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* ''Secrets: An Invitational'' . 494 Gallery, New York, NY.
* ''Secrets: An Invitational''. 494 Gallery, New York, NY.


== Reference section ==
== Reference section ==

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Shari Diamond (born 1961) is a queer American feminist artist and educator. Diamond uses they/them pronouns[1]. Diamond was born in Miami Beach, Florida and earned an M.A. in Photography from New York University / International Center of Photography. Diamond’s work incorporates photography and digital technology and explores difference as it relates to social, sexual and political constructs[2]. They currently live in Newburgh, New York.

Body of Work

Recent Work

  • Holding , 2018. This project explores holding — metaphorically and physically. Diamond begins with the question: "what might holding mean and look like, as individuals, as community and as a society?"[3]
  • Self-Portrait Project , 2018. For 9 months in 2018 Diamond took a self portrait everyday and posted the image daily to Instagram. The first 4 months of the project can be seen at The Sketchbook Project.
  • Out of the Blue, 2016. Working with cyanotype (a non-silver photographic process originated in the 1840’s), and origami (specifically the paper crane ) these images. In her book Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes : Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques, Jill Enfield writes that Diamond "became fascinated with the symbolism of hope for peace using paper cranes. Shari feels that by using the cyanotype process, the images incorporate process, time, reflection and contemplation.”[4]
  • Common Ground, 2013. In Common Ground , Diamond explored the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . Diamond wrote : "I had a sense of being embedded, even stuck, amid the echoes of the past. While I was in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, my lens often returned to a horizontal fence made of metal and wire that was suspended over the Palestinian commercial district in Hebron to catch debris thrown down by Jewish settlers living above." Diamond combined photos taken on either side of the border wall to "raise questions about the nature of borders in physical space and the role of history and fear within these cultural and political tensions."[5]
  • Re Imagining Relations , 2011. Combining photographs taken at the Grand Mosque of Paris, where Jews were protected[6] during the German Occupation , and photographs taken in synagogues and mosques throughout Paris and Istanbul, Diamond constructed new spaces to "explore the potential of montage to highlight similarities, explore differences, and visualize a conversion of dichotomies into coexistence"[7]. Diamond cites Israeli author David Grossman as an inspiration for this work. In his book Writing in the Dark, Grossman speaks of the potential of a "literary approach" in this urgent time, the need for a compassionate perspective in the negotiation of diverse conflicts of the present.
  • From the Ground Up, 2007. While traveling in Istanbul and Damascus , Diamond describes often looking up to see the architecture of the mosques and people’s homes. Recognizing this shift in orientation, Diamond placed the camera on the ground, using the self-timer to create photos.

Early Work

  • Holding Not Having, 2005
  • In the Mourning, 2003
  • Mourning Rites, 1999
  • A Spinal Matter, 1996
  • A Finding Peace, 1994
  • Wound Dressings, 1993
  • Family of Friends, 1991
  • Anchors, 1988[8]
  • No Holes Barred, 1985

Awards & Collections

Diamond is a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Photography (2008). They were awarded a grant from The Greater New York Arts Development Fund of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council, and grants from the Faculty Development Funds at Parsons School of Design. They have had artist residencies at Blue Mountain Center, Saltonstall Arts Colony[9], Studio Kura[10], and the Millay Colony for the Arts. Diamond’s work is in the permanent collection of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art's and in many private collections.

Teaching, Workshops, and Lectures

Diamond currently teaches at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. They were a full-time faculty member at Parsons from 2002-2018. They have taught at Parsons Paris, The International Center of Photography, and Rutgers University.

Diamond has led workshops at the International Center of Photography Museum, Friends-Internationalin Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Reyum Art School, the Cambodian and International Children Friend Association, The Creative Center, and Liberty Science Center.

Diamond participated in the Visiting Artist Lecture Series at Parsons School of Design. They have spoken at SUNY Cortland, SALA ArtSpace, New York Hospital, and Artgroup, NY.

Community Teaching Projects

  • As part of SPARC (Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide), Diamond taught a 12-week digital photography workshop at SNAP , Eastern Queens NY.[11]
  • Diamond led UnSeen America[12] , a photography workshop for Arab women, in collaboration with Bread and Roses .

Cooperative and Membership Galleries

Diamond was a co-founder and acting director of 494 Gallery, a cooperative gallery located in Soho, New York from 1991-1994. The gallery consisted of 16 women artists working in photographic media. In addition to showing the gallery artists, 494 Gallery exhibited the works of: Janet Henry, E.A. Racette, Catherine Opie, Richard Renaldi, Linda Troeller, Jo Spence, Rosy Martin, Annie Sprinkle, Hannah Wilke, Joe Ziolkowski, Linn Underhill, Deborah Bright, Allen Frame, Paul Pfeiffer, Laura Aguilar, Renee Cox, Tatana Kellner. The exhibition Family Values curated by Lucy Lippard included the work of Donna Ferrato, Pat Ward Williams, Diane Neumaier, Caroline Hinkley, Yong Soon Min and Allan de Souza, Mona Jimenez, and Jolene Rickard.

