiu-Quezada, Summer L. Williams and Fenlon Lamb as well as designers Azzedine Alaïa, Hussien Chalayan, Dunya Ramicova, and Helene Siebrits..

Danielle has created for The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Theatre Forty, Los Angeles Opera Company, Kirk Douglas Theater, Music Academy of the West, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Perm Opera and Ballet Company, Teatro Real Madrid, English National Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, East West Players, Japanese American Community and Culture Center, Halau Hula Moani’a’ala Anuhea, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and Company One Theatre.

Danielle worked as Resident Costume Designer with Nobles Theatre Collective at Noble and Greenough School (2020-2022) and as Costume Director with New Orleans Opera Association (2022-2023). She is currently Resident Costume Designer with Walnut Hill School for the Arts.

HEALING THROUGH ART

In addition to her creative costuming work, Danielle has supported all ages through individual, couple, family and group mental health therapy services in outpatient, school and home environments. Danielle believes that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight.

Danielle takes an interest in the spirituality of the living. Narrative therapy guides Danielle’s ability to support others through the healing arts process; it is a method combined with art therapy technique that separates a person from their problem. It encourages you to rely on your own skills to minimize challenges that exist in your life.

Danielle is not currently providing clinical art therapy services.

If you would like more details about the work in art psychotherapy, require referral to a practicing Art Therapist or interested in a Healing Arts session, please contact via the create link above.