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