Profile
Shari Diamond was born in 1961 in Miami Beach, Fl. They received a BS in Art Education from University of Miami and an M.A. in Photography from New York University/International Center of Photography (60-point three-year program equivalent to an MFA). They live and work in New York City and Newburgh, NY. Diamond is an artist whose work incorporates photography and digital technology and explores difference as it relates to our social, sexual and political constructs. Narrative is a constant thread throughout their work, speaking to a larger political condition rooted in personal experience of difference. Their work is in the collecton of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. They are a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Photography.
Degrees Held
MA, New York University | International Center of Photography, New York NY
60-point three-year program equivalent to an MFA
BS in Art Education, University of Miami, FL
Recent Publications
Re Imagining Relations Photo Book, Self Published, Printed at Ofset Yapimevi, Istanbul Turkey, Edition of 530, 2020
“72 Assignments: The Foundation Course in Art & Design Today,” Edited by Chloe Briggs, PCA Press, 2013
Performances and Appearances
Curatorial Projects:
If You See Something, Say Something, Co-Curated with Vincent Cianni, Stephanie Heiman and Sabine Meyer, The Carriage House, Newburgh, NY
Queries, Co-Curated with Julie Lindell, The Carriage House, Newburgh, NY
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, Pomegranate Gallery, New York NY
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, Gallery 1199 SEIU, Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center, New York NY
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, The Arab-American Family Support Center, Brooklyn NY
Pride and Prejudice, Co-Curated with Honor Lassalle, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Self Identified, Co-Curated with Kenneth Sean Golden and JoAnne Seador, Pulse Art, New York NY
Break Throughs: Stone Walls, Co-Curated with Kenneth Sean Golden and JoAnne Seador, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Taboo: Bodies Talk, Co-Curated with Honor Lassalle, 494 Gallery, New York NY
One Person Exhibitions:
Mourning Rites, Galeria Atena, San Miguel de Allende Mexico
A Spinal Matter, Pulse Art, New York NY
A Finding Peace, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Wound Dressings, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Family of Friends, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Selected Group Exhibitions:
20/20, Curated by Paulien Lethem and Jusy Thomas, Newburgh, NY
Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, Leslie-Lohman Museum and Grey Art Gallery, New York, NY
Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Jewish Geographies: Jewish Space in Contemporary Art, Curated by Benjamin Kersten, Center for the Arts Gallery, University of Buffalo, NY
Queer As I, Curated by Dan Halm, Here Arts Center, New York, N
Leonard Fink: Out of the Camera, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Leslie-Lohman Museum, New York, NY
The Nude, Chris Davison Gallery, Regal Bag Studios, Newburgh NY
Out of the Blue, Studio Kura, Fukouka Japan
Out of the Blue Explorations in Cyanotype, Gallery 136½, Manchester CT
Retrospective Part I 1994-2004, Center for Digital Arts, Westchester Gallery, Peekskill NY
Masterpieces of Everyday New York: Objects as Story, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Pride Etiquette, Westbeth Gallery, New York NY
inSalaam inShalom, Beit Ha’ir Center for Urban Culture, Tel Aviv Israel
Art from the Heart, 25 CPW, New York NY
The Map is Not The Territory, NYFA Immigrant Artist Project at D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival, Brooklyn NY
Artseen: An Auction to Benefit NYFA, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York NY
Back To The Wall (PT 2), Tribes Gallery, New York NY
GLAAD OutAuction, Metropolitan Pavillion, New York NY
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Benefit, Artist Space, New York NY
El Sontanito, Artes Mexico Galeria Carlos Muro, San Miguel de Allende Mexico
The Current, A.I.R. Gallery, New York NY
Body Virtual, Western Wyoming College, Rocksprings WY
Body Virtual, Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Valhalla NY
Souvenirs and Documents: 20 Years, PS122 Gallery, New York NY
A Lesbian Vision: Art By Woman Who Love Women, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York NY
Universal Diversity 5, La Mama La Galleria, New York NY
New Directions ’96, Barret House, Poughkeepsie NY
Domestic Landscapes, Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville NY
New Directions ’95, Barret House, Poughkeepsie NY
Live Art, Art Project International, New York NY
Site Readings, Granary Books, New York NY
National Showcase Exhibition, Alternative Museum, New York NY
Letting Go, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Research Interests
narrative, documentary, graphic design, graphic novel, illustration, photography, gender, sexuality
Awards And Honors
Residency, Studio Kura, Fukuoka Japan
Residency, Constance Saltonstall Arts Colony, Ithaca NY
Stipend, Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca NY
Residency, The Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake NY
Grant, School Based Fund, School of Design Strategies, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Grant, NYFA Fellowship in the Category of Photography, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York NY
Grant, The Greater New York Arts Development Fund of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Administered by Brooklyn Arts Council, New York NY
Grant, Faculty Development Funds, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Grant, Faculty Development Funds, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Stipend, Art at Steepletop, The Millay Colony for the Arts, New York NY
Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz NY
Travel Grant, College Art Association, Boston MA
Portfolio
Artist's Web Site