IRENE NENO DIAZ
1607 West walnut
Stockton, CA 95203
e: Irenediaz32@hotmail.com
website: Nenostudio.com
t: 209-462-9461
Born 1956, Zacatecas, Mexico
Lives Stockton, CA and San Miguel de Allende Gto. Mexico
EDUCATION
2005 Instituto Allende San Miguel De Allende, University of Guanajato
Mexico; MFA
2002 University of The Pacific, Stockton, CA; BFA, Studio Art (Honors)
2000 Delta College, Stockton, CA; Associate in Arts (Honors)
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2004 Photography Contest Palacio Municipal de Allende, Gto. Turismo
13 images selected for publication. San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico
2002 Stockton Women’s Network Scholarship, Stockton, CA
2002 Delicato Vineyards Color Photography, Stockton, CA
2002 National Deans List, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
2001 Community Involvement Program, University of the Pacific, Stockton,
CA
2000 Beta Sigma Phil Scholarship Award, San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
2000 Christmas Card Contest First Place, San Joaquin Delta College,
Stockton, CA
2000 Eric Hitt Memorial Art Scholarship, San Joaquin Delta College,
Stockton, CA
2000 Cesar Chavez Scholarship, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
1999 Presidents list, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2005 Danza de Las Flores Espacio Cultural Alternativo “El Recreo” San
Miguel de
Allende Gto. Mexico; curated by Carmen Arroyo Miller
Planting a Seed Photography and Design Concepts Stockton, CA; curated by
Lisa Starsky
2004 Una Ventana Al Mundo de Susticacan, Bellas Artes, San Miguel de
Allende Gto. Mexico; curated by Dora Gutierrez
Una Ventana Al Mundo de Susticacan, Casa Cultural del Anciano,
Susticacan Zacatecas, Mexico; curated by Gustavo Vazquez
2003 Baccalaureate Exhibition, Reynolds Gallery, University of the
Pacific, Stockton,
CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Flores Azteca, Aztec Garden, Stockton CA; curated by Angie Aguirre
Dia de Los Muertos, First Friday Art Hop, The Lodi Arts Commission, Lodi
CA; curated by Deanie Bridewell
Diversity at UOP, University of the Pacific, Grace Hall, Stockton, CA;
curated by
Valeria Barriga
Raices Que Unen, Mural 13x9 feet, Precidencia, Susticacan, Zacatecas,
Mexico
2004 Sin Fin Abstract Lithographs, Pergola Art Gallery, San Miguel de
Allende Gto.
Mexico
Fourth Annual 4x4 Show, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific,
Stockton, CA
Dia de Los Muertos, color photography, Pergola Art Gallery, San Miguel
de Allende Gto. Mexico; curated by Diane Jones
MFA Student Photography Show, Pergola Art Gallery, San Miguel de Allende,
Gto. Mexico; curated by Robert Kennedy
Salir a Jugar, Mix Media, Naranja Gallery, San Miguel de Allende Gto.
Mexico; curated by Maria Mosley
2003 Dia de Los Muertos, color photography, Pergola Gallery, San Miguel
de Allende, Gto. Mexico curated by Diane Jones
Stockpile Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
2002 Second Annual 4x4 Show, Reynolds Gallery, University of the
Pacific, Stockton, CA
Professional and Amateur Photography Show, Delicato Vineyards, Manteca,
CA
2001 First 4x4 Show, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific,
Stockton, CA
Spring Student Exhibition, L.H. Horton Jr. Art Gallery, San Joaquin
Delta College, Stockton, CA
Through Our Eyes, Mexican Heritage Center, Stockton, CA
1999 Day of the Dead, Mexican Heritage Center, Stockton, CA
Spring Fling Photography Show, Mondavi Vineyards, Lodi, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2005 Daniele Hagen, “ Mi Hermana Espiritual” Collage, Pacific Review,
Volume 92.NO.1 Fall 2005, page 13,14.
2002 Coperman, Lisa. “Monoprints of Sunflowers, Emma, Callas,” Calliope
Across the Disciplines, Fall Issue, 2002, page 7,19,55.
2000 Freeman, Sereta, “Spring Flowers” The Final Draft, Volume 1, Issue
2, page 3,22,27,28,and back cover
1998 Spencer, Sherman, “Living Reflections.” The Stockton Record, May 1,
1998. Sec. 1A P. 1, Col. 2.
1997 Spencer, Sherman, “ Memories Blossom in Special Garden.” The
Stockton Record, September 5, 1997. Sec. 1A, P.1 Col. 2.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Irene's photographic work is eclectic, ranging
from details of nature to her floral images done in abstract.
Irene was born in 1956 in Susticacan Zacatecas, Mexico. Most of
her art is influenced by childhood memories and her Mexican culture.
Irene always dreamed of earning a college education and in she
graduated in 2003 from University of The Pacific with a BFA. Irene moved to
San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Mexico where in 2005 she received her
Masters in Fine Art from Instituto Allende incorporated to the
University of Guanajuato, She loves to spend time in San Miguel de Allende Gunanajato where she paints in oils and continues to photograph
everyday events while living the Mexican myth.
Irene Neno Diaz lives between San Antonio
Texas and San Miguel de Allende GTO. Mexico
You can contact the artist at irenediaz32@hotmail.com
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
By Irene Diaz
Every person has a story to tell; more often it is interned deep inside
the person’s memories. What is the burden that keeps a person from
narrating his or her own story? The usual story is the one of humanity.
Personal stories are most often of shame inducing events and dreams
unfulfilled.
I too have a story to tell like everyone else. I have been exposed and
blessed by two cultures. With life’s experiences I have had my share of
ups and downs. Through the medium of photography I now have the
satisfaction of achieving my dream to narrate my memories. What I could
not say in words I now say with photography. Just like writing authors
express their feelings with words, I communicate by writing with light,
according to the true meaning of the Greek word “photography.”
Photography has given me an endless process of self-discovery by
narrating my memories. The joy has been in the journey. Reaching the top
of the needle and pushing The Thread through the tiny hole has been
difficult, but with perseverance and motivation anything is possible.
Today The Thread is sewing another web that will catch the elements to
narrate more stories for other generations to come.