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Tamara Diaz |
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Visual artist working
with Acrylic Paint, Watercolors, Collage, Pen
and Ink, and Computer Illustration. |
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Providence, RI |
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Birthdate: 07/05/1973 |
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Union Affiliations: None |
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| Exhibitions: |
Firehouse 13 Gallery, Providence, RI - July 2007
• Providence Latin American Film Festival Reception
• Group Exhibit |
The Space at Alice,
Providence, RI - June to July 2007
• Pride For Life Art Exhibit
• Group exhibit |
Robert Anthony Interiors, Philadelphia PA - May to June 2007
• Paintings by Tamara Diaz
• Solo exhibition |
Flourish Gallery, Philadelphia PA - March to June 2007
• Heads: Five Local Artists Explore Portrature
• Group Exhibit |
Las Casuelas, Philadelphia PA - November 2006
• Girard Nights: Philadelphia's Premiere Mulitcultural 'First Friday' Event, |
Atrium Gallery, Providence, RI - October 2006
• The 5th Annual Rhode Island State Latin American Art Expo: "Distortion" (Distorcion)
• Group Exhibit |
Art Institute Gallery, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA -
June-July 2006
• Q Art
• Group Exhibit |
Three
Columns Gallery at Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA - April 2006
• The Human
Pixel Project
• Group Project |
NHS
Human Services Eastern Regional Diversity Conference,
Philadelphia, PA - April 2006
• "NHS
Habla Espanol"
• Group Exhibition |
William
Way Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
- February 2006
• Group Exhibit |
Community
College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
PA - December 2005 - January 2006
• "Los
Tres Reyes"
• Group Art
Exhibit |
The
Rotunda, Philadelphia PA - November 2005
• "Starting
Over"
• Group Exhibit |
"My
North Philly: Celebrating Our Culture",
Philadelphia, PA - November 2005
• Group Mural
Project |
Puerto
Rican Federal Affairs Administration, Philadelphia,
PA - November - January 2005
• "Alma
Y Corazon" (Heart and Soul)
• Solo Exhibition |
Knight
Campus Gallery, Community College of Rhode Island,
Warwick, RI - November - December 2005
• Group Exhibition
of Latino Artists |
Venezuela
Gallery, The Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela, New York, NY - Nov - Dec
2005
• "Nostalgia/Memorias"
• Group Exhibition |
Atrium
Gallery, Providence, RI - October - November
2005
• Perfidia:
4th Annual State Latin American Visual Arts Expo
2005
• Group Exhibition |
Salve
Regina University, Newport RI - October
-November 2005
• "Collectiva
Internacional"
• Group Exhibition |
The
Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA - October - November
2005
• "Starting
Over"
• Group Exhibition |
Feria
Del Barrio, Philadelphia, PA - September
2005
• Art Festival |
South
Philadelphia Athenaeum, Philadelphia, PA
- August 2005
• The Big Art
Show
• Group Exhibit |
Qbix
Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - July - August
2005
• "Off
the Wall"
• Group Exhibition |
Halcyon
Gallery, Philadelphia PA - July 2005
• Group Art
Exhibit |
Sol
Gallery, Providence, RI - March 2005
• Connecting
The Dots/Connectando Los Puntos
• Group Exhibit |
Bryn
Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA - February
2005
• LGBTQ Students
of Color Pride Event
• Solo Exhibition |
URI
Providence Campus Gallery, Providence,
RI - January to March 2005
• "Carnival"
Group Exhibition |
Gallery
At City Hall, Providence, RI - November
to December 2004
• Group Latino
Exhibition |
La
Colectiva, Philadelphia, PA - November
to December 2004
• Paintings
by Tamara Diaz
• Solo Exhibit |
www.SparcMurals.org
- November 04 to January 05
• "What
Now? Artist's Proposals for the Future"
• Social and
Public Art Resource Center
• Online Exhibit |
| Rhode
Island PBS Art and Antique Auction, Providence,
RI - October 2004 |
Atrium
Gallery, Providence, RI - October 2004
• "Globalizacion"
• Rhode Island
Latin American Visual Arts Exposition |
Social
and Public Art Resource Center, Venice,
CA - October - December 2004
• "Democracy
Hangs in the Balance"
• Online Exhibit |
Robert
Canaga Gallery, Online Exhibit - September
to December 2004
• "Look
at Me! Look at Me!" Artist's Self-Portrait
Project |
Los
Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles,
CA - September to October 2004
• "Snap
To Grid"
• Group Exhibit |
French Fry Factory,
Oakland, CA - June 2004
• Art Against
War: An Anti Militarist Art Exhibit
• Sponsored
by Not In Our Name |
Warwick Museum of
Art, Warwick, RI - May to July 2004
• "Dreaming
in Colors: New Paintings by Tamara Diaz"
• Solo Exhibit |
The Arcade Gallery,
Providence, RI - May - June, 2004
• The Providence
Festival of New Latin American Films presents
an exhibition of Latin American artists. |
AS220, Providence,
RI - April - May 2004
• "Colorful
Chaos: Paintings by Tamara Diaz" |
City Arts Gallery,
