Diane Katsiaficas

Diane Katsiaficas (El Paso, Texas, 23 November 1947^[1][2]) is an American of Greek heritage visual artist who develops multimedia narrative works, and a professor in the Art Department at the University of Minnesota. She uses a variety of techniques and technologies in her work—from gold leaf to laser cutting. Her work ranges from small journal drawings and paintings to large-scale installations and has been shown throughout the United States and Europe. She has received numerous awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship to Greece and two McKnight Foundation Fellowships, and holds a U.S. patent for an outdoor recreational structure.^[3]

Educational Background

• B.A.: Chemistry, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 1968.
• M.A.T.: Art Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1974.
• M.F.A.: Painting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1976.

Awards

• Fulbright Scholar Award (two time recipient)
• McKnight Research Award, 1996–1999
• McKnight Foundation Interdisciplinary Artist Fellowship, 1999
• McKnight Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship, 1995
• Humanities Institute Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2002

Exhibitions

Her exhibitions include:^[4]

• "Visualizing the Instincts of Migration": American Center, Alexandria, Egypt, 2001.
• "Migrations": Diana Gallery, Athens, Greece 2002.
• "Hair Stories": MAEP Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2000.
• "An Allegory of Olives": Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece, January 2004 - February 2004.
• "Migrations": Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, January 2005 - April 2005.

References

1. ^ The American College of Greece: ACG ART
2. ^ The 9th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition
3. ^ The Family Housing Fund. Artist Bios and Statements
4. ^ Fine Art TV Diane Katsiaficas Uncovered. Video, February 13, 2011

Selected Bibliography

• Gleason, Norma Catherine. "Exhibitions. Summer Sets." Artweek vol. 13 nº. 29. September 11, 1982. p. 8, illus.
• Glowen, Ron. "Exhibitions: The Will to Order." Artweek vol. 11 nº 34. October 18, 1980 p. 16, illus.
• Guenther, Bruce. 50 Northwest Artists: A Critical Selection of Painters and Sculptors Working in the Pacific Northwest. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1983.
• Kangas, Matthew. "Exhibitions Down on the Farm: Environmental Sculpture Invitational" Artweek vol. 12 nº 29. September 12, 1981 p. 3, illus.
• Toale, Bernard. The Art of Papermaking. Worcester, Massachusetts: Davis, 1983.

External links

• Diane Katsiaficas website
• Old Website- works until 2004
• "An Interview with Diane Katsiaficas", by Mary Hark. Hand Papermaking, Summer 1992, pp. 2–9.
• In the margins between virtue and vice - Women in the early religions of the Easterna Mediterranean, by Diane Katsiaficas
• Watson-Jones, Virginia Contemporary American Women Sculptors. Oryx Press. Phoenix, 1986, p. 324

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