Diana A. Calderon: GOURD

If my students gave these gourds a try, then so will I!

I used a wood burning tool to carve, or emboss, a dove on the gourd. I painted the bottom with acrylic. November, 2010.

statement

"With concepts of personal and spiritual growth, my intent is to inspire hope, healing, faith. I benefit from juxtaposing the expected with the unexpected such as live art with book art (artists books), mechanical with organic, old with new."

"Mi intención es expresar inspiración, inculcar esperanza, fe, expresión personal, historia, conciencia y cambio social y me inspiran muchas cosas, empezando con la vida, la muerte, la historia, la naturaleza, la fe, la religión, diferentes culturas, la arquitectura, y obras antiguas".

"Me gusta la yuxtaposición de lo esperado con lo inesperado, mecánico con orgánico, lo antiguo con lo nuevo, cada obra que realizo significa alcanzar un reto, es desprenderme de mi realidad o recordarme de estar presente en el momento, es documentación, o el resolver problemas de una manera creativa"

exhibitions

2000 Student Exhibition, El Paso Museum of Art

00-01 An Artistic Discovery, The Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C.

2007 Books Gone Wild, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU

2008 Into the Blue, Intermedia Senior Exhibition, Gallery 100

2008 Paper, Tempe Center for the Arts 1st Biennial

2008 Text Messages, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU

09-10 Bookish, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

2009 From the Penthouse to the Basement, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU

2009 UNPOLISHED, The Chocolate Factory, Phoenix

2011 First Annual Latina Art Exhibition: Honoring Women, Mothers, Madonnas, ALAC's Galeria 147, Phoenix

2011 Impressiones en Papel: Prints by Contemporary and Traditional Mexican Artists, Sheemer Art Center, Scottsdale

11-12 2nd Annual Virgen de Guadalupe Exhibition, ALAC's Galeria 147, Phoenix

2012 For Our Eyes, 411 Gallery, ASU

2012 Inspired Soles, 6th Avenue Gallery, Phoenix

2012 I Paint My Own Reality: In Frida's Garden, Vision Gallery, Chandler

2012 Second Annual Latina Art Exhibition: Honoring Women, Mothers, Madonnas, ALAC's Galeria 147, Phoenix

2012 Ofrendas Annual Altar Exhibition, Desert Botanical Garden

2013 Inspired Soles, 6th Avenue Gallery, Phoenix

2013 Cesar Chavez in the Civil Rights Movement, ALAC's Galeria 147, Phoenix

2013 Celebrating Frida, An exhibit by the Phoenix Fridas, Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix

2013 Arte de Latino, Phoenix Center for the Arts

2013 Segunda Vida, Braggs Pie Factory gallery, Phoenix

2013 Featured Artist of the Month, In-Power Boutique & Gallery, Avondale

13-14 Second Life, 9th Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, Tempe

2013 Mother Corn, Mother Nopal; A Natural Connection to Guadalupe, Willo North Gallery, Phoenix

2013 1st Solo Exhibition, ALAC's Galeria 147, Phoenix

2014 Meztli-Heart & Symbol, Willo North Gallery, Phoenix

2014 Expressively Frida, An exhibt by the Phoenix Fridas, Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix

2015

Diana A. Calderon

1.07.2011

GOURD

biography

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