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Born 1981 Aleppo, Syria. Known for: Architectural themed sculpture.
Diana Al-Hadid is a contemporary artist. She was born, and lived in Aleppo, Syria, with her family until she was five years old. In 1981 she arrived in America and lives and works in Brooklyn, New... Read full biography
Diana Al-Hadid is a contemporary artist. She was born, and lived in Aleppo, Syria, with her family until she was five years old. In 1981 she arrived in America and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Art History and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio... Read full biography
Diana Al-Hadid is a contemporary artist. She was born, and lived in Aleppo, Syria, with her family until she was five years old. In 1981 she arrived in America and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Art History and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio (2003), an MFA sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (2005), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine (2007). The work of Diana Al-Hadid is, in many... Read full biography
Diana Al-Hadid is a contemporary artist. She was born, and lived in Aleppo, Syria, with her family until she was five years old. In 1981 she arrived in America and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Art History and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio (2003), an MFA sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (2005), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine (2007). The work of Diana Al-Hadid is, in many ways, about architecture. Her sculptures often recall built structures—cathedrals, pipe organs, towers, labyrinths, cities—yet are made of simple, often delicate or fragile materials, such as polymer gypsum, plaster, fiberglass, wood, polystyrene,... Read full biography
Diana Al-Hadid is a contemporary artist. She was born, and lived in Aleppo, Syria, with her family until she was five years old. In 1981 she arrived in America and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Art History and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio (2003), an MFA sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (2005), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine (2007). The work of Diana Al-Hadid is, in many ways, about architecture. Her sculptures often recall built structures—cathedrals, pipe organs, towers, labyrinths, cities—yet are made of simple, often delicate or fragile materials, such as polymer gypsum, plaster, fiberglass, wood, polystyrene, cardboard, wax, and paint, commonly found in art and industrial supply shops. Notes Nasher Sculpture Center Director Jeremy Strick: "Diana... Read full biography
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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Cardboard
- •Fiberglass
- •Oil Paint
- •Plaster
- •Wax
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
- •Works on Paper
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
Art School
- •Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Joan Mitchell Foundation Award in Painting
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
- •Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant