About Sala Diaz
Established in 1995, Sala Diaz is an experimental nonprofit venue (501c3) for the creation and presentation of contemporary art. As an exhibition space, residency program and community organization, we promote a down home—and world-renowned—artist-centric model of operation. Sala Diaz is located in the heart of the Cultural Arts District in San Antonio, Texas.
Meet the Team
Sala Diaz was founded by an artist and maintains a strong commitment to contemporary artists.
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Ethel Shipton was born and raised in Laredo, Texas. She received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. Ethel worked for the Texas House of Representatives as a photographer for more than eight years. She lived and worked in Mexico City in 1990 and 1992, and then returned to Texas, settling down in San Antonio.A strong conceptual base informs Ethel Shipton’s practice and encompasses a variety of expressions. Through painting, installation, photography, and text, Shipton spotlights instants of clarity that flit by in the comings and goings of daily life. Past works have centered on ideas of urban scenes, language, and attempts to process information. Time is an essential issue of her oeuvre. “Space and time, movement and place I see going hand and hand. These two elements continue to be groundwork for my artwork. We all continue to move between time and space on a moment-by-moment basis.” – Ethel Shipton.
Featured Image: Credit: Scott Ball / San Antonio Report
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Originally from Kyle, TX, Casie studied Art History and Business at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Over the past decade, Casie has immersed herself in the Contemporary Art community in San Antonio. She has held positions at Ruiz-Healy Art gallery and Artpace San Antonio, and has collaborated with organizations such as Luminaria, Clamp Light Artist Studios & Gallery, Planned Parenthood South Texas, and more. She also serves as the Exhibitions Manager at Sala Diaz, a local non-profit art gallery, and is a dedicated Board Member and Co-Chair for Contemporary Art Month San Antonio. Currently, Lomeli is the New Media and Communications Coordinator at Contemporary at Blue Star.
Casie’s practice is centered on creating meaningful conversations that explore the complexities of the human experience, particularly those that involve identity, social issues, and ancestry. At times her work is focused and centers on communications strategies for arts organizations, and other times it’s more poetic and curatorial, providing another avenue of storytelling. At the end of the day, Casie’s practice is centered around the artist, the stories they’re bringing to life, and the importance of sharing that with the community and documenting that work for future generations to expand on.
SELECTED PRESS
Art in America http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/news/roving-eye-san-antonio/
ArtSlant http://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/44165
Guardian UK http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/jun/22/top-10-arts-culture-san-antonio-texas
Rivard Report http://therivardreport.com/sala-diaz-exercise-artful-seclusion/
Sala Diaz Board of Directors: Hills Snyder (Vice President), Trent Harkrader (Treasurer), Chris Sauter (Secretary), Mike Casey, Sonya Dawson, Alejandro Diaz, Stacey Hill, Justin Parr and Don Thomas.
Sala Diaz is supported by the Ruth Foundation for the Arts, the King William Association, H-E-B's Community Investment Program, The Flohr Family Foundation, The Lifschutz Foundation, The Smothers Foundation, and numerous individuals including Mike Casey, Sonya Dawson, Lorena & Joel Dunlap, Nina Hassele, Chris Hill, Reagan Johns, Rick Liberto, Trish Marcus & the Ramirez Family, Brad Parman & Tim Seeliger, Patricia Ruiz-Healy, Chris Sauter, Ethel Shipton & Nate Cassie, Hills Snyder, Don Thomas & Lara Flynn Boyle.
Community Partners are: Blue Star Contemporary, Contemporary Art Month, The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, UTSA New Media Collective
SALA DIAZ 517 STIEREN SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210 210.275.4903 info@saladiazart.org