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DIANA MARIA ROSSI

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SELECTED  EXHIBITIONS

2019            Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.  Santa Ana, California.
                     “Craft Revolution”.

2019             Belmar Art Center. Belmar, New Jersey.
                     “The Goddess Show”.
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2018             Kavanagh Gallery at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center.  St. Charles, Illinois.
​                      “Hygge - Creating Sanctuary”.

2018             Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.  Santa Ana, California.
                     “Music for Your Eyes”.

2017             D. Thomas Fine Miniatures. Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
                      "Wee#Resist: Miniaturists Confront Confront Cultural Fears and Provide Commentary on an Unstable World".
                 

2016             Greene Art Gallery. Guilford, Connecticut
                     " Artists' Invitational Exhibition".

2016             Cap Cod Museum of Art. Dennis, Massachusetts.
                      " Breaking the Mold: Inspired by Innovation".            

2016              Blue Door Gallery. Yonkers, New York.
                       "Big Ideas in Small Packages".
                       
2016              Coker Gallery at  Blue Line Arts. Roseville, California.
                       "By Hand;  a National Biennial Fine Craft Competition and Exhibition".

2010              Art Works Downtown.  San Rafael, California.  

                       "Mosaics".

2005               FAD.  Barcelona, Spain.
                       "Anti-War Medals:  Artists Respond to the War".

2005               The Barents Spectacle.  Kirkenes, Norway.
                        "Anti-War Medals:  Artists Respond to the War".

2004               Electrum Gallery.  London, England.
                       "Anti-War Medals:  Artists Respond to the War".

2004               Museo ItaloAmericano.  San Francisco, California.
                        " Opus Veritas:  Fragments of Truth" .

2004                North Charleston Cultural Arts Center.  North Charleston, South Carolina.
                         "Piece Work:  Mosaic and Assemblage by Eight Women Artists".

2004                 Rabold Gallery.  Aiken, South Carolina.
                          "Piece Work:  Mosaic and Assemblage by Eight Women Artists".

2004                 Victoria and Albert Museum.  London, England.
                          " COLLECT Show via Velvet da Vinci Gallery and Anti-War Medals:  Artists
                          Respond to the War".

2003                 Velvet da Vinci.  San Francisco, California.
                          "Anti-War Medals:  Artists Respond to the War".

2002                 The Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center.  Orangeburg, South Carolina.
                         "Pieceful Visions / Conglomerations:  The Inaugural Exhibition of the Society of 
                          American Mosaic Artists".

2001                 Velvet da Vinci.  San Francisco, California.
                          "Rock, Paper, Scissors – 10 Year Anniversary Show".

1999                  San Francisco Art Institute.  San Francisco, California.
                          " Hover / 118th Annual Exhibition".

1999                  Coburn Art Gallery.  Colorado College.  Colorado Springs, Colorado.
                          "Craft Invitational ‘99:  Celebrating the Rich and Diverse Fabric of American Craft".

1998                  Velvet da Vinci.  San Francisco, California.
                           "New Work by Diana Rossi ".

1998                  Mill Valley Sculpture Garden.  Mill Valley, California.
                          "Contemporary Mosaics".

1995                  Velvet da Vinci.  San Francisco, California.
                           " Mosaics".

1994                  ACCI Gallery.  Berkeley, California.
                           " Images and Objects 1994".

1994                  Zoller Gallery.  Penn State University. University Park, Pennsylvania.
                           "Crafts National 28".

1993                   Matrix Gallery.  Sacramento, California.
                           "Fine Crafts at Matrix ‘93".

1993                   Velvet da Vinci.  San Francisco, California.
                           "Recent Work by Diana Rossi and Heidi Nahser".

1993                   The Museo ItaloAmericano at the Mills Building.  San Francisco, California.
                            " Otto Artiste Italo-Americane / Eight Italian-American Artists".


PUBLICATIONS 


2016                   Cape Cod Times ,  “Museum’s Anniversary Exhibit Opens to Non-Cape Artists”,
                            May 12th, 2016.

