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Diane Destiny
626-791-4541
www.dianedestiny.com
ddestiny@charter.net
Diane Destiny received her MFA Degree from California State University, Los Angeles. Since graduation she has taught at Mission College, CSU Northridge, Polytechnic, Pomona and CSU Los Angeles, to name just a few.
She has had eight one person exhibits, the last at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica. Since 1967 Ms. Destiny has exhibited her work in numerous competitive and invitational Annual shows and group exhibitions, winning many awards and prizes. She received the Annual Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Purchase Award, Brand Library Art Galleries and the Annual Westwood Art Association 1st place cash award. In addition she was also awarded a Sculpture Commission for Southern Colorado State University, Pueblo, Colorado. Her work is in permanent collections at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC and the Brand Library, Glendale, CA.
“My work is a contemporary expression employing the Ancient use of Pigmented Wax known as encaustic which literally means “to burn.” I create the finished painting with several layers revealing a lush landscape of concealment and revelation. Just as life arrives in layers, images arrive in multiple layers as a reflection of life. Worked in thin layers of wax it can possess sheerness and an implied sense of the infinite. The encaustic adds a feeling of mystery with a balance of transparent and opaque areas. I seek to combine the images in a deep, mysterious, and transparent way, resulting in a translucency with a glow that seems to emanate from within. The titles are simply a clue to the viewer.”
“Visionary Poetry” which be accessed on my personal website is a give and take process whereby I create a visual expression of a poem written by Joyce Stein OR where I create the vision and the poet responds by writing a poem based on the art piece. The art piece and the audio recording of the poem are designed to complement each other. The images are created on the computer, printed on canvas, presented on brushed aluminum and finished as an encaustic painting. The encaustic adds a feeling of mystery with a balance of transparent and opaque areas.”
PUBLICATIONS: “Feminists Who Changed America 1963 – 1975”, The International Library of Photography, Priceless Treasures 1999; “Visions Art Quarterly,” 1993/94; and Guide to Artists in Southern California Art Resource Publication.
DEALERS
Village Square Gallery, 2418 Honolulu Ave, Montrose, CA
BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station Bldg. D4, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA
Rachele Lozzi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA ***** A.R.T. Beasley Gallery, San Diego, CA
Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA ***** Ericson Gallery, New York, NY
William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA ***** Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
2010 “Here is My Heart” Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “Pasadena Society of Artists 85” Annual Exhibition, VIVA, Sherman Oaks, CA
2009 “New Members Exhibit” Pasadena Society of Artists, Towns Burr Gallery, Burbank CA
2009 “Abstract LA” Art Gallery at West L. A. College,
2009 “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Create a Culture of Peace NOW”, Mexico City, Mexico
2008 “Women in Space”, American Jewish University Platt Gallery, Brentwood CA
2008 “Visual Literacy”, 2nd City Council Art Gallery Long Beach, CA
2008 “Postcard Art Show” Atrium Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Women in Space” Platt Gallery, Bel Air, CA (3 Person show)
2008 “Visual Literacy”, 2nd City Council Art Gallery Long Beach, CA
2007 “Pillow Talk”, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007 “Top Drawer”, Atrium Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007
2006 “Up Close and Personal” Curators Choice, SCWCA Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2005“Looking for Art” L A World Airports Exhibit, LAX
2005 “Impressions of L.A.” SCWCA
2005 “Snap to Grid”, L A Center for Digital Arts (LACDA)
2004 “Silent Auction Show” L A Municipal Art Gallery, CA
2004 “Open Call” L. A. Municipal Art Gallery, 2004
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* None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist