Federico Díaz

Federico Díaz (*1971) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, attending the studios of Stanislav Kolíbal, Karel Malich, and Aleš Veselý. He held fellowships at the Alexander-Dorner-Kreis, the Cité Internationale des Arts, and the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts. He taught at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University in Brno and led the Supermedia Studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) between 2007 and 2014. He is a recipient of the Premio Internazionale “Lorenzo il Magnifico” from the Florence Biennale and the Nicola Trussardi Foundation award at Milano Europe Futuro Presente; he was a finalist for the Jindřich Chalupecký Award in 1997 and 2002. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, ICA London, ZKM Karlsruhe, Ars Electronica in Linz, MASS MoCA, PS1 MoMA, Miami Art Basel, and the 53rd Venice Biennale. In 2010, he represented Czech art at the EXPO World Exhibition in Shanghai.