Pulse Art

In 1995 through 1997, Diamond and JoAnne Seador opened and directed a membership gallery called Pulse Art in Soho, New York. Pulse Art had 18 member artists. Throughout the year artist members exhibited their work as well as visiting artists and curated exhibitions. Lifelines was a space within the gallery devoted to showcasing AIDS-related works monthly. Visiting artists included: Carlos Carranza, Renee Cox, Steven Evans, Janet Henry, Ann Holocomb, McKenna Hynes, Ken Marchionno, Nester Millan, Alan Montgomery, Caroline Naggar, Debra Olin, Jerry Phillips, Ladd Spiegel, and Joe Ziolkowski. Fred Ritchin curated the group exhibition Art in The Digital Age.

Curatorial Work

  • If You See Something, Say Something[13], 2019. Curated by Vincent Cianni, Shari Diamond, Stephanie Heimann Roland, and Sabine Meyer . Group photography exhibition addressing issues of racism, sexism, violence, immigration, the environment and climate change. Artists in the exhibition include: Jose A. Alvarado Jr., Ryan Bakerink, Lila Engelbrecht, Wendy Ewald, Ronnie Farley, Russell Frederick, Angela Montiel, Griselda San Martin, John Trotter and Rachel Wisniewski.
  • Queries, 2019. Curated by Julie Lindell and Shari Diamond. Exhibited at The Carriage House , Newburgh, NY. In Queries , 11 LGBTQ artists envision ways of seeing and reflect upon being seen. The work included in the exhibition "revolve around an erotic, romantic, socio-political axis of desire that defines how intensely personal it is to be an LGBTQ person in the world. These unambiguously gay objects, installations, and images, illuminate the intimate and the private not only to express a common joy and pride, but also to empower others to see their experiences reflected in society". Artists in the exhibition included: Gerardo Castro , Vincent Cianni , Greg Climer , John Delk , Shari Diamond , Lola Flash , Chris Redmond Ford , Jonathan Gardenhire , Kenneth Golden, Julie Lindell , Jonathan David Smyth , and Pamela Sneed .
  • Taboo: Bodies Talk , 1992. Curated by Shari Diamond and Honor Lassalle. Exhibited at 494 Gallery .The exhibition of photographs and video work addressed two primary themes: bodily experiences of illness and healing, and the representation of sexuality and gender. Artists in the exhibition included: Leonard Drindell, Hana Iverson, Rosy Martin , Robert McClintock, Randi Parker, collaborators Richard Renaldi and Eric Zechman, Jo Spence , Annie Sprinkle , Linda Troeller, Hannah Wilke , and Joe Ziolkowski.
  • Pride & Prejudice , 1995. Curated by Shari Diamond and Honor Lassalle. Exhibited at 494 Gallery . The work of the artists in this show examined differences of race, class, sexual orientation, appearance, gender, and religion. The artists in the exhibition included: Laura Aguila r, Vladmir Caballos, Monica Chau and Daniel Mirer, Renee Cox , Kenneth Golden, Janet Henry , Ann Holcomb, Elizabeth Hynes and Susan McKenna, Tatana Kellner , William Larson , Nicky West, and Carlos Zequeire.

Publications

  • Re Imagining Relations[14] , 2019, is a self-published book partially funded through a Kickstarter campign. The book utilizes laser cuts of photos of synagogues and mosques to combine the images and highlight the parallels between Islam and Judaism. Printed at Ofset Yapimevi, Istanbul Turkey. Edition of 530.[15]
  • Hidden Children , 1993. Edited by Shari Diamond and Hana Iverson , this artist's book includes writing and photography about the condition of being 'hidden', amidst dysfunctional family, racial and/or sexual bias, abuse, illness, and economic struggle. The book was reviewed by archivist and curator Judith Hoffberg in Umbrella: "This is a most remarkable book work, one in which the word 'hidden' has  so many ramifications, which touch the heart  and  the soul of the reader. This book should be in the bookshops of all Museums of Tolerance, of the Holocaust, and of Genocide. This book should be in the bookshops of all women and men—it has universal significance.” [16]
  • Taboo: Bodies Talk. Exhibition Catalogue. Edited by Shari Diamond and Honor Lassalle.
  • This is My Hand . Artist book, 1991.
  • She Walks on Fire . Artist book, 1988.
  • Briggs, Chloe. Seventy-two Assignments: The Foundation Course in Art and Design Today. PCA Press, 2013.[17]
  • Caffyn, Kelley. Forbidden Subjects: Self-Portraits by Lesbian Artists. Midmarch Press, 1992.[18]
  • Enfield, Jill. Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques. Routledge, 2020.[19]
  • Gonzalo, C and N. Parness. Queer Holdings: A Survey of the Leslie-Lohman Museum Collection. Hirmer Publishers, 2019.[20]
  • Meskimmon, Marsha. The Art of Reflection. Women Artists’ Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century. Scarlet Press, 1996.[21]
  • Weinberg, Jonathan. Art After Stonewall, 1969-1989. Rizzoli Electa, 2019.[22]

