DIANA AL-HADID
Born 1981 in Aleppo, Syria
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
EDUCATION
2007 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
2005 MFA Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2003 BFA Sculpture and Art History, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Hammer Projects, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California
Michael Janssen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2008
Reverse Collider, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, New York
2007
Record of a Mortal Universe, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, New York
2006
The Fourth Room, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Gradual Approach of My Disintegration, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art,
New York, New York
Immodest Mountain, Arlington Art Center, Washington, D.C.
Pangaea's Blanket (and the Slowest Descent from Grace), Visual Arts Gallery,
DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
The Future of Tradition – The Tradition of Future 100 Years After the Exhibition 'Masterpieces of Muhammadan Art', Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany
2009
Disorientation II: The Rise and Fall of Arab Cities, curated by Jack Persekian, Abu Dhabi
Fresh From Chelsea: 21 New York Artists, The University Galleries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
New Weather, University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, Florida
Next Wave Festival, curated by Dan Cameron, Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, New York
In the Between, curated by Suzanne Egeran, Istanbul, Turkey
Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, New York
Sharjah Biennial 9, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Unveiled: New Art From the Middle East, The Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue?, Watou 2009, curated by Joost Declercq, Watou, Belgium
2008
Anthology, Otero Plassart, Los Angeles, California
Black Bile, Red Humour: Aspects of Melancholy in Contemporary Art,
curated by Oliver Zybok, Center for Arts and Culture, Montabaur, Germany
The Station 2008, Curated by Shamim Momin and Nate Lowman, Midblock East,
Miami, Florida
2007
Agitation and Repose, Curated by Gregory Volk and Sabine Russ,
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, New York
Blood Meridian, Curated by David Hunt, Galerie Michael Janssen,
Berlin, Germany
2006
AIM 26, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York
Mutiny, Curated by David Hunt, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, California
The Sanctuary and the Scrum, Curated by David Hunt, Black and White Gallery,
New York, New York
SELECTED BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2009
Provisions. Sharjah, UAE: Sharjah Biennial and Bidoun, 2009.
Unveiled: New Art From The Middle East. London, UK: Saatchi Gallery, 2009.
Visionaire 57: 2010. New York, NY: Visionaire Publishing, 2009.
New Vision: Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century. London, UK: Thames & Hudson, 2009.
2008
Zybok, Oliver. Black Bile, Red Humour--Aspects of Melancholy in Contemporary Art.
Cologne, Germany: Salon Verlag, 2008.
2006
AIM 26. Bronx, NY: Bronx Museum, 2006.
SELECTED ARTICLES
2010
Williams, Maxwell. "Diana Al-Hadid." Flaunt. No. 107. January 2010: 102-105.
2009
Haroon, Layla. "Past pictured in the context of present." Gulf News.Web.
11 December 2009.
Bloombergnews.com. Web. November 27, 2009.
Boucher, Katie. "Feast for the Senses." The National. 19 November 2009.
Kwon, Liz Yisun. "Art & Space: Diana Al-Hadid." Bob. May 2009: 138-141.
Reisenfeld, Robin. "The Labyrinth in the Tower: A Conversation with Diana Al-Hadid."
Sculpture. March 2009: 24-31.
Barakat, Alexander. "Baring the Middle East." Review of Unveiled:
New Art The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery. Canvas.
March-April 2009: 178-181.
Murphy, Adrian. "Diana Al Hadid." Brownbook. March-April 2009: 46-47.
Lovatt, Estelle. "Saatchi: Unveiled-New Art from the Middle East." Review of Unveiled:
New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery. JewishComment.com.
26 February 2009 http://www.jewishcomment.com/cgibin/news.cgi?id=14&command=shownews&newsid=1060.
Tarbush, Suzannah. "London serves up a lively menu of Mideast culture."
Review of Unveiled: New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery.
The Saudi Gazette on the Web. 9 February 2009 http://www.saudigazette.com.
sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009020928795.
Dorment, Richard. "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East at the Saatchi Gallery."
Review of Unveiled: New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery.
Telegraph on the Web. 4 February 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/
culturecritics/richarddorment/4346252/Unveiled-New-Art-from-the-Middle-East-
at-the-Saatchi-Gallery.html.
Ward, Ossian. "Unveiled: New Art From The Middle East." Review of Unveiled:
New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery. Time Out London on the Web.
3 February 2009 http://www.timeout.com/london/art/event/129610/
unveiled-new-art-from-the-middle-east.html.
Tomforde, Anna. "Islamic art a 'taboo buster.'" Review of Unveiled:
New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery. The Brunei Times on the Web.
31 January 2009 http://www.bt.com.bn/en/life/2009/01/31/
islamic_art_a_taboo_buster.
Selva, Meera. "London's Saatchi Gallery shows Middle Eastern Art." Review of Unveiled:
New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery.
The International Herald Tribune on the Web. 29 January 2009 http://www.iht.com/
articles/ap/2009/01/29/europe/EU-Britain-Mideast-Art.php.
Tom. "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East." Review of Unveiled:
New Art From The Middle East, at The Saatchi Gallery. SpoonFed. 29 January 2009 http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/tom-699/unveiled-new-art-from-
the-middle-east-766/.
