Luz Mack-Durini is a Southern California artist raised in the small and picturesque country of Costa Rica. Working with mosaics for over a decade, she has traveled to study with several renowned mosaic masters from around the world. She has won several awards for her mosaic art, has been awarded with two scholarships to study at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass in New York and was selected to receive the Robin Brett Scholarship, given by the Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA), a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring and promoting excellence in fine mosaic art.
Luz works with a variety of materials, including glass, stone, metal leafs and clay, incorporating different techniques to achieve unique effects in her work.
Currently, Luz divides her time between creating mosaics in her studio, continuing her education and working as an instructor with Piece by Piece and 2nd City Council, both non-profit organizations offering mosaic art workshops to inner-city communities. In 2009 and 2010 she participated in the Los Angeles Mayor Villagarosa's Gang Reduction Program “Summer Night Lights”.
Luz's work is in several private collections, has been exhibited in shows around the US and is available at select Southern California galleries.