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2004 Mourning Rites, Galeria Atena, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
  • 1996 A Spinal Matter, Pulse Art, New York, NY
  • 1995 A Finding Peace, 494 Gallery, New York, NY
  • 1994 Wound Dressings, 494 Gallery, New York, NY
  • 1991 Family of Friends, 494 Gallery, New York, NY

Two-Person Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2019
  • Jewish Geographies: Jewish Space in Contemporary Art . Curated by Benjamin Kersten. Center for the Arts Gallery, University of Buffalo, NY.
2018
  • Postcards from the Edge, Gallery 524, New York, NY.
2017
  • The Nude, Curated by Chris Davison, Chris Davison Gallery, Regal Bag Studios, Newburgh, NY.[27]
  • Postcards from the Edge, Metro Pictures, New York, NY.
2016
  • Out Of The Blue . Studio Kura, Fukouka, Japan.
  • Out Of The Blue Like A Rainbow . The Lightbulb Project, Newburgh, NY.
  • Out Of The Blue Explorations in Cyanotype . Curated by Jesseca Ferguson, Gallery 136½, Manchester, CT.
  • Postcards from the Edge . Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY.
2014
  • Retrospective Part I 1994-2004 . Center for Digital Arts, Westchester Gallery. Peekskill, NY.
2013
  • Masterpieces of Everyday New York: Objects as Story. Curated by Radhika Subramaniam and Margot Bouman, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons School of Design , New York, NY.
  • Art from the Heart . Curated by Jo-Anneke Van Der Molen, 25 CPW, New York, NY.[28]
2012
  • Pride Etiquette: Works on Gender, Identity, and Sexuality. Westbeth Art Gallery, New York, NY.[29]
2011
  • Again: Reflections and Photography. Juror: Sylvia de Swann, Photoplace Online Gallery Annex. ARTSEP, Vente de photographies Au Profit De L’Association Pour La Recherche Sur La Sclerose En Plaques. Organized by the Association on Multiple Sclerosis, Christie’s , Paris, France[30].
  • Artseen: An Auction to Benefit NYFA . Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, NY.
  • Back To The Wall (PT 2) . Tribes Gallery, New York, NY.
2008
  • 08 à l’atelier . Rue Baron le Roy Studios, Paris, France.
2007
  • Art in a Box Benefit Exhibition . Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, New York, NY.
  • The Square Foot Show . Art Gotham, New York, NY.
2006
  • 20 Years In . Curated by Gerald Pryor, ICP Education Gallery, New York, NY.
  • GLAAD OutAuction . Metropolitan Pavillion, New York, NY.
2004
  • Regarding the Art of Others. Dedicated to Susan Sontag . Hosted by Artgroup, Hudson Guild Gallery II, 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 . Curated by April Vollmer, Western Wyoming College, Rocksprings, WY.
  • Body Virtual . Curated by April Vollmer, Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Valhalla, NY.
2003
2002
1999
  • Art at Steepletop . The Millay Colony, Austerlitz, NY.
1997
1996
1995
  • ArtWalk NY, Benefit Auction for the Coalition for the Homeless, Puck Building .
  • Domestic Landscapes , Curated by Eustacia Marsales and Caroline Keith, Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, NY.
  • New Directions ’95. Barret House .
  • Alter Image . Curated by Daniel Mirer, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY.
1994
1993
  • Songs of Retribution , Richardson Anderson Gallery, New York, NY.
  • National Showcase Exhibition. Curated by Meir Gal, Alternative Museum, New York, NY.
1992
  • National Showcase Exhibition . Alternative Museum, New York, NY.
  • Letting Go . 494 Gallery, New York, NY.
1991
  • Secrets: An Invitational. 494 Gallery, New York, NY.

Reference section

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  3. ^ "Holding - Shari Diamond".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Enfield, Jill (2020). Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. p. 66. ISBN 1138229067.
  5. ^ "Shari Diamond - Common Ground".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Ruelle, Karen Gray (2009). The Grand Mosque Of Paris: A Story Of How Muslims Rescued Jews During The Holocaust. Holiday House. ISBN 9780823423040.
  7. ^ Akin, Ajayi (February 9, 2012). "Couture as Comedy and Conflict Resolution". The Forward.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. ^ "Shari Diamond (2012)". Saltonstall. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  10. ^ "Shari Diamond | Studio Kura". 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  11. ^ "Queens Council on the Arts celebrates grant winners". QNS. January 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Soguel, Dominique (June 15, 2008). "Photos Probe Spectrum of Female Muslim Identity". We News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "A Celebration of Newburgh's Art Scene". Times Hudson Valley.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Diamond, Shari (2019). Re Imagining Relations. New York: Shari Diamond. ISBN 978-0-578-58920-6.
  15. ^ "EdCat: Re Imagining Relations". 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  20. ^ Gonzalo, Casals (2019). Queer Holdings: A Survey of the Leslie-Lohman Museum Collection. New York: Hirmer. p. 241. ISBN 9780136019701.
  21. ^ Meskimmon, Martha (1996). The Art of Reflection: Women Artists' Self-portraiture in the Twentieth Century. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780231106870.
  22. ^ Weinberg, Jonathan (2019). Art After Stonewall 1969-1989. New York: Rizzoli Electa. p. 262. ISBN 9780847864065.
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