Mariangeles Soto-Diaz

Biography
Mariangeles Soto-Diaz, assistant professor of art, community and contemporary culture, received her B.A. from Hampshire College and a M.F.A. in painting from Claremont Graduate University of California. She has taught at the University of California, San Diego Extension, The University of California, San Diego Crafts Center and been an Artist-in Residence at the Institute for Arts Education in San Diego, CA. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at Sweeny Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, at Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Los Angeles and at Chozen Gallery, Palm Springs, CA. Her work has been included in numerous group shows including DA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA among many others. Professor Soto-Diaz is on leave the 2007-2008 academic year.