Wolf, Rachel. "Artists to Watch." ARTnews. January 2009: 86-87.
2008
Thorpe, Vanessa. "Record crowds for China art show." The Observer on the Web.
14 December 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/dec/14/
saatchi-revolution-continues-china-art.
Douglas, Sarah. "Alive and Kicking." Review of The Station 2008,
curated by Shamim Momin and Nate Lowman. Artinfo. 5 December 2008 http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29688/alive-and-kicking/.
Douglas, Sarah. "Weekend Picks: Luis Gispert in Miami." Artinfo. 4 December 2008 http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29680/weekend-picks-luis-gispert-in-miami/.
Stillman, Nick. "Reviews." Review of Reverse Collider, by Diana Al-Hadid,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. Artforum. December 2008: 303-304.
Rosenberg, Karen. "Diana Al-Hadid: Reverse Collider." Review of Reverse Collider,
by Diana Al-Hadid, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. The New York Times.
3 October 2008: E35.
Baker, R. C. "Best in Show." Review of Reverse Collider, by Diana Al-Hadid,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. The Village Voice. 1-7 October 2008: 43.
Cohen, David. "Frozen Instants of Failure." The New York Sun.
18 September 2008: 23.
Cohen, David. "Painting's Post-Feminist Form & Sculpture's Matron Saint."
The New York Sun. 17 September 2008: S3.
Amir, Yaelle. "Reverse Collisions." ArtSlant. 14 September 2008
http://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/2165talk%20soon.
Grosz, David. "Diana Al-Hadid in New York." Review of Reverse Collider,
by Diana Al-Hadid, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. Artinfo. 5 September 2008 http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/28490/diana-al-hadid-in-new-york.
2007
Sharpe, Emily. "Diana Al-Hadid: Pulling Out All the Stops." Review of All the Stops,
by Diana Al-Hadid, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. The Art Newspaper.
6 December 2007: 10.
Curcio, Seth. "Diana Al-Hadid." Review of a Mortal Universe, by Diana Al-Hadid,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. Daily Serving. 19 November 2007 http://www.dailyserving.com/2007/11/post_5.php.
"Diana Al-Hadid." Review of Record of a Mortal Universe, by Diana Al-Hadid,
at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. The New Yorker on the Web. 19 November 2007 http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2007/11/19/071119goar_GOAT_
art?currentPage=4.
Wolff, Rachel. "Artist Diana Al-Hadid's Stairway to Heaven."
Review of Record of a Mortal Universe, by Diana Al-Hadid, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery.
New York Magazine on the Web. 7 November 2007 http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/11/artist_diana_alhadids_stairway.html.
Al-Hadid, Diana. "Diana Al-Hadid." NY Arts Magazine on the Web.
November-December 2007 http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_
content&task=view&id=14903&Itemid=713.
Powers, Sophia. "Citadel of Fancy." Review of Record of a Mortal Universe,
by Diana Al-Hadid, at Perry Rubenstein Gallery. ArtSlant. 28 October 2007 http://www.artslant.com/global/articles/show/541.
Cotter, Holland. "Agitation and Repose." Review of Agitation and Repose,
at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. The New York Times on the Web. 10 August 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/arts/design/10wart.html?pagewanted=
2&_r=1&sq=diana%20al-hadid%20&st=cse&scp=3.
Baker, R.C. "Best in Show." Review of Agitation and Repose, at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
The Village Voice. 1-7 August 2007: 55.
Falconer, Morgan. "Morgan Falconer's Round-up of Summer Shows in New York."
Saatchi Online. 1 August 2007 http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/2007/08/
morgan_falconers_roundup_of_su_1.php.
Cohen, David. "Curating a Common." Review of Agitation and Repose,
at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery. The New York Sun on the Web. 26 July 2007 http://www.nysun.com/article/59212.
2006
Stone, Billy. "Going Down to Chinatown." Los Angeles Entertainment Today.
10-16 November 2006: 6.
Genocchio, Benjamin. "For Hopeful Artists, the Search to Be Just Themselves."
Review of AIM 26, at the Bronx Museum. The New York Times on the Web. 9 April 2006 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E5D61030F93AA35757C0A9609C8B63.
Rockwell, Steve. "A Stir in Richmond, Virginia." D'Art International on the Web.
Winter-Spring 2006 http://www.dartmagazine.com/archive.v9n1_winter2006.asp.
2005
O'Sullivan, Michael. "New Sensations." The Washington Post on the Web. 19 August 2005 http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/884162411.htmldids=884162411:
884162411&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+19%2C+2005&author=Michael+
O%27Sullivan&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=T.31&desc=New+Sensations.
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
2010
Nucci Award, USF Graphicstudio, Tampa, FL
2009
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant
United States Artists Rockefeller Fellow
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Sculpture, New York, NY
2007
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
Residency at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2006
Artist-in-the-Marketplace Program, Bronx Museum, New York, NY
Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, NY
2005
Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, NY
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The C-Collection, Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein
The Judith Rothschild Foundation, New York, NY
The Saatchi Collection, London, UK