Gabriel-Bello Lawrence-Diaz is a Puerto Rican artist, designer and instructor born in Hendon, London, UK and raised in Camden, New Jersey. He began his academic journey in Boston Massachusetts at the Wentworth Institute of Technology to graduate with his Bachelor's in Architectural Engineering Technology with a minor in Art and Architectural History. As a part of his internship he opened a drafting company (D3 - Diaz Drafting and Design) and graduated with the Design Communications Award and 72 clients to launch his career. He shifted his career to Europe where he grew his clientele and got his Master's in Sustainability and Design from the University of East London. Throughout this time he enter several international architectural competitions with some accolades and found an innovative approach to architecture in Barcelona at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) where he ended up receiving his second Master's in Robotics and Advanced Construction.
It was at IAAC where his research in environmental sensors, robotics and applied biomimicry in architectural fabrication methods landed him graduating at valedictorian and published in 12 different educational and research publications. Through this work he began teaching for masters and PhD programs at several universities including, IAAC, University of Sydney, Carnegie Mellon University and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at University of Michigan. After a few years he made his way to Seattle and took a different approach to his work.
In 2014 Diaz moved to Beacon Hill Seattle Washington and while exploring the maker community, found a perfect fit in supporting public school STEM education. After a tour at Technical Access Foundation and learning of their approach to equity in education and methods around project based learning, he was inspired. Here he found his love for teaching, youth advocacy and cultural STEM curriculum development. After years of teaching in Federal Way Public School he wanted to take that experience to the community where he worked with non profits and focused his skills in engineering into full-time art.
As an artist he brings in his experiencing in the robotic and architectural industry with navigation through culture starting off with his Puerto Rican heritage and his minor in Art and Architectural History. Through those two lenses he developed his voice through academic writing and research while executing art through a story telling approach. As a multidisciplinary artist he combines many techniques (see CV) that some have been mastered through his years of experience like 3D printing and Modeling, CAD and rendering, paintings and digital design, and sewing and ideation of fabrication. The execution is always a highlight of emerging technology and art along with cultural story telling to highlight and elevate ancestral and indigenous voices. This manifests into larger scale painting to fashion shows to small scale constructions and environmental experiences.
After ten years in Seattle, Diaz has launched his own design studio Efficio, creating custom leather products, a magazine style publication AntiSocial where he led 150 local artist in showcasing the beautiful collaborations our city contains through out many creative industries. He has produced a dozen fashion shows and exhibitions throughout the city with support of many grants, awards and guidance from non profits and art mentors. Working with organizations and collectives like: Seattle Art Museum, ShunPike, Pratt Fine Arts, Creative Advantage, Office of Arts and Culture, 4 Culture, NALAC, Artist Trust, Sunny Arms, he has developed a network of amazing artist to do many large scale community projects.
As Program Director of Shunpike Diaz supports artists within the creative economy through overseeing programs like ACES, Seattle Restored, Studio @ 2+U, AIR and Storefronts. Also working as Assessment Manager for South End Stories he focuses on supporting the programs in collaboration with Seattle Public School. He is still out in Seattle putting out art work so follow @gabrielbellodiaz to see more work.
It was at IAAC where his research in environmental sensors, robotics and applied biomimicry in architectural fabrication methods landed him graduating at valedictorian and published in 12 different educational and research publications. Through this work he began teaching for masters and PhD programs at several universities including, IAAC, University of Sydney, Carnegie Mellon University and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at University of Michigan. After a few years he made his way to Seattle and took a different approach to his work.
In 2014 Diaz moved to Beacon Hill Seattle Washington and while exploring the maker community, found a perfect fit in supporting public school STEM education. After a tour at Technical Access Foundation and learning of their approach to equity in education and methods around project based learning, he was inspired. Here he found his love for teaching, youth advocacy and cultural STEM curriculum development. After years of teaching in Federal Way Public School he wanted to take that experience to the community where he worked with non profits and focused his skills in engineering into full-time art.
As an artist he brings in his experiencing in the robotic and architectural industry with navigation through culture starting off with his Puerto Rican heritage and his minor in Art and Architectural History. Through those two lenses he developed his voice through academic writing and research while executing art through a story telling approach. As a multidisciplinary artist he combines many techniques (see CV) that some have been mastered through his years of experience like 3D printing and Modeling, CAD and rendering, paintings and digital design, and sewing and ideation of fabrication. The execution is always a highlight of emerging technology and art along with cultural story telling to highlight and elevate ancestral and indigenous voices. This manifests into larger scale painting to fashion shows to small scale constructions and environmental experiences.
After ten years in Seattle, Diaz has launched his own design studio Efficio, creating custom leather products, a magazine style publication AntiSocial where he led 150 local artist in showcasing the beautiful collaborations our city contains through out many creative industries. He has produced a dozen fashion shows and exhibitions throughout the city with support of many grants, awards and guidance from non profits and art mentors. Working with organizations and collectives like: Seattle Art Museum, ShunPike, Pratt Fine Arts, Creative Advantage, Office of Arts and Culture, 4 Culture, NALAC, Artist Trust, Sunny Arms, he has developed a network of amazing artist to do many large scale community projects.
As Program Director of Shunpike Diaz supports artists within the creative economy through overseeing programs like ACES, Seattle Restored, Studio @ 2+U, AIR and Storefronts. Also working as Assessment Manager for South End Stories he focuses on supporting the programs in collaboration with Seattle Public School. He is still out in Seattle putting out art work so follow @gabrielbellodiaz to see more work.
