Diego Hiromi is a painter who was born on July 26, 1995 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2017, Hiromi 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 multiple awards, such as The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship, The Woodmere Art Museum Purchase Prize and The Pennsylvania Governor's Award. Also, Hiromi 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/ Solo Shows

2021     Retornos, Galería castro Barreto, San Juan, PR

Exhibitions/ Group Shows

                       2021     Aliento Facundo, Galería Castro Barreto, San Juan, PR

                        2020    The Codex Project, Work on Paper, Ink/ WP Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

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

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

Scholarships

            The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship