ASHLEY ORTIZ-DIAZ
Born 1991, St. Petersburg, FL. Lives and works in Gainesville, FL.
EDUCATION
2019 Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida
2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of South Florida
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 | Threshold, Fresh As Fruit, Deland, FL anyway, i love you and i wish you weren’t dead, GoodNews Arts, High Springs, FL |
2020 | manifold vanishing, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville FL |
2019/2020 | lo que se fue y lo que se dejó//what was and what was left, Community workshops and exhibitions at the following locations: 4Most Gallery, Gainesville FL; Civic Media Center, Gainesville FL; Resilience Middle School, Gainesville FL, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa FL |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 | UMOJA: A Celebration of Black Artists in Alachua County, GFAA Gallery, Gainesville FL |
2020 | I’m looking forward to tomorrow, Good News Gallery, High Springs FL |
2019 | What Lies Beyond, Gallery 221@HCC, Tampa FL In Exchange, The FATVillage Projects, Fort Lauderdale FL Viscosity: Women of Print, Noise Gallery, Bloomington IN, Austin TX, Branchburg NJ |
2018 | 2018 Studio Art Graduate Invitational, 4Most Gallery, Gainesville FL Holding Pattern, Fritz Gallery, West Palm Beach FL 2018 Book Arts Showcase, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL BIG INK: Where Edges Meet, Libby Gallery, Gainesville FL |
2017 | Practical Magic, Dead Matter Press, Portland OR Remarks: New Works on Paper, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL 2017 Studio Art Graduate Invitational, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL Re-Generation, Cedar Key Arts Center, Cedar Key FL Collective Reaction, Double Vision - Pop-Up Gallery, Gainesville FL |
2016 | Working Together, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville FL |
2014 | Herd of Cats, COI - Gulfport Arts Center, Gulfport FL |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 | Adjunct Assistant Professor - Color Theory Printmaking, University of Florida, Gainesville FL Adjunct Assistant Professor - Screen Printing, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2020 | Adjunct Assistant Professor - Two Courses: Screen Printing and Color Theory: Printmaking, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2019-2020 | Adjunct Assistant Professor - “Making+Meaning”, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2017 | Instructor of Record - Figure/Ground in Printmaking, University of Florida, Gainesville FL Instructor of Record - Color Theory in Printmaking, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2018 | Instructor of Record - Color Theory in Printmaking, University of Florida, Gainesville FL Instructor of Record - Figure/Ground in Printmaking, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2016 | Silk Painting Instructor, Uniquely Yours Boutique, St. Petersburg FL |
2016 | Relief Printmaking Instructor, Cross Bayou Elementary School, Pinellas Park FL |
2015 | Printmaking Teaching Assistant - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg FL |
2015 | Intaglio Instructor - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg FL |
RESIDENCIES + AWARDS
2019-2020 | Resident Artist - 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville, FL |
2019 | 2019 Individual Artist Award for the City of Gainesville, FL |
2018 | MORTEM: Ayatana Research Residency attendee, Ottawa, Ontario |
2015 | Resident Artist in Printmaking - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg FL |
CURATION
2021 | Seeing Humanity, Nan’s Place, Orlando FL |
2020 | iCPP.tv, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL Riddled with Holes: A Solo Exhibition by Dina Benbrahim, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL Broaden Your Sense of Normal, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL Clay Soirée, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL |
2019 | 2g00dh0td@mn.v2, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL Absence and Presence: A Solo Exhibition by Monsur Awodunte, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL 2019 Graduate Invitational, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL Resistance and Resilience: Communications from Inside, 4Most Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL |
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2018-2019 | Studio Manager, GRADhaus Graduate Studios, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2017-2019 | Co-Vice President, Fine Arts College Council, University of Florida, Gainesville FL Co-President: Sanda de la Rosa, |
2019 | Co-Organizer of the 2019 FACC Student Juried Show, Juror: Gia Hamilton, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville FL. Co-Organizer: Sanda de la Rosa |
2018 | Co-Organizer of the 2018 FACC Student Juried Show, Juror: Heather Hart, University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville FL. Co-Organizer: Sanda de la Rosa |
2016-2017 | Printmaking Studio Technician, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |