Michael Loren Diaz, the juror of Print on Paseo 2023, is hosting a free juror’s talk this month to discuss this year’s exhibition, his practice and discuss featured prints in the exhibition. Come out for an afternoon coffee and join us!
Michael Loren Diaz, born in Tampa, FL, received an MFA in Drawing & Painting from Arizona State University in 2019 and a BFA in Drawing & Printmaking from the University of Central Florida in 2016. Diaz’s practice is rooted in drawing and spans all two-dimensional media. His artwork is exhibited nationally, notably being included several times in the annual Drawn exhibition at Manifest Gallery. He has received numerous awards and grants, such as the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, the American Austrian Foundation Seebacher Prize, and an Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Creative Project Grant. Diaz currently resides in Oklahoma City and is an Assistant Professor of Drawing & Printmaking at the University of Central Oklahoma.