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
ONGOING PROJECT AND SOLO EXHIBITION
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 |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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 |
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2019 -current | Resident Artist, Curator - 4MOST Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL |
August 2019 -current | Adjunct Faculty - “Making+Meaning” at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
June 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 |
2019 | Co-Organizer of the 2019 FACC Student Juried Show with Juror Gia Hamilton in University Gallery at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2018 | Co-Organizer of the 2018 FACC Student Juried Show with Juror Heather Hart in University Gallery at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
2016-2018 | President, Alagarto Printmaker’s Guild, University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
Spring 2017/ Fall 2018 | Instructor of Record - “Figure/Ground in Printmaking” at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
Fall 2017/ Spring 2018 | Instructor of Record - “Color Theory in Printmaking” at the University of Florida, Gainesville FL |
Feb-May 2016 | Silk Painting Workshop Instructor, Uniquely Yours Boutique, St. Petersburg FL |
Feb 2016 | Relief Printmaking Workshop Instructor, Cross Bayou Elementary School, Pinellas Park FL |
Fall 2015 | Printmaking Teaching Assistant - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg FL |
Feb 2015 | Intaglio Workshop Instructor - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg FL |
RESIDENCIES + AWARDS
2019 | 2019 Individual Artist Award for the City of Gainesville |
August 2019 -current | Resident Artist - 4MOST Gallery + Studio, Gainesville FL |
Oct 2018 | MORTEM: Ayatana Research Residency attendee, Ottawa, Ontario |
Feb 2015 | Resident Artist in Printmaking - Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg FL |