Federico Díaz was born in 1971 in Prague, Czech Republic. He attended the Prague High School of the Creative Arts from 1987 to 1990 and then spent seven years at the Academy of the Plastic Arts and Painting, also in Prague. He has won numerous grants and awards for his work and has exhibited worldwide. He also leads the creative team of the company E-Area (www.e-area.cz), which was founded in 1998. He is based in Prague and in Buenos Aires but also spends much time in Milan and Paris.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS

2001
"Project E-forum III", in cooperation with the foundation Forum 2000 and Nippon foundation, Czech Republic
2001
"Empact", National Gallery, Czech Republic
2000
"Project E-forum II", in cooperation with the foundation Forum 2000 and Nippon foundation, Czech Republic
2000
"Introsfera E-Area", Royal institute of British Architecture, London, GB (catalogue)
1999
"Project E-forum I", in cooperation with the foundation Forum 2000 and Nippon foundation, Czech Republic
1999
"Gallery of Prague", Czech Republic (catalogue)
1999
"E-Area", Andersen Consulting, National Gallery, Czech Republic (catalogue no. 7)
1998
"Bolb", Galerie Vaclava Spaly, Czech Republic
1997
"Tacuzcanzcan", Gallery of Prague, Czech Republic (catalogue)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
 

2002
"Espace Electra, Fondation Electricité de France", Marie de Paris, Francie, catalogue; Telo, Nancy, Marie de Nancy, Francie, catalogue
2002
"Biennale of the young artists", Gallery of Prague, the capital city, CR
2001
"Milano Europe 2001", Futuro presente, Gallery of modern arts, Italie, catalogue
2001
"Datatransfer", festival of cyberculture, Prague, CR
2000
"The End of the World", Palace Kinsky, National gallery, CR, catalogue
2000
"Salon of the young", Zlin, CR, catalogue
2000
"Entermultimediale", Prague castle, CR, catalogue
2000
"E-area", Gallery of Prague, the capital city, CR
1999
"Unplanned connection (Neplanovane spojení)", Mánes, Prague, catalogue
1999
"Crossing", Rudolfinum, Prague, catalogue
1998
"Permanent exhibition of art of 1990s", Gallery of Prague, the capital city, catalogue
1998
"Lanterne magique, artistes tcheques et nouvelles technologies", Stasbourg, catalogue
1998
"Art in the World 98", Paris, Gallery de Retz, catalogue
1996
"Memories of Future" (Vzpomínky na budoucnost), Richter’s villa, Prague, CR, catalogue
1996
"Hi-Tech", House of arts, Brno, catalogue
1995
"Test Run", Exposition hall Mánes, Prague, catalogue
1995
"Hi-Tech", Moravskozemské museum, Brno

AWARDS

2002 Stipendium in Cité international des arts, Paris

2001 Subsidy for project e-forum from Taiwan cultural and business office

2001 Subsidy for project e-forum from foundation Forum 2000 a Nippon foundation

2001 Special award for project Generatrix, Milano Europe, Futuro Presente 2001, Italy

2000 Grant for the project Generatrix from city of Milano and Gallery of modern arts, Italy

2000 Grant for project E-Area from the company Prague 2000 European city of culture

1999 Grant from The Soros Center for the Contemporary Arts, Prague

1999 Grant from Ministry of Culture of Czech republic

1999 Award for the author’s catalogue E-Area as catalogue of the year in Czech Republic, award from Ministry of Culture

1998–2001 Sponsorship and partnership with corporations Andersen consulting (Accenture today)

1997 Subsidy for the project Tacuzcanzcan from Commerce Bank

1997 Grant Prague, the capital of Czech republic

1997 Grant from the foundation Pro Helvetia

1997 Award for the author’s catalogue Tacuzcanzcan as catalogue of the year in Czech Republic, award from Ministry of Culture

1996 Grant from The Soros Center for the Contemporary Arts, Prague

1994–2002 Sponsorship and partnership with the corporation Silicon Graphics