McDaniel (he/they) is an artist and curator who grew up in and is based in the Denver Metro area. McDaniel's current roles include acting as the Founder and Curator at Creative Integration Initiative (CII), adjunct professor in the Department of Art at MSU Denver, and practicing artist. Their art practice is media agnostic and frequently traverses installation, performance, social practice, and printmaking. Teague approaches their artistic practice through their lens as a white, trans, autistic/ADHD, disabled, Buddhist, single parent.

They hold an MA in Art from Colorado Western University where they studied exhibition design, art business, and curation, and BA in Studio Art with a self designed minor in curatorial studies from MSU Denver.