Diego Romero Ceramics

Firmly positioning his work within an indigenous visuality diego romero has built a career constructing ceramic vessels that elevate pueblo life to olympian stature.

Diego romero ceramics.

More pieces may be available in our santa fe gallery. Romero s wife cara romero is a noted photographer. After art school in california he attended the institute of american indian art iaia in santa fe shortly after graduating from iaia he enrolled at otis parsons school of design in los angeles. His pottery forms are nearly consistent based on the mimbres pottery of around 1100.

Theater of war. Pueblo of cochiti new mexico. Raised in berkeley california diego romero is a third generation cochiti pueblo artist who specializes in pottery he also does printmaking. 15 x 6 5 x 6 5 pottery fall from grace 10 x 10 x 5 pottery.

A third generation professional artist romero was born and raised in berkeley california to a cochiti father and a non native mother. We found pieces by diego romero in our online inventory. He makes art that transcends his native american heritage by co. Thumbnails with links to more information about each is displayed below.

Prints and ceramics by diego romero after graduating from high school romero attended the institute of american indian arts iaia in santa fe new mexico. Iaia is the only four year degree fine arts institution in the nation devoted to contemporary native american and alaska native arts. If you are interested in a piece or wish to learn more about other pieces in our gallery please e mail us or call us at 505 986 1234. Diego romero diego romero has been one of the early innovators in pueblo pottery since the late 1980 s.

Diego romero is a potter living and working in santa fe nm and a member of the cochiti pueblo tribe. View diego romero s artworks on artnet. 14 x 14 x 6 5 pottery. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices.

He studied at the institute of american indian arts before subsequently attaining degrees from the otis college of art and design bfa and ucla mfa. Diego romero s heritage is cross cultural his father santiago romero was a traditional painter from cochiti pueblo diego like his mother was born and raised in berkeley california. He later attained degrees from otis college of art.