About the Artist
Adrienne Diaz (b.1993) is a Chicana and Black multi-disciplined artist, community organizer and activist born and raised in Eastern Coachella Valley of California. She founded the ExpresArte Cultural Wellness Collective, an organization focused on providing the South San Joaquin Valley with culturally competent mental healthcare. Her paintings, drawings and ceramics explore ideas of culture, identity, and family dynamics through visual manifestations of time, memory, and the human body. She is a graduate from Fresno State’s School of Art, Design and Art History and is a recipient of the Edward. O Lund Scholarship. Her work has been exhibited across California in galleries and community spaces and featured on the cover of Latin@ Literatures Magazine. She has contributed to and organized work on 5 mural and public works projects in the Fresno Metropolitan area, including Mariposa Plaza and the Fresno airport. Diaz is a former Artist in Residence for Planned Parenthood MarMonte (2023) and Inhabit Arts Collective (2022). She is now based in South Fresno and currently sits on the board for The JoyCore Project and co-facilitates The Abnormal Coven, an arts collective for women and femmes.
Education
BA, Painting & Drawing, Fresno State University, Fresno, CA
AA, with High Honors, Studio Art, Painting & Drawing, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
Fresno State University, Fresno, CA(Photopolymer Intaglio with Michelle Martin,Tulsa University)
2026
2024
2025
Professional Experience
Curator & Board Member, The JoyCore Project, Fresno, CA
Gallery Attendant, Phebe Conley Gallery, Fresno State, Fresno, CA
Studio Assistant for Kevin Stewart-Magee, Fresno, CA
Director’s Assistant, Summer Arts, California State University, Fresno, CA
Operations Assistant, Summer Arts, California State University, Fresno, CA
Executive Director, ExpresArte Cultural Wellness Collective, Visalia, CA
Program Director, ExpresArte Cultural Wellness Collective, Visalia, CA
Field Fellow, ACLU Northern California, Fresno, CA
Campaign Coordinator, ACT for Women and Girls, Visalia, CA
Administrative Assistant, ACT for Women and Girls, Visalia, CA
Volunteer, ACT for Women and Girls, Visalia, CA
2025-26
2026
2024-25
2024
2023
2021-22
2019-21
2018
2017-18
2017
Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Residenices
Best in Painting, 2026 Senior Art Show, Fresno State, Fresno, CA
Lund Scholar, Edward O. Lund III Foundation, Fresno, CA
Artist-in-Residence, Tanuja Bahal Artist in Residence Program, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Fresno, CA
Artist-in-Residence, Inhabit Arts Collective Artist Residency, Fresno, CA
2026
2025
2023
2022
Exhibition Record
2026 Senior Art Show, Group Exhibition, Phebe Conley Art Gallery | Fresno State University, Fresno, CA
Portals of Elsewhere, Group Exhibition, Fresno State Graduate Gallery, Fresno, CA
Sweet and Low Chicana Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Cien Ojos Studio, Merced, CA
She Knows the Feeling, “Sisterhood of the Travelling Canvas”, Group Exhibition, Arts Visalia, Visalia, CA (with Nancy Youdelman)
Fall 2025 Student Art Exhibition, Phebe Conley Art Gallery | Fresno State University, Fresno, CA
Dia de Los Muertos, Group Exhibition, Dulce Upfront, Fresno, CA
From Fresno, With Love, Group Exhibition, The JoyCore Project, Fresno, CA
The Abnormal Coven, Group Exhibition, Fresno City Hall, Fresno, CA
The Seascape, Group Exhibition, Scarab Creative Arts Gallery, Fresno, CA
A Wise Woman Once Said, Group Exhibition Corridor 2122 Gallery Fresno, CA (with Nancy Youdelman; curated by Angel Lesnikowski)
This Bridge Called My Back, Group Exhibition, Dulce Upfront, Fresno, CA (curated by Nataly Barajas)
Spring 2024 Student Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Art Space Gallery at Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
Fractions of One: Body Language, Group Exhibition, Cooler Center, Fresno, CA
Nepantla, Group Exhibition, Garage Space Gallery, Hollywood, CA
Spring 2023 Student Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Art Space Gallery at Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
Solo Exhibition, Ask Me About My Scars, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Fresno, CA
Oedipus El Rey, Lobby Gallery at The Selma Arts Center, Selma, CA
Low & Slow Lowrider & Chicano Art Show, Group Exhibition, Kreepy Kawaii Studio, Merced, CA
Solo Exhibition, As Far As The Eye Can See, Labyrinth Arts Collective, Fresno, CA
Reimagine & Rebuild Arts Showcase, Online Group Showcase, Partnership for the Future of Learning California
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021