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
2012 | Remember /Reimagined, Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland NY
1993 | Body Politics, PS122 Gallery, New York NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 | Forthcoming: Bibliography, The Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY (Curated by
Sophie Landres)
2023 | PHOTOcentric, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY (Juried by Jessica Brier)
If You See A Tree As Blue, Make It Blue, Gallery 40, Poughkeepsie, NY (Juried by
Sarah Fortner Pierson)
Together We Will..., Outdoor Art Exhibition organized by Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn Pride, & The Old Stone House, Fence surrounding the Old Stone House, Brooklyn, NY
Beneath The Surface, Olive Free Library, West Shokan, NY
2022 | From There to Here; Notions of Print and Place, Art Spaces @ Krasdale, White Plains NY
Point of View, Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson NY
Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Vallery Inaugural Exhibition, The Lace Mill Gallery, Kingston NY (Curated by Jan Nagle)
Birds Of A Feather, Ethan Cohen Gallery at The KuBe Art Center, Beacon NY (Curated by Joseph Ayers & Ethan Cohen)
The Narrative of Things, Holland Tunnel Newburgh, Newburgh NY (Curated by Tamara Rafkin)
2021 | Creation | Creativity, Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn NY (Curated by Stephon Mallon)
2020 | 20/20, Holland Tunnel Newburgh, Newburgh NY (Curated by Paulien Lethen and Judy
Thomas)
2019 | Art After Stonewall, Traveling Exhibition (Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Tyler Cann, and
Drew Sawyer)
Leslie-Lohman Museum and Grey Art Gallery, New York NY
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami Fl
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus OH
Jewish Geographies: Jewish Space in Contemporary Art, Center for the Arts Gallery, University of Buffalo NY (Curated by Benjamin Kersten)
Queer As I, Here Arts Center, New York NY (Curated by Dan Halm)
Postcards from the Edge, Bortolami Gallery New York, NY
2018 | Leonard Fink: Out of the Camera, Leslie-Lohman Musum of Gay and Lesbian Art New York
NY (Curated by Jonathan Weinberg)
Postcards from the Edge, Gallery 524 New York NY
2017 | The Nude, Chris Davison Gallery, Regal Bag Studios, Newburgh NY (Curated by Chris
Davison)
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, Gallery 1361⁄2, Manchester CT (Curated by Jesseca Ferguson)
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, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center,
Parsons School of Design, New York NY (Curated by Radhika Subramaniam and Margot Bouman)
2012 | Pride Etiquette, Westbeth Gallery, New York NY (Curated by Ken Golden)
2011-12 | inSalaam inShalom, Beit Ha’ir Center for Urban Culture, Tel Aviv Israel (Curated by Gabriel Asfour/threeASFOUR)
2011 | Art from the Heart, 25 CPW, New York NY (Curated by Jo-Anneke Van Der Molen)
Peering In, Topaz Arts, Online Exhibition (Curated for CurateNYC by Todd Richmond and Paz Tanjuaquio)
Again: Reflections and Photography, Photoplace Online Gallery Annex (Juror: Sylvia de Swann)
2009 | The Map is Not The Territory, NYFA Immigrant Artist Project at D.U.M.B.O Art Under the
Bridge Festival, Brooklyn NY
ART SEP, Vente de photographies Au Profit De L’Association Pour La Recherche Sur La Sclerose En Plaques, Christie’s, Paris France (Organized by the Association on Multiple Sclerosis)
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, ICP Education Gallery, New York NY (Curated by Gerald Pryor)
GLAAD OutAuction, Metropolitan Pavillion, New York NY
Regarding the Art of Others, Dedicated to Susan Sontag, Hosted by Artgroup, Hudson Guild Gallery II, New York NY
2004 | Night of 1,000 Drawings, Benefit, Artist Space, New York NY 2004
El Sontanito, Artes Mexico Galeria Carlos Muro, San Miguel de Allende Mexico
The Current, A.I.R. Gallery, New York NY
Body Virtual, Western Wyoming College, Rocksprings WY (Curated by April Vollmer)
Body Virtual, Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Valhalla NY (Curated by April Vollmer)
2003 | Postcards From The Edge, Galerie Lelong, New York NY
2002 | Women’s Studio Workshop Benefit Event, Rosendale NY
1999 | Souvenirs and Documents: 20 Years, PS122 Gallery, New York NY
A Lesbian Vision: Art By Woman Who Love Women, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York NY (curated by Melissa Wolf, Shliac Seguin, Sally Elliott)
Art at Steepletop, The Millay Colony, Austerlitz NY
1997 | Universal Diversity 5, La Mama La Galleria, New York NY
ArtWalk NY, Benefit Auction for the Coalition for the Homeless, Puck Building, New York NY
1996 | New Directions ’96, Barret House, Poughkeepsie NY
1995 | ArtWalk NY, Benefit Auction for the Coalition for the Homeless, Puck Building, New York NY
Domestic Landscapes, Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville NY (Curated by Eustacia Marsales and Caroline Keith)
New Directions ’95, Barret House, Poughkeepsie NY
Alter Image, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York NY (Curated by Daniel Mirer)
1994 | Live Art, Art Project International, New York NY (Curated by Gerry Pryor) Site Readings,
Granary Books, New York NY
Sixteen, 494 Gallery, New York NY
1993 | Songs of Retribution, Richardson Anderson Gallery, New York NY
