Daniel Rivera received his BFA in Art History from The University of North Texas before obtaining his MFA in furniture design from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Narrative is integrated into his sculpture and furniture designs with the incorporation of miniature scale dioramas. The dioramas engage and entice the audience to explore his fabricated environments, which present microcosmic views on issues ranging from the environmental, sociological, and the fictional. By combining architectonic forms with narrative elements he builds multilayered conceptual furniture focused on the art of storytelling.