Diego Hiromi
Diego H. Rodriguez Carrión (Diego Hiromi) is a painter born on July 26, 1995, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Studied at Atelier San Juan under the guidance of artists Luis Borrero and Amber Lia-Kloppel, learning Old Master techniques in drawing and painting. In 2017, earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). While at PAFA, he has won awards such as the William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Grant, the Woodmere Art Museum Purchase Award, the Pennsylvania Governor's Award, the Don Sabath Award, the Sylvia G. Wexler Memorial Award, the Samuel David Memorial Award for Molded Drawing, the Rose and Nathan Rubinson Wharton Esherick Memorial Award, and the Frances D. Bergman Memorial Award. In addition, Diego has participated in group exhibitions at PAFA, The Woodmere Art Museum, and The University of the Arts.
EDUCATION
2018
B.F.A. & Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Philadel-
phia, PA
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Aliento Fecundo - Castro Barreto, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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 - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Wars, and Rumors of War - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Linked: Philly Art School - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
115th Anual Student Exhibition - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2015
It’s the Thought that Counts - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Joint: Philly Art School - Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Been There, Done That - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
114th Annual Student Exhibition - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2014
113th Annual Student Exhibition - Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Now look here - 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
PREMIOS & RECONOCIMIENTOS
PRIZES AND RECOGNITIONS
2018
Governor’s Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
2017
The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship, Pennsyl-
vania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Woodmere Art Museum Purchase Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Rose and Nathan Rubinson Prize in Memory of Wharton Esh-
erick, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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
The Rose and Nathan Rubinson Prize in Memory of Wharton Esh-
erick, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Don Sabath Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, PA
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
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