Profile
Shari Diamond is a queer American feminist photographic artist and educator. Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Diamond earned an M.A. in Photography from New York University/International Center of Photography. They currently live and work in New York City and Newburgh, New York.
Diamond’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Leslie-Lohman Museum, The New School Archives and Special Collections, and private collections. Their art has appeared in the television show Succession and the pilot Dietland and has been exhibited in numerous venues across the U.S., including the Samuel Dorsky Museum and the Leslie-Lohman Museum, as well as internationally in Mexico, Israel, and Japan. Diamond’s work is included in several publications, including Queer Holdings: A Survey of the Leslie-Lohman Museum Collection; Art After Stonewall, 1969-1989; Women Artists’ Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century; and Forbidden Subjects: Self-Portraits by Lesbian Artists.
They have twice received the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Photography, were awarded a New York State Legislature Arts & Culture Project Grant, and residencies at Blue Mountain Center, Saltonstall Arts Colony, and the Millay Colony for the Arts.
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
“Time Passes,” Self-Published Riso Printed Artist Book, Edition of 100, ISBN: 979-8-218-60985-6, 2025
“Re Imagining Relations”, Self-Published Book, Edition of 530, ISBN: 978-0-578-58920-6, 2020
“72 Assignments: The Foundation Course in Art & Design Today,” Edited by Chloe Briggs, PCA Press, 2013
“Hidden Children,” Journal, Co-Editor, 1993
Some BODY in New York, “Reactors Arts Magazine” No. 11, Art Foto, France, Co-Writer, 1992. p. 1-6
“Taboo: Bodies Talk”, Exhibition Catalogue, Co-Editor, 1992
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, 2019
Queries, Co-Curated with Julie Lindell, The Carriage House, Newburgh, NY, 2019
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, Pomegranate Gallery, New York NY, 2008
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, Gallery 1199 SEIU, Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center, New York NY, 2008
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, The Arab-American Family Support Center, Brooklyn NY, 2008
Pride and Prejudice, Co-Curated with Honor Lassalle, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1995
Self Identified, Co-Curated with Kenneth Sean Golden and JoAnne Seador, Pulse Art, New York NY, 1995
Break Throughs: Stone Walls, Co-Curated with Kenneth Sean Golden and JoAnne Seador, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1994
Taboo: Bodies Talk, Co-Curated with Honor Lassalle, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1992
One Person Exhibitions:
Mourning Rites, Galeria Atena, San Miguel de Allende Mexico, 2004
A Spinal Matter, Pulse Art, New York NY, 1996
A Finding Peace, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1995
Wound Dressings, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1994
Family of Friends, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1991
Selected Group Exhibitions:
15th Annual Photobook Exhibition, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Curated by Karen Davis and Crista Dix, Winchester, MA, 2025
Free, For All, CPW Community Gallery, Kingston, NY, 2025
Who Am I? A Visual Journey of Identity and Transformation, Bank Art Gallery, Curated by Shirley Noto, Newburgh, NY, 2025
Hudson Vallery Artists 2024: Bibliography, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Curated by Sophia Landes, New Paltz, NY, 2024
Dyke + Arthaus Visits The Bureau, Bureau of General Services Queer Division, Curated by Juno Rosenhaus and Lola Flash, New York, NY, 2024
Beneath The Surface, Olive Free Library, West Shokan, NY, 2023
The Narrative of Things, Holland Tunnel Newburgh, Curated By Jan Nagle,Newburgh NY, 2022
20/20, Curated by Paulien Lethem and Jusy Thomas, Newburgh, NY, 2020
Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, Leslie-Lohman Museum and Grey Art Gallery, New York, NY, 2019
Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL, 2019
Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and Drew Sawyer, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, 2019
Jewish Geographies: Jewish Space in Contemporary Art, Curated by Benjamin Kersten, Center for the Arts Gallery, University of Buffalo, NY, 2019
Queer As I, Curated by Dan Halm, Here Arts Center, New York, NY, 2019
Leonard Fink: Out of the Camera, Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Leslie-Lohman Museum, New York, NY, 2018
The Nude, Chris Davison Gallery, Regal Bag Studios, Newburgh NY, 2017
Out of the Blue, Studio Kura, Fukouka Japan, 2016
Out of the Blue Explorations in Cyanotype, Gallery 136½, Manchester CT, 2016
Retrospective Part I 1994-2004, Center for Digital Arts, Westchester Gallery, Peekskill NY, 2014
Masterpieces of Everyday New York: Objects as Story, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons School of Design, New York NY, 2013
Pride Etiquette, Westbeth Gallery, New York NY, 2012
inSalaam inShalom, Beit Ha’ir Center for Urban Culture, Tel Aviv Israel, 2011-12
Art from the Heart, 25 CPW, New York NY, 2011
The Map is Not The Territory, NYFA Immigrant Artist Project at D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival, Brooklyn NY, 2009
Artseen: An Auction to Benefit NYFA, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York NY, 2009
Back To The Wall (PT 2), Tribes Gallery, New York NY, 2009
GLAAD OutAuction, Metropolitan Pavillion, New York NY, 2006
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Benefit, Artist Space, New York NY, 2004
El Sontanito, Artes Mexico Galeria Carlos Muro, San Miguel de Allende Mexico, 2004
The Current, A.I.R. Gallery, New York NY, 2004
Body Virtual, Western Wyoming College, Rocksprings WY, 2004
Body Virtual, Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Valhalla NY, 2004
Souvenirs and Documents: 20 Years, PS122 Gallery, New York NY, 1999
A Lesbian Vision: Art By Woman Who Love Women, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York NY, 1999
Universal Diversity 5, La Mama La Galleria, New York NY, 1997
New Directions ’96, Barret House, Poughkeepsie NY, 1996
Domestic Landscapes, Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville NY, 1995
New Directions ’95, Barret House, Poughkeepsie NY, 1995
Live Art, Art Project International, New York NY, 1994
Site Readings, Granary Books, New York NY, 1994
National Showcase Exhibition, Alternative Museum, New York NY, 1992
Letting Go, 494 Gallery, New York NY, 1992
Research Interests
narrative, documentary, graphic design, graphic novel, illustration, photography, gender, sexuality
Awards And Honors
Grant, Arts & Culture Project Grant, New York State Legislature, administered by Arts Mid-Hudson, NY, 2024
Grant, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in the category of Photography, New York Foundation for the Arts, NY, 2022
Residency, Studio Kura, Fukuoka Japan, 2016
Residency, Constance Saltonstall Arts Colony, Ithaca NY, 2012
Stipend, Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca NY, 2012
Residency, The Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake NY, 2011
Grant, School Based Fund, School of Design Strategies, Parsons School of Design, New York NY, 2011
Grant, NYFA Fellowship in the Category of Photography, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York NY, 2008
Grant, The Greater New York Arts Development Fund of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Administered by Brooklyn Arts Council, New York NY, 2008
Grant, Faculty Development Funds, Parsons School of Design, New York NY, 2008
Grant, Faculty Development Funds, Parsons School of Design, New York NY, 2007
Stipend, Art at Steepletop, The Millay Colony for the Arts, New York NY, 1996
Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz NY, 1996
Travel Grant, College Art Association, Boston MA, 1996
Portfolio
Artist's Web Site