Diana al-Hadid

Diana al-Hadid
Born 1981
Aleppo, Syria
Education
Known for sculpture, installation
Website dianaalhadid.com
"Fool's Gold", 2014, polymer gypsum, fiberglass, wood, plaster, cement, gold leaf. Size 22 x 48 x 48 inches. This "cascading drip" effect is one al-Hadid often uses in her sculptures.

Diana al-Hadid (born 1981) is a Syrian born American contemporary artist who creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using various media. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Early life and education

Al-Hadid was born in Aleppo, Syria.[1][2] At the age of five, she emigrated with her family to North Canton, Ohio.[3] Al-Hadid decided at the age of 11 that she wanted to be an artist.[4]

In 2003, Al-Hadid received a BA in Art History and a BFA in Sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio.[5] She received an MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.[5] In 2007, she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[6]

Work

Al-Hadid's sculptures frequently draw from a myriad of sources, aiming to confront mystical and scientific understandings of the world.[7] Al-Hadid says of her work, "I am not trying to discover who I am through my work. I am exploring those things that make less sense to me, where there is something new to discover."[6][8] Al-Hadid builds her sculptures in parts that can be assembled and disassembled.[5]

Collections holding her work include the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Whitney Museum of American Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The C-Collection, Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein, and The Judith Rothschild Foundation. Al-Hadid has shown work at the Secession in Vienna, Austria;[9] Columbus College of Art and Design; Weatherspoon Art Museum; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Nasher Sculpture Center; Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, La Conservera; Nevada Museum of Art; and the Hammer Museum.

References

  1. ↑ "Diana al-Hadid". Diana al-Hadid. Art 21 | New York Close Up.
  2. ↑ Jungerberg, Tom; Smith, Anna; Borsh, Colleen (November 2012). "Diana Al-Hadid: Identity and Heritage". Art Education. 65: 25–32. ISSN 0004-3125.
  3. ↑ The Akron Art Museum salutes Diana Al-Hadid, a Kent State grad in search of art world success - on her own terms | cleveland.com Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. ↑ Cashdan, Marina (September 2014). "Austria Bound" (PDF). Surface (111): 60. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Litt, Steven (27 November 2013). "The Akron Art Museum salutes Diana Al-Hadid, a Kent State grad in search of art world success - on her own terms". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 Pollack, Barbara (November 2012). "Diana Al-Hadid Makes a Sculpture" (PDF). ARTnews. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Diana Al-Hadid - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery". www.saatchigallery.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ La Forge, Thessaly (10 September 2014). "Artist Diana Al-Hadid on Fate, Form, and Freud—and Her New Exhibition at the Secession in Vienna". Vogue. CondeNast. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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