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Daniel DiCaprio received his MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ and was trained as a goldsmith at Hoover and Strong in Richmond, Virginia. He has taught workshops on wood-carved jewelry throughout the United States. A few of these include: Indiana ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ, ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ of North Texas, Virginia Commonwealth ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ, Metalwerx, Pocosin Arts, Penland School of Craft, and Haystack Mountain School. Daniel’s work is represented by Charon Kransen Arts in New York City. He has exhibited work at Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA) in Chicago annually since 2008. 

His work has been in numerous national exhibitions as well as international exhibitions in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Japan, Korea, and China. Daniel’s work is in the public collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Mint Museum, The Racine Art Museum, and The Enamel Foundation. 

Email: dandicaprio@louisiana.edu | Website:

MFA in Metal Design
East Carolina ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ, Greenville, NC

BS in Art Education
Nazareth College, Rochester, NY

Daniel's research focuses on contemporary jewelry design. His work incorporates enameling, silversmithing, wood carving, and lost wax casting techniques.

2025    Research Excellence Award, ÎÚÑ»ÊÓƵ at Lafayette, LA
2025 – 2028    SLEMCO/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Art and Architecture, Lafayette, LA
2022 – 2025    SLEMCO/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Arts II, Lafayette, LA
2017    Founders Award, Friends of the Humanities, Lafayette, LA
2015    Emerging Voices Nominee, American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN