Diana Eusebio
Diana Eusebio is a Peruvian-Dominican multidisciplinary artist based in Miami. Her artistic practice is centered on color and its cultural significance. She researches natural dyed textiles from Indigenous Latin American and Afro-Caribbean traditions, recognizing their connection to nature and their role as carriers of ancestral wisdom. Eusebio's fusion of ancestral and modern techniques, including dyeing and photography, contributes to contemporary cultural preservation and celebrates the rich heritage and Pre-Columbian knowledge embedded within these communities. Her work is a powerful testament to the enduring cultural tapestry of these regions.
Eusebio holds a BFA in Fiber from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has presented her work at the MoMa, Hall of Nations, Gregg Museum of Art and Design, and Rubell Museum. Studio residencies include Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, CO; Red Hook Labs, NY, NY; Oolite Arts, Miami; AIRIE Fellowship, Everglades National Park; INDEX and MECA Art Fair, Dominican Republic; Deering Estate Studio Residency, Miami.
Awards include the Obama administration’s U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts–the highest national honor for a young artist, National YoungArts Jorge M. Perez $25,000 Award, and the inaugural Knight Artist Housing Award supporting her current 2023-24 studio residency at Oolite Arts in Miami.
works
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Diana Eusebio researches Black and Latinx diasporic stories and Pre-Columbian textile traditions. Her pieces employ color as a means to honor indigenous natural dyeing techniques and re-contextualize our reciprocal connection to the natural world. By combining ancestral and modern processes such as natural dyeing and digital textile printing, her work catalogs a powerful record of contemporary Afro-Latinx and Indigenous history.
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Matriarca, 2024
Photograph digitally printed on cotton fabric naturally dyed with the Cochinilla insect and quilted by hand.
70 x 48 in.
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Señora Orquídea, 2024
Photograph digitally printed on cotton fabric naturally dyed with Cochinilla insect and quilted by hand
17 × 21 in.
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Pops en Boca Chica después de 22 años, 2024
Photograph digitally printed on cotton fabric naturally dyed with Bija seeds and quilted by hand
17 × 21 in.