Amy Díaz-Infante

Amy Díaz-Infante (born 1982) is an active Mexican American visual artist and educator, currently based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a focus on printmaking, drawing, and design.

Life and education Amy Díaz-Infante was born in Salinas, California. Her grandparents Luis and Evelia Díaz-Infante, immigrated from Jalisco, Mexico to Salinas, California in 1961. They were employed as farmworkers in Salinas Valley until Luis was promoted to repair field equipment, given charge of maintenance and developed agriculture equipment until he retired as a welder. In addition, they were dedicated active members of the Migrant Education Program. Díaz-Infante’s mother raised her children while she worked full-time and part-time as a student for a decade until she received her degree at Hartnell College.

As a result of the Díaz-Infante family's commitment to their Mexican American community, she integrated community engagement in her arts practice, position as an educator and administrator. She has been an active member in youth arts and youth leadership development throughout her career. Her source of inspiration comes from her supportive family members and her mentor Juan R. Fuentes, a fellow printmaker who taught her how to screenprint when she volunteered at the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco. Her experience in youth arts organizations allowed her to build creative collaborations and construct spaces for people to develop their artistic voices and build confidence.

Díaz-Infante was a first generation college student who received a scholarship to Yale University. They rewarded her admission after initially stating her application would be turned down without an application fee.

Art (exhibitions and collaborations) The Califas Legacy Project: The Ancestral Journey/El Viaje Ancestral exhibition at the Monterey Museum of Art in Monterey, California 2018. Who Gets to Call it Chicano Art? exhibition at the Axis Gallery in Sacramento, California 2018. Hablamos Juntos collaboration with Pajaro Valley Art Gallery, Museo Eduardo Carrillo and Young Writers Program in Watsonville, California 2018. Hybrid Spaces: Family Origins & Collaborations with Las Hermanas Iglesias (Janelle and Lisa Iglesias) an exhibition at the Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Lation Americana (MACLA) in San Jose, California 2010.