Lorenza Diaz

born in Switzerland in 1978. She studied at the School for Design in St. Gallen and the FHNW Basel, Schwitzerland, achieving her degree in 2010. As an exchange student she also studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Danzig and the HGB Leipzig.

1978 – born in Frauenfeld (tg)
Lives in Basel since 2001
2009 – 2010 HGB Leipzig, painting, Professor: Heribert C. Ottersbach, exchange semester
2007 – 2010 FHNW, Institut of Art
2000 Fine Arts Academy, Danzig, Austauschsemester
1997 – 2001 School for Design, St.Gallen, Grafikfachklasse
1995 – 1996 School for Design, Romanshorn, Vorkus

Group exhibition
2011 Annual exhibition, HGB, Leipzig.
Spring Gallery Tour, LIA – Leipzig Interntional Art – Programme, Spinnerei, Leipzig.

2010 Annual exhibition, HGB, Leipzig.
Art project BBS (Berlin-Basel-Sarnen), Sarnen.
Früher waren wir Cowboys, Konsoom, Leipzig.
Trabant 21, Malerei/Druckgrafik > Leipzig – Basel, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel.
Diploma exhibition 2010, FHNW, Messebasel.

2009 Bildet Banden, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel.
re- re- act, Erfrischungsraum, Luzern (in cooperation with Raphael Linsi, Sabrina Davatz, Tashi Brauen).
Anonyme Zeichner auf der Liste Basel.
Intermediate diploma FHNW, Billerbeck, Allschwil (BL).

2008 Annual exhibition FHNW, Billerbeck, Allschwil (BL).
Regionale9, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel.
I am a groupie, Wirzhaus im Schalter, Basel.

2007 Regionale8, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel.

Solo exhibition
2008 Wirzhaus, Basel.
Artachment, Basel.

Performance
2009 Dampfmaschine, Best of Act, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel.
Dok (Cooperation with Tashi Brauen), Act 09, Ostquai, Basel.

2008 L‘aperitif, Act 08, Théâtre du Grütli, Genf.
Traue niemals Biographien, Act 08, Kaskadenkondensator, Basel.
Wir schalten uns aus, Schalter Basel.

Awards
2008 Reisepreis, Kunsthalle Basel.

Purchase
2008 Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt.

Scholarships
2011 iaab-residency in Leipzig (D), Christoph Merian Stiftung, Basel, LIA – Leipzig Interntional Art Programme, Spinnerei.