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NADA New York

Booth 5.02

Pier 36

May 5 – 8, 2022

Karla Diaz, Mom's Crossing, 2022, From Coyote Crossings, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz
Mom's Crossing, 2022
From Coyote Crossings
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz, Uncle's Crossing, 2022, From Coyote Crossings, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz
Uncle's Crossing, 2022
From Coyote Crossings
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz, Grandma's Crossing, 2022, From Coyote Crossings, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz
Grandma's Crossing, 2022
From Coyote Crossings
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz, Manuel's Crossing, 2022, From Coyote Crossings, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz
Manuel's Crossing, 2022
From Coyote Crossings
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 in.

Karla Diaz, Bruce, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, 20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
Bruce, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz, La Causa, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, ​​​​20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
La Causa, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz, Popo and Izta, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, 20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
Popo and Izta, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz, Mr. T, 2022 Watercolor and ink on paper, 20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
Mr. T, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz, At the 99 Cents, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper,15 x 20 in

Karla Diaz
At the 99 Cents, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz, Fancy Crap, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, 18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz
Fancy Crap, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz, Self Portrait with Cactus Glasses, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, 15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz
Self Portrait with Cactus Glasses, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz, Nail It, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, 15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz
Nail It, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz, At the Fair, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz
At the Fair, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz, Car Wash, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz
Car Wash, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz, Chavez Ravine, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz
Chavez Ravine, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz, Geese at Hollenbeck Park, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz
Geese at Hollenbeck Park, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
18 x 24 in.

Karla Diaz, Tía Ironing, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, 15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz
Tía Ironing, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz, Homey Don't Play That!, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz
Homey Don't Play That!, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 20 in.

Karla Diaz, La Tía Citizen, 2022, Watercolor and ink on paper, ​​​​​​​12 x 9 in.

Karla Diaz
La Tía Citizen, 2022
Watercolor and ink on paper
12 x 9 in.

Karla Diaz, Lengua (Tongue) Record Store, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
Lengua (Tongue) Record Store, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz, El Matón, the Night Stalker, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
El Matón, the Night Stalker, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
20 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz, The Silver Dollar, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 11 x 15 in.

Karla Diaz
The Silver Dollar, 2021
Watercolor and ink on paper
11 x 15 in.

Installation view 1 of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view 2 of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view 3 of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view 4 of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Installation view of Karla Diaz at NADA New York 2022

Press Release

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is very pleased to present KARLA DIAZ at NADA New York, Booth 5.02, May 5 - 8, 2022.

Karla's colorful watercolors and acrylic on canvas paintings are drawn from her upbringing in Mexico and Los Angeles. She refers to personal memories, dreams, folklore, familiar iconography of her Mexican heritage, and American pop culture to create compositions that consider family, the humor and sorrow of life, and the complexities of the Latinx experience in the U.S.

Karla Diaz is a writer, teacher, and multi-disciplinary artist who engages in painting, installation, video, and performance. Using narrative to question identity, institutional power, and explore memory, her socially engaged practice generates exciting collaborations and provokes important dialogue among diverse communities. Notably, she is the co-founder of the socially engaged collective and community artist space Slanguage. Critical discourse is central to her practice as she explores social, subcultural, and marginalized stories.


DATES & TIMES

VIP OPENING PREVIEW – By invitation
Thursday, May 5, 10:00am – 4:00pm

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, May 5, 4–8pm
Friday, May 6, 11am–7pm
Saturday, May 7, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 8, 11am–5pm

Diaz was born in Los Angeles. She received an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2003 and a BA from California State University Los Angeles in 1999. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; LAXART, Hollywood, CA; Pitzer College, Claremont, CA; California State University Los Angeles, CA; San Jose Museum of Art, CA; Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, MI; the Serpentine Gallery, London, U.K.; and Museo Casa de Cervantes, Madrid, Spain, among other venues.

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