Bio

Marisol Díaz was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She received a Bachelor's in Arts degree in photography in 2002 from City College of the City University of New York, and an Associate degree in Advertising Arts from Bronx Community College in 1993. She is a recipient of the 2004 Brio Award (Bronx Recognizes its Own) and the 2002 New York State Senate Award for her contribution to the Arts in her community.
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As a freelance photographer, her clients include The Bronx Times, Bronx Council on the Arts, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx Opera Company, Bronx Net, Coca-Cola, Pepatían, Montefiore Hospital, The Norwood News, and many others.

Her work has been exhibited in several galleries and alternative spaces in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and New York State. Other accomplishments include curating exhibitions for En Foco, Inc., and Casa del Sol Gallery in the Bronx; and teaching photography at Bronx International High School, Bronx, NY; Pelham Hutchinson Elementary, Pelham, NY; Millbrook Community Center, Bronx, NY; Workshops with The Bronx Museum and the Bronx Council on the Arts.

She is the Program Director for En Foco a non-profit organization that helps promote photographers of color.

Díaz has served on various arts panels, including the Bronx Museum/ICP at the Point, Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx Net and Coca-Cola (Art in Harmony) and is a current member of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).

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Education

B.A. May 2002 City College of the City of New York, NYC; Degree in Liberal Arts with a specialty in photography, BA, 2002.

A.A.S. June 1993 Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY; Degree in Advertising Art and Computer Graphics; AAS, 1993.

Honors, Awards and Grants

July 2004 - BCA's BRIO Winner (Bronx Recognizes it's Own) (category: photography)

November 2002 - New York State Senate Liberty Award, for providing Art to the Community.

November 2001 - "1st Giza Endesha Daniel Award, for Dedication to the Arts, for devotion to the creative process to bring beauty, truth and wisdom to our lives". Cherry Tree Association, Inc.

April 2001 - The Wheeler Foundation

November 2000 - Honorarium, En Foco, Inc.

Exhibitions

6/30 - 7/15/06 Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY

5/19 - 6/30/06 el Taller Boricua, NYC

3/3 - 4/1/06 Boricua College, Bronx, NY

2/3 - 2/28/06 Haven Arts, Bronx, NY

12/16 - 1/7/06 Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY

8/2005 Lewis Wexler of the Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia

9/6 - 9/30/05 Haven Arts, Bronx, NY

6/03 - 6/18/05 Haven Arts, Bronx, NY

12/04 - 1/05 Mi Sala Gallery, Bronx, NY (Solo exhibition)

9/14/04 - 11/30/04 Credit Suisse First Boston, NYC

7/28/04 - Latino Film Festival in Collaboration with Pepatian, NYC (Solo exhibition)

7/07/04 - 7/28/04 Better Recognize: Bronx Artists. Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx, NY

3/2004 - BAAD! ASS WOMEN: Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Bronx, NY

8/26/02 - 9/21/02 Medger Evers College of City University of N.Y. Charles Evans Inniss Memorial Library, Brooklyn, NY

8/2002 Fair during Bronx Week, Bronx, NY

5/02 - Winter 2002 Tree Top Restaurant, Bronx, NY

2/18/02 - Spring '02 South Bronx Concerned Citizens, Bronx, NY (Solo exhibition)

9/13/01 - 10/10/01 Adverse Possession Gallery, Bronx, NY. Auction to raise funds for the Fire Department. (Solo exhibition)

2/ 23/ 01 - 3/16/01 Casita Maria, Bronx, NY

2/3/01 - 2/21/01 South Bronx Concerned Citizens, Bronx, NY

11/2/00 - 12/1/00 Seventh & Second Photo Gallery, NYC. En Foco's Touring Gallery program (Solo exhibition)

3/19/00 - 4/16/00 St. Francis of Assisi, NYC (Solo exhibition)

12/99 - 3/00 Adverse Possession Gallery, Bronx, NY

1995, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01 Compton & Goethals Art Gallery, City College, NYC

