Diego H. Rodriguez Carrion (Diego Hiromi) is a painter who was born on July 26, 1995 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Diego studied at the Atelier San Juan under the guidance of the artists Luis Borrero and Amber Lia-Kloppel, learning “Old Master” techniques in drawing and painting. In 2017, Diego earned his Barchelor's Degree in Fine Art with a painting major at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). While, at PAFA, he has won awards and prizes, such as The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship, The Woodmere Art Museum Purchase Prize, The Pennsylvania Governor's Award, The Don Sabath Award; The Sylvia G. Wexler Memorial Award; The Samuel David Memorial Prize for Cast Drawing; The Rose and Nathan Rubinson Prize in Memory of Wharton Esherick and the Frances D. Bergman Memorial Prize. Also, Diego has participated in group exhibitions at PAFA, The Woodmere Art Museum and at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Education
2013- 2018 BFA/ Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions/ Group Shows
2018 The Woodcut, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
5 to Watch Show, Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, PA
117th Anual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Cutting Edge: Recent Acquisitions in Woodcut and Cut Wood, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Emerging Artists; Young Philadelphia Artists, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Phialdelphia, PA
116th Anual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Good-Fellows, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Wars, and Rumors of War, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Linked: Philly Art School, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
115th Anual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Spring Prizes Wall, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2015 It’s the Thought that Counts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Joint: Philly Art School, The University of the Arts, Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Been There, Done That, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
114th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Spring Prizes Wall, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2014 113th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Spring Prizes Wall, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Now look here, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Open House at Atelier San Juan, Viejo San Juan, PR
2012 The Department’s Student Art Exhibit Program, United States Department of Education, Washington, DC
Prizes and Awards
2018 Governor’s Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Woodmere Art Museum Purchase Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 The Rose and Nathan Rubinson Prize in Memory of Wharton Esherick, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 The Don Sabath Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 The Color Woodcut Purchase Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 The Rose and Nathan Rubinson Prize in Memory of Wharton Esherick, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 The Don Sabath Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 The Gamblin Paint Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 The Don Sabath Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 The Sylvia G. Wexler Memorial Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2014 The Samuel David Memorial Prize for Cast Drawing, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Scholarships
The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship
ALUMNI Association Scholarship
Academy Scholarship
The Conrad J. Linke Memorial Scholarship