Diego Lasansky (b.1994) is an American artist whose focus is on painting, drawing and printmaking. Lasansky’s work follows a tradition of portraiture utilizing historical themes while maintaining an influence of a contemporary world. Lasansky has maintained a studio space in Iowa City for over ten years.
As a teenager Lasansky studied artistic processes from his uncle and aunt, Tomas & Charlie Lasansky until receiving a BFA from the University of Iowa in 2016. During his college tenure, Lasansky received his first solo exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and prints. His exhibition was accompanied by a monograph, Diego Lasansky: Paintings, Drawings, Prints. In 2016, Lasansky’s print series “Junker Jörg 1521” a depiction of Martin Luther found international success when 50 impressions were included in national and international public universities and museum collections celebrating the 500 year anniversary of the reformation.