Diana al-Hadid

Diana al-Hadid (born 1981) is a Syrian-born American contemporary artist who creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using various media. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Diana al-Hadid
Born1981
Aleppo, Syria
Education
Known forsculpture, installation
Websitedianaalhadid.com
Fool's Gold, 2014, polymer gypsum, fiberglass, wood, plaster, cement, gold leaf

Early life and education

Al-Hadid was born in Aleppo, Syria.[1][2] When she was five, her family immigrated to North Canton, Ohio.[3] Al-Hadid decided at the age of 11 that she wanted to be an artist.[4] She is based in Brooklyn, New York.[5]

In 2003, Al-Hadid received a BA in art history and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio.[3] She received an MFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.[3] In 2007, she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[6]

In 2009, she was a USA Rockefeller Fellow.[7]

Work

Al-Hadid makes sculptures from simple materials such as cardboard, expanded polystyrene, plaster, and wax.[8]

In 2018, Al-Hadid had her first public art installation, entitled Delirious Matter, in Madison Square Park. The installation featured four sculptures placed around the park made of polymer gypsum and fiberglass.[9][10][11] Delirious Matter was supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.[9]

In 2019, Al-Hadid was commissioned by MTA Arts & Design to create a permanent installation of two murals in the mezzanine spaces at the 34th Street.[12] The two murals, entitled The Arches of Old Penn Station and The Arc of Gradiva, were recognized by the CODAawards.[13]

In 2020, she received The Academy of Arts and Letters Art Award.[14]

Collections

Collections holding her work include the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park,[15] Whitney Museum of American Art,[16] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,[17] Al-Hadid has shown work at the Secession in Vienna, Austria;[18]

References
  1. "Diana al-Hadid". Art 21 | New York Close Up.
  2. Jungerberg, Tom; Smith, Anna; Borsh, Colleen (November 2012). "Diana Al-Hadid: Identity and Heritage". Art Education. 65 (6): 25–32. doi:10.1080/00043125.2012.11519197. ISSN 0004-3125. S2CID 191876418.
  3. Litt, Steven (27 November 2013). "The Akron Art Museum salutes Diana Al-Hadid, a Kent State grad in search of art world success - on her own terms". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. Cashdan, Marina (September 2014). "Austria Bound". Surface (111): 60.
  5. "Ghostly Figures Occupy Sculptures of Architectural Ruin by Diana Al-Hadid". Colossal. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  6. Pollack, Barbara (November 2012). "Diana Al-Hadid Makes a Sculpture". ARTnews.
  7. "9 Syrian Americans Who Have Changed The World & Will Help You Rethink The Refugee Crisis". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  8. "Diana Al-Hadid - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery". www.saatchigallery.com. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  9. "Diana Al-Hadid: Delirious Matter". Madison Square Park Conservancy. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  10. "Diana Al-Hadid's delirious Madison Square Park installations are up for the summer". The Architect’s Newspaper. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  11. Laster, Paul. "Diana Al-Hadid melds sci-fi and spiritualism at Madison Square Park". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  12. Small, Zachary (2019-05-01). "The Arches of Old Penn Station Return in Diana Al-Hadid's Subway Mosaics". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  13. "The Arches of Old Penn Station; The Arc of Gradiva". CODAworx. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  14. Letters, American Academy of Arts and (2020-03-03). "The American Academy of Arts and Letters Presents the 2020 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  15. "Blind Bust 1". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  16. "Diana Al-Hadid". whitney.org. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  17. "Woven City (Primary Title) - (L2019.1.1)". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  18. La Forge, Thessaly (10 September 2014). "Artist Diana Al-Hadid on Fate, Form, and Freud—and Her New Exhibition at the Secession in Vienna". Vogue. CondeNast. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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