National Showcase Exhibition, Alternative Museum, New York NY (Curated by Meir Gal)
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
ARTWORK RENTAL FOR TELEVISION
2023 | Succession, Season 3
1 photograph
2018 | Dietland, AMC 10-Episode Series, 2018 Premiere
3 photographs hang in a feminist safehouse
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019 | If You See Something, Say Something, Co-Curated with Vincent Cianni, Stephanie Heiman
and Sabine Meyer, The Carriage House, Newburgh, NY
Queries, Co-Curated with Julie Lindell, The Carriage House, Newburgh, NY
2008 | UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, Pomegranate Gallery, New York NY
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, Gallery 1199 SEIU, Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center, New York NY
UNSEEN AMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, The Arab-American Family Support Center, Brooklyn NY
1995 | Pride and Prejudice, Co-Curated with Honor Lassalle, 494 Gallery, New York NY
Self Identified, Co-Curated with Kenneth Sean Golden and JoAnne Seador, Pulse Art, New York NY
1994 | Break Throughs: Stone Walls, Co-Curated with Kenneth Sean Golden and JoAnne Seador,
494 Gallery, New York NY
1992 | Taboo: Bodies Talk, Co-Curated with Honor Lassalle, 494 Gallery, New York NY
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2020 | Quarantine Zine, Issue 1, April 2020 Compilation Zine with 35 contributors
Quarantine Zine, Issue 2, May 2020 Compilation Zine with 45 contributors
2013 | SPARC, Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide, SNAP Queens Village, Queens, NY Photography workshop for 14 senior citizens followed by a month-long exhibition
2008 | UNSEENAMERICA: Arab Women in Brooklyn, New York City
Photography workshop for Arab women, in collaboration with Bread and Roses
1995-97 | Pulse Art Gallery, New York
Founder and Executive Director, membership gallery space
1991-95 | 494 Gallery, New York
Co-Founder and Acting Director, Cooperative gallery consisting of 16 women artist working with photographic media
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2022 | Grant, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in the category of Photography, New York
Foundation for the Arts, New York NY
2016 | Residency, Studio Kura, Fukuoka Japan
2012 | Residency, Constance Saltonstall Arts Colony, Ithaca NY
Stipend, Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca NY
2011 | Residency, The Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake NY
Grant, School Based Fund, School of Design Strategies, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
2008 | Grant, NYFA Fellowship in the Category of Photography, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York NY
Grant, The Greater New York Arts Development Fund of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Administered by Brooklyn Arts Council, New York NY
Grant, Faculty Development Funds, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
2007 | Grant, Faculty Development Funds, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
1999 | Stipend, Art at Steepletop, The Millay Colony for the Arts, New York NY
1996 | Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz NY
Travel Grant, College Art Association, Boston MA
PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGUES
“Re Imagining Relations”, Self-Published Book, Edition of 530, ISBN: 978-0-578-58920-6, 2020
“72 Assignments: The Foundation Course in Art & Design Today,” Edited by Chloe Briggs, PCA Press, 2013
”ART SEP,” Christies, Paris, Lot 70, 2009 “GLAADOUT Auction” Catalogue, 2006
“LIVE ART” Art Projects International, Catalogue, 1994
“Hidden Children,” Journal, Co-Editor, 1993
“Forbidden Subjects: Self-Portraits by Lesbian Artists,” Women Artists’ Monographs, 1992 . p. 29, 68-69
Some BODY in New York, “Reactors Arts Magazine” No. 11, Art Foto, France, Co-Writer, 1992. p. 1-6
“Taboo: Bodies Talk”, Exhibition Catalogue, Co-Editor, 1992
“Libido, The Journal of Sex and Sensibility” vol. 6, no. 2, Fall 1994. p. 4, 11, 15
“Libido, The Journal of Sex and Sensibility” vol. 5, no. 3, Fall 1993 . p. 2, 15
“Libido, The Journal of Sex and Sensibility” vol. 4, no. 4, Fall 1992. p. 29
“Forum Magazine” 1986. p.130
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Janice Zimolzak, “Scan Art...The Revolutionary Art Form of Shari Caroline Diamond,” Punto De Vista, 2004. p. 18-19
“The Body Virtual Offers Unique View,” Sweetwater Country Guide, 2004
Marsha Meskimmon, “Women Artists’ Self-Portraiture in the Twentieth Century,” Scarlet Press, 1996. p. 116
Lissa McClure, “Review Art,” vol. 1, no. 3, 1996. p. 27-28
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“New York Press” vol. 7, no. 37, September 14-20. 1994
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Robert Atkins, “Scene & Heard” Village Voice, April 28, 1992
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PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2022 | OCAC Artist Studio Visits, Curated and Hosted by Orange County Arts Council
2020 | Virtual Art Walks, Curated and Hosted by Claudia Sohrens
2018 | Continuing Education Course: Digital Projects: Constructing Images
International Center of Photography, New York NY
2017 | Workshop: Zines! Zines! Zines!
