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Welcome to Dieppa Studio
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Chandra Dieppa Ortiz was born in Patterson, New Jersey in 1972, and lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her BA from Florida State University, a Post-Baccalaureate degree in Painting from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and a Master of Science in Art Education from Massachusetts College of Art.
series of paintings, mixed media collage, assemblage and works on paper that explore the historical and comtemporary use of storytelling. Dieppa uses musical forms such as Jazz, Blues and Hip Hop to create complex rhythmic compositions that create emotional environments where fragments, symbols and images play against textured surfaces.
Her work explores issues of race, class, gender and culture in the hopes of creating a dialogue between communities and generations by visualizing cultural armor. Dieppa believes that "cultural armor" protects by using love, humor, faith, music, stories and the telling of hometruths to empower and inspire each generation.
