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Diana Folsom was born and raised in San Diego, California. Her bachelor’s degree is in Art from San Diego State University. She moved to New York City and earned a Master’s degree in Creative Art, Painting, from Hunter College, City University of New York. She studied painting with Ralph Humphrey, and wrote her graduate paper about the paintings of Joan Snyder. Ms. Folsom lives in Los Angeles and works at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Exhibitions

'10
Diana Folsom: The Materials of the Universe, Gallery Zein Xeno, Seoul, Korea
Art from the Ashes, Deukmejian Park, Glendale, CA
'09
Art from the Ashes, Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, CA
The Oldest Living Things in the World: Antarctic Expedition Fundraiser,
Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York
Third Namsong International Art Show, Music Center Art Museum,
Seongnam, Korea
Happy New Year All Over the World, Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA
'08
Inaugural Invitational Show, Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA
'07
Stream (an exhibition for EarthDay), DownSpace, Los Angeles, CA
'06
Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center
'05
Twisted Christmas, BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, Los Angeles, CA
'04
As Dreams Are Made On – A Tribute to Wm Shakespeare, Lois Lambert Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
'03
Holiday Show, Double Vision Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'02
Buddha Lounge II, Don O’Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Woman as River: Liquid Passages, Double Vision Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'01
Suspending Detachment, The Hatch Gallery, Venice, CA
The Greatest Drawing Show Ever, The Hatch Gallery, Venice, CA
Mail Art Exchange, Los Angeles County Museum of Art –
Education Project/Exhibition
'98
American Airlines Ambassadors’ Club, San Diego Airport
'94
Six Artists – Feature Show, Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
Sales and Rental Gallery
'93
Six Artists – Emerging Highlights, Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
Sales and Rental Gallery
Three Women Artists, Southern California Council for the National Museum of
Women in the Arts, Held Building, Los Angeles, CA
'93
'07
Gallery artist, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Sales/Rental Gallery
'92
What Color Does to Form, Koll Center, Irvine, CA
Geometrics, Bistango, Irvine, CA
Paintings and Wall Constructions, Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA
Painting in L.A., Jeanson Bar and Grill, San Diego, CA
Focus Show, The Art Collector, San Diego, CA
'91
'10
Staff Summer Group Show, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sales and Rental Gallery
'91
Holiday Show and First Los Angeles Bank Show, Nemiroff-Deutsch Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
The Decade Show, Hunter College, New York City, NY
California Perspective, Museum of Modern Art, Santa Ana, CA
'90
Summer Group Show, Rebecca Cabo Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Paintings, Bayou Bar and Grill, San Diego, CA
'89
Winter Group Show, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Summer Group Show, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Furnishings, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Shaped Formations, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
'88
Auction for Sail America, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Six Women Artists, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Art on the Charles, Boston, MA
Recent Work, Piret’s, Costa Mesa, CA
'87
Artist’s Furniture, Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
'86
Artist’s Furniture, Installation Gallery, San Diego, CA
Screens and Scrolls, 18th Street Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'85
Nice Paintings, ACW Gallery, San Diego, CA
'84
Nice Paintings, Mallory Gallery, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
'81
Six from San Diego, Newport Harbor Museum of Art, Sales and Rental Gallery
'77
'81
Group exhibitions, San Diego Museum of Art, Sales and Rental Gallery
'76
Group Show, Hunter College, City University of New York
'74
'75
Various group exhibitions, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art
Sales/Rental Gallery (now MCA San Diego)

Collections

APT Calvert, San Diego, CA
Bally's Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
California One Investments, Los Angeles, CA
Chrome, San Diego, CA
Citibank, Los Angeles, CA
Hilton Hotel, Ontario, CA
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, Los Angeles, CA
Mancini and Associates, Irvine, CA
Marriott Hotel/Marina, San Diego, CA
Namsong Art Museum, Gapyeong-gun, Korea
Nuri-Robins and Associates, Beverly Hills, CA
Sheraton Hotels, Rosemead, CA
Dr. Gary Solnit, Beverly Hills, CA
Herb Stott Films, Hollywood, CA
Tanabe Research Labs, La Jolla, CA
Tijuana Tilly's, San Diego, CA
Wildlife World Art Museum, Monument, Colorado

Publications

'06
KCSN 88.5 Art News Interview with Molly Barnes
'02
Dateline USA Interviews & L.A. ArtCore Panel with Molly Barnes
'98
KYPA 1230 Art News interview with Molly Barnes
'92
KPCC by Cleve Hermans
Beverly Hills Today, article
'91
KPFK Art News with Molly Barnes
'90
The Reader, San Diego CA
'88
First Thursday, La Jolla, CA
Artist Profile, Channel 8 Evening News, San Diego, CA
'84
'86
San Diego Home and Garden, San Diego, CA
'84
The Citizen, Del Mar, CA
'79
Los Angeles Times, review
San Diego Evening Tribune, review
October 1-10, 2010
Gallery ZeinXeno

Opening Reception
October 1, 2010, 5:30PM

130-5 Changsung-Dong
Jongro-Goo, Seoul, Korea 110-034

Tel: 82-2-737-5751

Gallery Hours: 11am~7pm

For more gallery information please visit
http://zeinxeno.kr


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