Fly Lady Di

Get Familiar! She has done more for the live arts movement in the past few years then most will do in a lifetime. A true inspiration for all you young innovators out there. After reading her bio, I had to throw my b.s. excuses right out the window.


“Of all the painting styles created within the last century, Cubism and Graffiti influence my work the most. I have always been drawn to Hip-Hop culture or anything that was raw and expressive. This is often reflected in my work by my choice of bright colors, outlined with black - which as a golden rule is forbidden by most art teachers – yet I feel that it succeeds at giving my work both a fragmented yet cohesive quality to it.” -- Diana "Fly Lady Di" Reyes

(Excert from bio)
In March of 2004 she moved to NYC from Canada at the age of 22 in pursuit of her dreams of becoming a well established visual artist. She worked for 4 years without papers until January of 2006 when she was discovered by a U.S. Immigrations officer at the airport and deported back to Canada until she obtained her working papers. Still believing in her dreams, she threw herself back into her artwork and posted her story along with many of her pieces on myspace. The reaction was tremendous so she decided to sell printouts of her work in an effort to raise money for her visa. In December of 2006 she had earned enough money to get her visa and return to NYC in pursuit of her dreams. 2 years later, she is teaming up with By Any Means to bring you "Fresh Produce".



Since returning to the states, Fly Lady Di has been painting live in SOLD OUT shows all around NYC. These shows have been posted in New York Magazine (Critics Pick), Village Voice (Voice Choice), going.com (Editor’s Choice), and Time Out NY, just to name a few. Fly lady Di herself has been featured in many websites including but not limited to: Trace Magazine (ABOVE), Live Mechanics, Pulpmag.net and Devientart.com. Stories have been published on her in Tribe Magazine, One2One Magazine “America’s Most Eligible” and Basement Magazine “Donuts are Forever 2: J Dilla Tribute”.