Diego Romero

Diego Romero (1964-) is one of America's most important ceramicists. His heritage is cross-cultural. His father, Santiago Romero, was a traditional painter from Cochiti Pueblo. Diego, like his mother, was born and raised in Berkeley, California. After art school in California he attended the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe. Shortly after graduating from IAIA he enrolled at Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. He moved on to UCLA where he received his MFA in 1993. He now lives and works in New Mexico. A collection of his work toured Europe in 2006. He is represented by galleries in Santa Fe and New York and his work can be seen in most of the nation's finest museums.

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