Daniel Martin Diaz

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Daniel Martin Diaz is a Latino artist in Tucson, Arizona whose work has gained him international renown. His style is a combination of ancient Byzantine and Gothic, with a touch of Post-Modernism.

While he primarily works with oils on wood, he reaches out in a wide variety of other media, including rag printings, zinc etchings, cut metal, and more. In addition to his public shows, his work has been featured in magazines^[1], TV documentaries^[2], as well as book covers and his own book, Triginta Uno Dies, for which he was chosen to receive an award for Book Design from American Graphic Design Awards, sponsored by Graphic Design USA.

In 2003, the Tucson Museum of Art commissioned a pony for him to paint for the Tucson-Pima Arts Council's Ponies Del Pueblo, which raised over $430,000 for charity. In February, 2005, Daniel redesigned the stage for the Historic Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson.

Found through the internet, the band P.O.D. commissioned him to design and paint the cover of their eponymous 2003 album. Due to last minute design problems, the band also had Daniel design the entire interior layout, which he completed in under a week.

Daniel was requested to paint a unique guitar for the The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute Auction on May 17th, 2007. All proceeds of this auction went to Little Kids Rock.

Daniel is a primary member of the band Blind Divine, with his wife Paula Catherine Valencia.