I was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico where I pursued a degree in Graphic design from Universidad de Monterrey; upon earning my degree I worked for 2 years at a design firm.
A constant traveler my obsession with fabric and patterns compelled me to move to Canada in 2010 to get a diploma in crafts & design on textiles from Sheridan College.
Currently I am working on creating three-dimensional fiber art pieces exploring the themes of communication in everyday life.
At the moment I am approaching this concept through the use of knots, threads, embroidery and three-dimensional textiles and I’m interested in the continued exploration through unlikely connections between our everyday interactions and the world we inhabit.
Education
2020 Certificate Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Project Management Institute
2014 Natural Dyes lecture & workshop, with Kathy Hattori
Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2013 Natural Dyes lecture & workshop, with Tania Love
Contemporary Textiles Studio Co-op, Toronto, ON
2010 – 2013 Crafts & Design Diploma Textile Program
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advance Learning, Oakville, ON
2012 Natural Dyes Workshop, with Thea Haines
Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2003 – 2008 Graphic Design Degree, minor in printed media
University of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
2007 Visiting Student Exchange Program
Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver, BC
Work Experience
2019 - Present Designer - Creative Matters Inc
2014 - 2019 Lead Designer & Production Manager - Rollout
2012 – 2014 Textile Studio Monitor Assistant- Sheridan College
2012 Designer Internship - Creative Matters Inc.
2007 - 2010 Graphic Designer - Gelattina.com
2006 Designer Internship - Luciernaga Studio
2005 - 2006 Poetry Teacher
Grants and awards
2013 Sheridan College Textile Studio Silent Night 3rd Year Award, Sheridan College
Sheridan College 1st Canadian Award, Sheridan College
2012 Sheridan College Excellence Award 2nd Year, Sheridan College
2011 Sheridan College Textile Studio Silent Night 1st Year Award, Sheridan College
Exhibitions
2014 The red and the black, World of Threads Festival 2014, QEPCCC, Oakville, ON
What is textiles? exhibition, Kalopsia Collective, Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh
2013 4"x4" The biggest little art show in the city, #Hashtag Gallery , Toronto, ON
Sur.face: a tactile exploration in textile forms, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON
This could work, Ontario Crafts Council gallery, Toronto, ON
Textiles Studio Exhibition, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
Shed: Collaborative Lighting Project, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
2012 Sheridan College Open House Show, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
2011 Sheridan College Annual Craft Exhibition, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
Textile Studio Exhibition, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
2010 Sheridan College Annual Craft Exhibition, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
Textile Studio Exhibition, Sheridan college gallery, Oakville, ON
Volunteer Experience
2012 Craft and the new economy, OCAD, Toronto, ON
Sheridan Textile studio sale, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2011 Sheridan Textile studio sale, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Clay and paper theatre, The peddler’s wager, Toronto, ON
Clay and paper theatre, Day of delight, Toronto, ON
2010 Textile museum, Kai Chan: A spider’s logic, Toronto, ON
Publications
2013 Joe Lewis, "Ana Diosdado: Like life, art is not about painting inside the lines", Fibre Quarterly Canada, November 26
Max Lupo, "GET TO KNOW: Ana Diosdado", Gladstone Hotel blog, August 07
Jessica Bundy & Rebeca Lowson, “Events: Sur.face Gallery 1313 exhibition”, Tèlio Textures, July 26 2013
Memberships
2010 – Present Ontario Craft Council
2010 – Present Surface Design association