Alejandro Diaz American, b. 1963
El Burrito, 2025
Acrylic and oil on canvas
40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm
101.6 x 76.2 cm
'Nothing is wasted or disregarded. Whether in detail or in gesture, he approaches representation and subject as points of intersection, aware of all that’s full and/or empty, near and/or far,...
"Nothing is wasted or disregarded. Whether in detail or in gesture, he approaches representation and subject as points of intersection, aware of all that’s full and/or empty, near and/or far, elementary and/or vast. It is in this vein that his paintings evoke great poetry while also seeming like casual conversations. He redefines crude by refining the ordinary into art." — Jimmy LeFlore.
Exhibitions
Alejandro Diaz: Rooms and Places, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2026 (catalogue)Literature
Romo, Ricardo. “Alejandro Díaz, A Latino Texan-New Yorker Exhibits at Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery.” La Prensa Texas, February 1, 2026 (illustrated)Romo, Ricardo. “Alejandro Díaz, A Latino Texan-New Yorker Exhibits at Ruiz-Healy-Art Gallery.” Latinos in America, January 28, 2026 (illustrated)
“Alejandro Diaz explores 'Rooms and Places' at Ruiz-Healy Art in New York and San Antonio,” Art Daily Newspaper, January 22, 2026 (illustrated)