2016                    By Hand; a National Biennial Fine Craft Competition and Exhibition 
                            (catalogue of exhibit). Reproduction of work, p. 54.

2005                   The Oakland Tribune , “Berkeley: Public Art”, Berkeley section,
                           September 21, 2005,  description and reproduction of work, p. 11.

2004                   Mosaic Sourcebook by JoAnn Locktov and Doreen Mastandrea.
                            Profile and reproductions of work, pp.172-177. Reproduction of work, p.151.

2004                   The Aiken Standard, Aiken South Carolina. May 23, 2004.
                            “Rabold Gallery Features International Mosaic Show” , p. 2C

2003                   Mosaic Techniques and Traditions: Projects and Designs from Around the World
                            by Sonia King.
                            Reproduction of work, p.190.

2002                   A Guide to the Addison Street Sidewalk Art by the City of Berkeley, Civic Arts Program.  
                            Description of work, p.10.


2002                   City of Berkeley, Directory of Public Art by the City of Berkeley, Civic Arts Program.
                            Reproduction of work (detail), p.7.

2002                   Pieceful Visions / Conglomerations:  The Inaugural Exhibitions of the Society  
                            
of American Mosaic Artists, (catalogue of exhibit).
                            Reproduction of work, p.6.

2000                   Groutline, Newsletter of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, Vol. 1, No. 4,
                            Winter 2000.
                            “A SAMA Profile:  Diana Maria Rossi, Excerpted From an Interview by
                            
JoAnn Loctov”, p.5.  Reproduction of work, p.5.

1999                  
Hover / 118th Annual Exhibition (catalogue of exhibit) by the San Francisco Art 
                            Institute Artists Committee.
                            Reproduction of work, p.14.

1998                    The Art of Mosaic Design;  A Collection of Contemporary Artists 
                            by JoAnn Loctov and Leslie Plummer Clagett
                            Profile and reproductions of work, pp.30-35, 
                            Reproduction of work, back cover.

1993                    The San Francisco Examiner, September 3, 1993.
                            “Eye on Design:  Evil and Medieval”,  Habitat Section

1993                     The Oakland Tribune, August 13, 1993.
                              “Ultimate in Creativity Evident at S.F. Craft Fair”, p.C9

                              Reproduction of work, p.C1.


GALLERY REPRESENTATION

2016                    Greene Art Gallery. Guilford, Connecticut.

                             (non-exclusive representation)


1992-                    Velvet da Vinci Gallery. San Francisco, California.
10/24/2014         (non-exclusive representation)



COMMISSIONS and PUBLIC ART


2009                     “Floribunda Mania”
                              Permanent glass mosaic panel installed on front of private residence.


2002                      Addison Streetscape Project.  City of Berkeley, Berkeley, California.

                           Permanent glass mosaic panel entitled, “Good Fortune”, installed on wall in  downtown Berkeley.        

                                
1989                  29th National Conference on Women and the Law. Oakland, California.
                               Poster design.


AWARDS

2018                    Award of Merit,  Hygge - Creating Sanctuary exhibit
                             
Kavanagh Gallery at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center.  St. Charles, Illinois.

2004                     Invited Presenter, Society of American Mosaic Artists, 
                              San Francisco, California.


1994                     ACCI Gallery. Berkeley, California.  Images & Objects 1994.
                              Honorable Mention.
                           
1991                     San Francisco Arts Commission Street Artist of the Year.



1984                     Recipient of the Bronze Roller Award in Printmaking.
                              San Francisco Art Institute.


EDUCATION

1980-1985            B.F.A. in Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute. San Francisco, California.

1979                      California College of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, California.

1979                      Mt. San Antonio College. Walnut, California.

1978                      L’Universita Italiana per Stranieri. Perugia, Italy.

1974                       Jagiellonian University.  Krakow, Poland.

1973-1975            University of San Francisco.  San Francisco, California.












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I can be reached at: dianarossi@sonic.net
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