diana shay diehl
Workshops:
Mojave Light Studio in Yucca Valley, CA, 2013 - current. Topics: encaustic photo, experimental printmaking, artist collaborations, defining the why/where of your art practice.
Oak Gallery, Carlsbad, CA 2022. Encaustic Photo Demonstration
Desert Institute, Joshua Tree National Park, 2015, 2016, 2017: field instructor / Point & Shoot Photography
Sunnylands Estate/Annenberg Arts Education, 2017: “Using Your Camera to Tell a Visual Story”
Exhibitions:
Glass Outhouse Art Gallery, 29 Palms CA solo opening show 2009, 2018
“Water in the Desert” / 2 year traveling exhibition with select photographers sponsored by Cadiz, Inc.
Art in Public Places exhibition at 29 Palms City Hall, fall of 2010
6 Chicks Pop Up Art Gallery, Joshua Tree CA, 2013-2014
Hwy. 62 Open Studio Art Tours, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Gallery 62, Joshua Tree, CA 2014, 2018, 2019
29 Palms Creative Center exhibition, August - October 2015
29 Palms Art Gallery, 6 Chicks exhibition, 2015
29 Palms Art Gallery, Guild Members' Show, 2018, 2022
Joshua Tree Public Library exhibition and public talk, Joshua Tree, CA January 2016
La Matadora Gallery, Joshua Tree CA, local fundraiser for art scholarships, February 2022
Oak Gallery, Carlsbad CA, April - October 2022
Borrego Art Institute (BAI), Borrego Springs, CA. Art of Photography Show, February 2023
Goat Mountain CO, Yucca Valley, CA. Flower Power Exhibition May 2023
Publications | Awards:
The Enso Circle Exhibition Catalog, Spring 2022 Collective catalog featuring my artist residency work
Photo Collaboration on "Route", a book of poetry by Cynthia Anderson, 2019
Best of Show, 1st place, and 2nd place winner in Chaparral Artists 2017 Spring Show
“Coyote Pup” image used in land acquisition campaign with Mojave Desert Land Trust
The Hand Magazine, "When the Desert Dreams" palladium print selected for April, 2017 edition
3rd place in the 2010 Southland Show ~ 29 Palms Art Gallery
Arts | Continued Education:
University of California, Riverside: Landscape BW Photography 1989
Spelman Evans Downer, Digital Photography, Copper Mountain College 2007-2009
Ralph Nordstorm Photography Workshops, Chasing Light 2012
Valerie Jardin, Street Photography, San Diego, CA 2013
Medium Festival of Photography, since 2012
Susan Burnstine, Creating Your Visual Voice 2014
scott b davis, Master Platinum Printer 2015 - 2017
Keith Douglas Skelton, California Photography Workshops, emphasis landscapes
Clare O’Neill, Encaustic Photo 2017
Nancy Crawford, Paula Roland, Serena Barton Encaustic / Cold Wax 2018
The ENSO Circle, virtual artist residency, January - April, 2022
Formal Educational background:
University of South Carolina, BA Psychology, 1982
University of South Carolina, Masters of Education, 1984
Emphasis on curriculum development, group counseling, public health
National University, Teaching Credentialing program, 1986