multimedia, and encompasses oil painting, found materials assemblage sculpture and plein air drawings. Often
executed concurrently, her artworks in various media are driven by the tension and tumult of urban life. A
mainstay of Diamond’s inspiration is the architectural site of New York City as seen through a subjective lens,
sometimes darkly.
Diamond has presented her work in many solo and group shows both in New York City, upstate New York and
nationally. Recent venues include solo shows at the Eyes on Main Street Gallery in Wilson, North Carolina, Kent
State University, and the Painting Center in New York City. Originally from Cleveland, Diamond earned a B.F.A.
in painting from Cornell University and continued study at the New York Studio School. Her artwork is included in
public and private collections, including the Portland, Oregon Museum of Art, Amerata Hess Corp, and Safe
Auto. Diamond’s work has been reviewed by Artwach, Too Much Art, Manhattan Times, and interviews with the
artist have appeared in Painting Perceptions, and on WJFF Radio. Her art writing and reviews are published in
Art Critical, Painters on Painting, Two Coats of Paint, and Delicious Line.
Awards, grants and residencies for her work include the Pratt Institute Professional Development Grant, a
Purchase Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Invitational Exhibition, the National Academy
Museum’s Edwin Palmer Prize and a Vermont Studio Center Residency. Diamond teaches at Pratt Institute
where she is an Adjunct Associate Professor and has served on the faculty since 2000. She also teaches
graphic design at CUNY’s City College of Technology and has lectured and taught at other institutions including
NYU, the New York Studio School, Lehman College and the Chautauqua Institute
