Diana Contreras
Diana Contreras is a Peruvian born, Miami based artist and street artist. Working out of her Little Havana studio, Diana or “Didi” produces beautiful portraits of women, often in oil paint, that fall along with her theme of femininity. In the streets Didi continues her painting of women, buts swaps oil for spray paint. Diana received her Bachelor degree in Art Education and a Post-Graduate of Art in Teaching from Florida International University. She has also joined in the study abroad program in Florence, Italy and enrolled in the Art Students League of New York. Didi has participated in many group and solo shows. She will soon display her work in Dubai along with other Miami street artists as part of the Street Art Dubai Gallery. In Miami, Didi is represented by the Brisky Gallery in Wynwood, which also boasts a mural painted by her on its façade. A piece by Didi will also be on display at the 2014 Miami Book Fair. In 2014 she participated in the Downtown Hollywood Mural project and was a part of the RAW Mural Project at the Jose De Diego Middle School during Art Basel. She has been commissioned many times for her work in both murals and canvases and has sold her work for private collections in several parts of the world.