Misael Diaz
I was born in LA, grew up in Tijuana and now live in San Diego where I study and teach Visual Arts and Writing at UCSD. I divide my time between San Diego/Tijuana and the Imperial Valley/Mexicali working as part of the bi-national art group cog"¢nate collective on projects that analyze social, economic and cultural flows across the border.
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