Bibliography

June 2006, Open on Bronx Net (ch.67); May 2006, Bronx Talk AM (ch. 67); December 2004, News 12 The Bronx; March 2004, Teen Talk on Bronx Net; 2001 - present, Bronx Talk AM on Bronx Net, a guest four times a year; Brooklyn in Focus - Photographers on the edge. Brooklyn Arts, Double Exposure, For Rising Shutterbugs. Southpaw Showcase Focuses On; New Talents; June - July 2003 Positive Focus, Inc. Newsletter; April - May 2003 Positive Focus, Inc. Newsletter; September 2001 Bronx News; September 2001 Radio WADO; November 2, 2000; Bronx Times; November 2000 The Newsletter of Middle Collegiate Church, among others.

Publications

July 2006, Mosaic Literary Magazine (cover photo); October 14, 2003 el diario la prensa; August 2003 Issue Daily News Viva New York - Communidad section; Summer 2003 Book: Shout Out: Pepatian, Jump It Up: Bronx Artist Spotlight, Copyright 2003 Pepatian/Jump It Up. Cover photographs and all interior photographs: © Marisol Díaz. Gelatin Silver Prints. Poetry book; May 2003 New York Newsday; May 25, 2003 el diario la prensa; February 13, 2003 el diario la prensa; and the Bronx Times Reporter from 1998 to 2001.

Teaching/Workshops/Lectures

June 24, 2006 - Artist Talk at el Taller Boricua, NYC

April 1, 2006 - Artist Talk at Boricua College, Bronx, NY

April 2005 - present - Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY
B&W Photography

Feb. 2005 - Feb. 2007 - Bronx International High School, Bronx, NY
B&W Photography

January 5, 2005 - Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx, NY
Photo Documenting & How To Workshop

Oct. - January 2003 - Millbrook Community Center, Bronx, NY

May 13, 2003 - Keynote Speaker at Southpaw, a benefit event for Positive Focus, Inc. a nonprofit center for emerging photoartists.

May – June ‘02 - Pelham Hutchinson Elementary, Pelham, NY
The Art of Photographing Nature (3rd grade)

July 22, 2000 - The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
Photo Art Making Workshop: Drawing on Polaroids

Professional Affiliations

2004 to 2005 NPPA (National Press Photographers Association; February 1999 to present En Foco, Inc. Program Director; and 2001 to 2002 Image Griots.

Professional Experience

June 2006 - Mosaic Literary Magazine, Bronx, NY

May 2006 - BOEDC, Bronx, NY

November 2004 - St. Athanasius School, Bronx, NY

October 2004 - Latino Sports.com

March 2004 - BAAD (Bronx Academy for Arts and Dance), Bronx, NY

August 2003 - Publicis/Chivas Regal, NYC

July 2003 - Bronx Borough President, BOEDC, Bronx, NY

Spring 2003 - present Montefiore Children's Hospital, Bronx, NY

April 2003 - present Pepatian, Bronx, NY

April 2003 - present Longwood Arts Project Gallery at Hostos, Bronx, NY

January 2003 - present Bronx Opera Company, Bronx, NY

December 2002 - Americo Casiano (poet) Bronx, NY

2002 - present Audrey Duncan, Bronx Net, Bronx, NY

2001 - present Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) Bronx, NY

2001 - present Lehman College CUNY, Bronx, NY

2000 - present Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY

2000 - 2005 Coca-Cola Company, Hawthorne, NY

May 2002 - June 2002 Hutchinson School, NY. Duties: Photography Teaching Residency; 3rd Grade

Summer 2001 & 2005- Felipe Luciano (Politician/Reporter), NYC

Spring - Summer 2001 Hon. José Marco Serrano (Councilman), Bronx, NY

1998 - 2001 Bronx Times Reporter, Bronx, NY

© Marisol Diaz, 2005

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