Adrienne Diaz (b.1993) is a Chicana and Black multi-disciplined artist born and raised in Eastern Coachella Valley of California. She turned to art in 2022 after founding ExpresArte Cultural Wellness Collective and years of working as a community organizer and activist. Her paintings, drawings and prints explore culture & identity, family dynamics, the body, personal mythos, and time & memory. She is a graduate from Fresno State’s School of Art, Design and Art History and Lund Fellow. 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 led work on 5 murals and public art works in the Fresno Metropolitan area, including Mariposa Plaza and the Fresno airport. She is a former Artist in Residence for Planned Parenthood MarMonte(2023) and Inhabit Arts Collective(2022). She is based in South Fresno and currently sits on the board for The JoyCore Project and co-facilitates the collective The Abnormal Coven for women and femmes.
Past Exhibitions:
- Spoken to Power | The JoyCore Project | Fresno, CA | Group Show | July 2025
- Abnormal Coven | Fresno City Hall | Fresno, CA | Group Show | July 2025
- Tripping on the Roots | Moto Delicatessen & Bodega | Fresno, CA | Featured Artist | July 2025
- From Fresno, With Love | The JoyCore Project | Fresno, CA | Group Show | June 2025
- The Seascape | Scarab Creative Arts Gallery | Fresno, CA | Group Show | June 2025
- A Wise Woman Once Said | Corridor 2122 Gallery | Fresno, CA | Group Show | March 2025
- This Bridge Called My Back | Dulce Upfront | Fresno, CA | Group Show | March 2025
- Spring 2024 Student Art Exhibition | Fresno City College | Fresno, CA | Group Show | April - May 2024
- Fractions of One: Body Language | Cooler Center | Fresno, CA I Group Show | August 2023
- Nepantla Group Art Exhibition | Garage Space Gallery | Hollywood, CA I Group Show | August 2023
- Spring 2023 Student Art Exhibition | Fresno City College | Fresno, CA | Group Show | April - May 2023
- “Oedipus El Rey” Lobby Gallery on Mexican-American/Chicanx Culture | Selma Arts Center | Selma, CA | Group Show | November 2022 - January 2023
- Low & Slow Lowrider & Chicano Art Show | Kreepy Kawaii Gallery | Merced, CA | Group Show | August 2022