Diego Perez

BIO Diego Pérez (1987) is a Mexican artist focused on humor, irony, and traditional techniques. He started painting as a teenager and studied for his Bachelor’s degree in the Art School La Esmeralda, which was founded in 1927 by Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and other Mexican artists. His artistic formation is based on traditional techniques and Mexican muralism. Pérez has completed many public art projects as an individual artist, mainly in Mexico City and Arizona. Currently, he is working on the Valley Metro South Extension of the Light Rail in the Broadway/Central station in Phoenix. Pérez has been awarded on several occasions, in 2007 he won the INJUVE National Art and Health Award in Mexico for his painting. In 2014, he won a commission for the National Museum of Science Universum, where he has a permanent exhibition of ten mathematicians’ portraits. Pérez has been living and producing in Phoenix for several years, he has been recognized by The Arizona Republic in his monthly program, Who’s Next, which showcases emerging leaders in several areas under age 40. Also, in 2017 he won first place in the exhibition Conceptions Arts in Los Angeles, and first place in the juried exhibition The Sunniest Place in Earth by The Yuma Art Center. He has exhibited in Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Greece, and the United States.