Diego Medina is an artist from Las Cruces, New Mexico. His family is one of the original families from the historic Mesquite district, the old Pueblo for the Piro-Manso-Tiwa tribe. Medina’s artwork focuses on the preservation of his unique cultural history against the challenges of rapid modernization. He has previously worked as a public school teacher and as a museum educator. He has a regular prayer practice, loves turtles, and trains as a boxer.