Daniel Lorenz Johnson
| Jacob Gabriel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Daniel Lorenz Johnson May 24, 1974 Seattle, Washington, US |
| Education | University of Washington, Vancouver Film School |
| Occupation | New media arts |
| Organization | Body Freedom Collaborative, World Naked Bike Ride, World Naked Bike Ride Seattle, World Naked Gardening Day, Naked Pumpkin Run, Gardens Everywhere Bike Parade |
| Known for | permaculture, cycling and public lands nudity activism. |
| Movement | permaculture, social nudity, raw veganism |
Jacob Daniel Ekblad Gabriel (birthname Daniel Lorenz Johnson) born on May 24, 1974, is an American artist, filmmaker, activist, permaculturist, community organizer and writer who has worked for the advancement of various causes through interdisciplinary, collaborative projects involving grassroots politics, media art and popular culture. He is best known for advocating for and organizing social nudity events on public lands. By 2013 his involvement in clothing-optional projects significantly diminished as spiritual issues took the forefront in his life.
Gabriel graduated from Mercer Island High School in 1992, Bellevue Community College (now Bellevue College), The Vancouver Film School in 1998 with a certificate degree in 3D Animation and Digital Effects as well as The University of Washington in 2000 with a B.F.A. degree in Fine Art (Photography) and Art (Interdisciplinary Visual Arts). At the UW he was active in the Laboratory for Animation Arts (LA2), Studio for Media Arts Research and Technologies Laboratory (SMART), Center for Advanced Research Technology in the Arts and Humanities (CARTAH) and the School of Music Computer Center (SMCC), programs which were later merged into the The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) program. There he studied with Shawn Brixey, Paul Berger, Ron Carraher, Richard Karpen, David H. Salesin, Barbara Mones and Cassidy Curtis.
During his time in college he became interested in international politics and participating in the National Model United Nations in 1994 as a representative of Libya in the Human Rights Council in Manhattan and at the United Nations. Later he became a Co-coordinator of the Amnesty International Group 94 at the University of Washington. In addition to living in Seattle and Vancouver (1997–1998) he also lived in North Hollywood, Los Angeles for about a year in 2000.
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