Today we’d like to introduce you to Diana “Didi” Contreras. Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours? I have been drawing ever since I could remember. I was an art major in college but after I graduated I stopped for a few years. It was when I started seeing the amazing murals in Wynwood that I got really inspired to paint on a wall. I started painting little characters here and there but when I painted my first mural in Wynwood is when things ch

Rei Ramirez's untitled collage combines pages of Playboy magazine issues from the 1980s. (Phillip Valys / SouthFlorida.com) This past January, at the sprawling Pompano Citi Centre, across the atrium from a Subway, a J.C. Penney and a carousel, the pop-up art space Magnetic debuted in an empty storefront. Spoken-word poets, sculptors, dancers and musicians dropped by for "ArtPop#kinetic," a group exhibition, filling the 2,700-square-foot space with painting demos, cocktails an

It's amazing how identities morph and take shape over time. From a little patch of warehouses and thrift shops (with the occasional cafeteria sandwiched in between), the (Hia)Leah Arts District is on the cusp of ushering in a major culture shift. I follow several artists on Instagram and decided that I would have to find this small parcel of land to explore today. Unlike Wynwood, I was seemingly the only unofficial person there – to the extent that more than one business owne

As much as we love beauty, we are total art freaks at heart. So when those two worlds collide, we get super excited. And as luck may have it, they recently collided in the most awesome way possible with the launch of “Project Beauty”. On December 4, to celebrate the launch of the new e-commerce platform for hair and skin, Project Beauty enlisted Miami street artist, Diana Contreras, to create a mural inspired the beauty experience. Project Beauty is more than just an e-commer

Diana "Didi" Contreras is known around Miami for painting intoxicatingly vibrant portraits of diverse women and for unapologetically depicting feminine symbols with strength and confidence. Her three interwoven sirens were the faces of the Miami Book Fair and her sassy portraits can be found from Orlando to New York to Iowa. For Miami Art Week 2015, Didi was everywhere. She unveiled an inaugural mural commissioned by Project Beauty and collaborated with New York City's Miss Z

Street artist Diana "Didi" Contreras recalls the making of the official Miami Book Fair mural in Wynwood. The task took more than two weeks while Contreras worked long hours under the hot and sometimes rainy weather. Video by Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/books/miami-book-fair-international/article45006339.html#storylink=cpy #Miamibookfair #mural #wynwood #dianacontrera #didi #didiro #playin #muse #books #streetart

Diana Contreras has established herself as an influential Miami artist. From painting murals in the street art scene, to exhibiting in various galleries, her work has been seen in exhibitions and private collections in several parts of the world. Nicole Didi, your women grab my attention wherever I see them. How do you pick your subject matter? Are they from real models? Diana These girls are a combination of fashion, models, actresses, and my imagination. I mix it all up to

Since Art Basel established itself in Miami Beach in 2002, Magic City residents have become accustomed to contemplating art everywhere. They have also learned to coexist with it in all its expressions. Now, a dozen established Miami artists have painted the walls and murals on business buildings in Hialeah, Little Haiti, Little Havana and Wynwood. They’re demonstrating not only that urban art is on the rise in Art Basel territory but also that the power of art fuels the cultu

The first time I saw artist, Diana Contreras', work was in Miami during the art crawl during our Sugar Does America Tour. I fell in love with her work instantly and had to have her showcase at our show. Her work spoke to me. It was feminine, whimsical, and nostalgic. I got her information from the man that selling her work, and contacted her immediately. Only to find out that she was a sweet and kind as she was talented. Upon our first time meeting, Diana greeted me with warm

Upcoming in the world of visual arts, the new Leah Arts District in Hialeah launches Sunday with a big block party, ArtCenter/South Florida features a scientist-artist collaboration, and graduating visual artists from Miami’s New World School of the Arts have a final exhibition. ▪ The new Hialeah Artist Live/Work Overlay District launches Sunday with a free community block party from 4 to 8 p.m. at 1501 E. 10th Ave., Hialeah. Live music, food trucks, complimentary beer and mu

Fusing her passion for street art with her mastery of classical painting, Miami-based Peruvian artist Diana Contreras aka Didi fashions whimsical portraits depicting her distinct notion of femininity. In NYC this weekend for the Fridge Art Fair, she will also be sharing her talents with us at JMZ Walls in Bushwick and at the 12C Outdoor Gallery in the East Village. I met Didi earlier this year in Miami. When did you first paint in a public space? And where was it? I first pai

The highly anticipated "On the Run" tour featuring Jay Z and Beyonce kicks off today in Miami and artists Nate Dee and Diana "Didi" Contreras are more than ready. According to Local10 News, as a way to "turn the concert of the summer into a way to inspire local youth," the artists painted a mural of the power couple on the wall of Speaker Boxx Miami (27th Avenue & NW 175th Street). "They don't really have access to a lot of art, culture, fashion, and music," said Nate Dee of

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Wynwood -- Miami’s freshly-anointed hipster claim to fame -- is the place for street art, and its newest resident goes by the name of "Sofia Rose." Painted in a week by local artists Diana Contreras and Cristina Isabel Rivera, the mural adorns the wall of what will be Style CTZN at 218 NW 25th St. Store owner Ysset Boan commissioned the pair to create the image of a woman who personified strength, individuality, and just plain fun femininity. “I wanted to communicate the mess