International Center of Photography Museum, New York NY
Continuing Education Course: Fine Art Digital Printing
International Center of Photography, New York NY
2012 | Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Lecture and Studio Visits with Fine Art Graduate Students
New Ways of Seeing: Jewish-Muslim Relations, SUNY Cortland, Cortland NY
Discussion with Sanford Gutman, Professor of History Emeritus, SUNY Cortland
2011 | Continuing Education Course: Photoshop I: Digital Imaging for Photographers
International Center of Photography, New York NY
2008 | Photography workshop for children living and/or working on the streets
Friends-International, Phnom Penh Cambodia
2007 | Brown Bag Talk, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Visiting Artist, Presentation and Talk
SALA ArtSpace, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Workshop: Construction of Images using Collage
Reyum Art School, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Photography workshop with nine orphans
Cambodian and International Children Friend Association, Phnom Penh Cambodia
Art teacher for AIDS orphans and children at risk
Art In A Box, Phnom Penh Cambodia
2006 | Visiting Artist, Presentation and Talk
Workshop: Words into Images: Poetry and Photography
The Creative Center, New York NY
2002 | Visiting Artist, Topic: Art and Illness
New York Hospital, New York NY
2000 | Web Development Workshop, Science at the Center Kids Program
Liberty Science Center, Newark NJ
1997 | Visiting Artist, Presentation and Talk
Artgroup, New York NY
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Patti-Jo Alesci, New York NY
Marilyn Alva, Brooklyn NY
Lynn Breslin, New York NY
James Callahan, New York, NY
Vincent Cianni, Newburgh, NY
Paul Cossu, New York, NY
Jeanette Fintz and Jack Solomon, Surprise NY
Karen Furth, New York, NY
Theresa Galvin, Brooklyn NY
Erin Greatorex, Eustis, ME
Kate Hawes & Cassidy Haynes, Woodstock, NY
Jennifer Israel, Brooklyn NY
Julie Lindell, Newburgh NY
Lisa Mediodia, New York, NY
Tamar Samir, Newburgh, NY
Joan Silber, New York NY
Remy Toledo, New York NY
Fay Torresyap, New York, NY
Yoshihisr Tanimiura, Tokyo Japan
McKenzie Wark, Brooklyn NY
Jillian Weiss, Kingston NY
CONFERENCES
2009 | Co-Chair: Digital Technology in Foundation Studies: If, How, and Why
College Art Association Annual Conferences, Los Angeles CA
1996 | Co-Presenter: “Lying in the Beds We Make,” Panel: “Apparitions in the Aperture: Becoming
Visible, Coming Visibly, Un-becoming Visibility”
College Art Association Annual Conference, Boston MA
1993 | Co-Presenter, Reinventing the Family Album: Theater of the Self
The America Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Washington DC
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2022 | Juror, Unsolicited Exhibition Program 2023-24, ApexArt, New York NY
2017 | Juror, Unsolicited Exhibition Program 2017-18, ApexArt, New York NY
2015 | Mentor, The Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, New York Foundation for the Arts,
New York NY 2012
Visual Arts Admissions Committee Member, Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake NY
2009 | Reviewer, A.A.S. Degree in Digital Art and Design, Queensborough Community College,
Bayside NY
2008 | Mentor, The Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, New York Foundation for the Arts,
New York NY
1996 | Juror, The Furor of Change, Co-Selected with Ken Bloom, Pulse Art, New York NY
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
2020-Present
Adjunct Faculty, Pratt Institute, New York NY
Courses: Introduction to Web Design, Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
2018-Present
Adjunct Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Courses: Integrative Studio 1 & 2, Time, Media Studio
2002-2018
Full-Time Faculty, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York NY Curriculum Coordinator of Drawing/Imaging [2016-2017]
Courses: Media Studio, Time, Photo: Fact and Fiction
Director of BFA Photography [2013-15]
Courses: Photo Topics: Constructed Images, Junior Seminar 1 &2, Photo: Senior Thesis Tutorial, Independent Study
Curriculum Coordinator of 2D Integrated Studio [2005-2013]
Courses: Media Lab, Portfolio Workshop, 2D Integrated Studio I & II, Narrative and Story Forms
Curriculum Coordinator of Digital Design [2002-05]
Courses: Digital Design I & II, Accelerated Digital Design I & II, Laboratory I & II
2008
Visiting Part-Time Faculty, Parsons Paris, Paris France
Course: 2 Dimensional Digital Design
2000-2001
Part-Time Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Courses: Digital Design I & II, Accelerated Digital Design I & II, Drawing Concepts
1999-2000
Adjunct Instructor, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
Courses: Experiements in Computer Art I & II 2000-01
Part-Time Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York NY
Courses: Digital Design I & II, Accelerated Digital Design I & II, Drawing Concepts