DVAA Member since 2021
Doriana Diaz
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About:
Doriana Diaz is a storyteller, shapeshifter, and sensitive spirit rooted in Philadelphia's soulful rhythms. She is a multidimensional artist, specific to the medium of collage. Her work, 'Declaration of Joy in Motion: Friday Night Voodoo was the 2021 recipient of the open call art to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Rachel Cargle's Loveland Foundation. This celebration was in partnership with The Akron Museum of Art. Her work is an exploration of cultural agency, archival documentation, and rhythms of resistance and expansion.
Artist Statement:
My name is Doriana Diaz and I am a multidimensional collage artist. My grandmother taught me to love with my hands therefore I prefer the medium of handmade collage because I believe there is a specific energy transfer from my hands to the work itself. My work is an exploration of re-imagination, a curation of my own home sequence. Through the process of cutting, pasting, gluing, and collecting. My collages are a reminder to Black people across the diaspora that we are the blueprint, the map to the universe is planted in our wombs. My work is an homage to us all.