Providence, RI - April 2004
• Hispanic
Cultural Society presents: "Collective 2004"
• Group Exhibit |
Renaissance Gallery,
Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA -
March 2004
• "Salsa
Tropical: A Latino Art Exhibit" |
| World Social Forum
2004, Mumbai, India - January 2004 |
Island Arts Gallery,
Newport, RI - December 2003
• "The
Last Supper: A New Interpretation"
• Group Exhibit
of 12 RI Artists |
"Providence
Design House", Providence, RI - October
- November 2003
• A Designer
Showcase: Rooms and Gardens by Decorators and
Artists
• Group Exhibit
of Interior Designers and Visual Artists |
Gallery of Social
and Political Art, Boston MA - October - November
2003
• "Individual
Concerns"
• Group Exhibit |
Atrium Gallery at
Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, Providence
RI - October - November. 2003
• Group Exhibit
of Latino Artists |
Sakonnet Artists
Cooperative, Tiverton, RI - October - November
2003
• "Empty
Bowl Exhibit and Silent Auction"
• A benefit
for St. Vincent's Home for Children |
Voz Mujer: Latina
Women's Empowerment Group Graduation Ceremony
and Reception,
Providence, RI - October 2003
• Group Exhibit |
"Gallery Party"
- Gala at a Private Residence, Providence,
RI - October 2003
• Group Exhibit |
East Side YMCA Gallery,
Providence, RI - October 2003
• Group Exhibit |
| Rhode Island PBS
Art Auction and Exhibition, RI - October 2003 |
White Electric Coffee,
Providence RI - September - October 2003
• "Sabor
Latino: A Group Exhibit with Latino Flava" |
Amsterdam Whitney
International Fine Art, Inc, Chelsea, New
York - Sept. to October 2003
• "Silhouettes
of the Soul"
• Group Exhibit |
Providence Tourism
Council, Providence, RI - September 2003
• "A Selection
of Women Artists" |
Gallery Insane,
Providence, RI - July - August 2003
• "Journey
of the Mind"
• Group exhibit |
University of Rhode
Island Providence Campus Gallery, Providence,
RI - June to August 2003
• "Creative
Sol"
• Group exhibit
by Latino Artists |
City Hall, Providence,
RI - June to July 2003
• Latino Art
Exhibit
• Group Exhibit |
Gallery Insane,
Providence, RI- June to July 2003
• "A Sense
of Pride"
• Group Exhibit |
Dryden Galleries,
Providence, RI - May 2003
• YMCA Arts
Fundraiser
• Group Exhibit |
Renaissance Gallery,
Fall River, MA - April 2003
• Solo Exhibit,
"True Colors" |
| Providence Ethnic
Arts Festival, Providence, RI - April 2003 |
International Women's
Day Festival, Providence, RI - March 2003
• Group Exhibit:
"Mother" |
Renaissance Gallery,
Fall River, MA - Jan to Feb. 2003
• Group Exhibit |
Gallery Insane,
Providence, RI - Jan to Feb. 2003
• "Cool
Color Show" |
Gallery Insane,
Providence, RI - Oct to Nov. 2002
• "The
Eclectic Show" |
AS220, Providence,
RI - Oct to Nov. 2002
• Open Window
Exhibit |
Warwick Museum of
Art, Warwick, RI - Oct 2002
• Juried Exhibit |
Peck Gallery,
Providence, RI - July to August 2002
• Group Exhibit |
Warwick Museum of
Art, Warwick, RI - May 2002
• "Un
Mundo De Colores" (A Colorful World)
• Solo Exhibit |
Art Supply Warehouse,
Providence, RI - April, 2002
• Solo Exhibit |
Coffee Exchange,
Providence, RI - February, 2002
• Solo Exhibit |
Brown University,
Providence, RI - 2000
• Diversity
Group Exhibit |
Hope Street Gallery
and Café, Providence, RI - 1999
• Solo Exhibit |
Hairspray Salon and
Gallery, Providence, RI - 1999 - Present
• Ongoing Exhibit |
Art Supply Warehouse,
Providence, RI - 1999
• Solo Exhibit |
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| Education: |
Rhode Island College
(RIC), Providence, RI - May, 1998.
• Master's
in Social Work (MSW)
• Clinical
track focusing on children and families. |
Roger Williams University
(RWU), Bristol, RI - May, 1995.
• Bachelor
of Arts (BA)
• Major in
Psychology, minor in American Studies. |
| Cultural Studies
in England and New Mexico, 1994 |
| Parsons School of
Design, NYC. Graphic Design Class, Summer
1990. |
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| Awards: |
| Winner of the Award
of Merit, Manhattan Arts International 20th
Anniversary Art Competition, New York, NY - July
2003 |
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| Media: |
Featured in:
"Creative Soup Zine"
- Spring, Issue One 2005 |
Published in:
"The Ambassador":
A Canada Cuba Literary Alliance Magazine - Volume
2, Winter 2004 |
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Featured in:
"The Glimpse" magazine
- Fall Issue 2004 |
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| Related Experience: |
Residential Social
Worker/Clinician, - Spring 2000 to Present,
Family Services Association, based at St. Vincent's
Home for Children, Fall River, MA
• Focus on
expressive therapies, such as Art Therapy, with
children |
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| Organizations: |
| Women's
Caucus for Art Member, (since May 2005) |
| Co-Chair of the RWU
Multi-Cultural Affairs Committee (MAC), 1994
to 1995. |
| Director of the RWU
Minority Mentor Program, 1994 to 1995. |
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